DES MOINES, Iowa - Darnell Brodie scored 20 points on 10-of-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds and Drake remained undefeated by beating Illinois State 78-76 in overtime.
The Bulldogs became the third Missouri Valley Conference team in the last 50 seasons to win their first 16 games.
The other two legendary teams were Wichita State, which started 35-0 in 2013-14, and Larry Bird's 1978-79 Indiana State team that won 33 games before falling to Magic Johnson and Michigan State in the NCAA championship game.
Antonio Reeves scored a career-high 27 points for the Redbirds.
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Man who fell through Lake Michigan ice shelf hopes video serves as a warning to others
Johnny Jacobsen recounts his experience falling through the ice into Lake Michigan on a surface that he thought was still the beach.