Drake men's basketball is moving on to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament finals after knocking off Missouri State, 71-69 in Saturday's semifinal matchup.
The Bulldogs will draw a rematch with a top 25-ranked Loyola-Chicago team who split its regular season games with Drake. The Ramblers won the first game by almost 30 points, Drake took the second by one point.
The winner of Sunday's final game will earn the Missouri Valley's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Drake is looking for its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008.
Drake and Loyola-Chicago will tip-off Sunday at 1:10 p.m. on CBS.