DES MOINES — Joseph Yesufu came off the bench to tally 16 points to lift Drake to an 86-55 win over Southern Illinois on Monday night, the Bulldogs’ 13th consecutive victory to open the season.

Another reserve, Garrett Sturtz, had 14 points and nine rebounds for Drake (13-0, 4-0 Missouri Valley Conference), off to its best start in school history. ShanQuan Hemphill added 12 points and seven rebounds. Darnell Brodie had seven rebounds.

“I thought tonight was our most complete game on both ends of the floor,” said Drake head coach Darian DeVries. “Defensively we were able to disrupt them, and offensively we were able to get out in transition and shared the ball. I’m proud of the weekend the guys had.”

Drake dominated the first half and led 41-21 at the break. The Salukis’ 21 first-half points marked a season low for the team.

“Our depth has really helped us, I feel like our guys off the bench could start for us,” DeVries said. “I love our bench and the energy they bring. They give us a dynamic pop when they get in the game.”

Marcus Domask had 13 points for the Salukis (7-3, 1-3).

Lance Jones and Ben Harvey had 10 points.

Drake defeated Southern Illinois 73-55 on Sunday.

Drake 86, Southern Illinois 55

S. ILLINOIS (7-3) — D’Avanzo 1-6 0-0 3, Domask 6-11 0-0 13, Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Harvey 3-6 3-5 10, Jones 2-9 4-6 10, Banks 2-6 2-2 7, Filewich 1-3 1-2 3, Dembele 1-1 0-0 2, Verplancken 2-5 0-0 5, Butler 0-2 0-0 0, Cross 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 19-52 10-15 55.

DRAKE (13-0) — Brodie 3-7 0-0 6, Hemphill 5-9 2-2 12, Murphy 3-4 0-1 7, Penn 3-7 1-1 8, Wilkins 2-4 0-0 6, Sturtz 6-7 2-2 14, Yesufu 6-10 2-2 16, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Samake 2-2 0-0 4, Ferguson 0-1 2-2 2, Djamgouz 3-3 0-0 9, Burns 0-1 0-0 0, Kwiecinski 1-1 0-0 2, Barrett 0-0 0-0 0, Gholson 0-0 0-0 0, Dahlke 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 34-57 9-10 86.

Halftime–Drake 41-21. 3-Point Goals–S. Illinois 7-25 (Jones 2-5, Banks 1-3, Harvey 1-3, Verplancken 1-3, D’Avanzo 1-4, Domask 1-5, Brown 0-2), Drake 9-15 (Djamgouz 3-3, Wilkins 2-3, Yesufu 2-5, Murphy 1-1, Penn 1-1, Burns 0-1, Jackson 0-1). Rebounds–S. Illinois 17 (D’Avanzo, Harvey, Filewich 3), Drake 37 (Sturtz 9). Assists–S. Illinois 10 (Jones 5), Drake 13 (Penn 3). Total Fouls–S. Illinois 12, Drake 14. A–474 (7,152).