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DES MOINES -- The Drake University men's basketball team finished its non-conference slate with a 98-70 victory over Division II McKendree Saturday in the Knapp Center.
The Bulldogs (11-2) had 28 assists in the win, the fifth-most in a single game in program history and most since 2002. Noah Thomas had a career-high eight assists to go with 10 points, while Garrett Sturtz had a career-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench to lead the way on the scoreboard. Nick McGlynn followed with 14 points, 10 of which came in the first half, while Tremell Murphy, D.J. Wilkins and Liam Robbins each had 11 points.
McKendree (5-7) was led by Alijah Thomas' 15 points, followed by Jacob Donaldson with 13 and Logan Kohrmann with 11.
Drake begins Missouri Valley Conference play on Wednesday with a road test against Evansville.