The Jays make their first visit to the newly remodeled SIU Arena in search of their third straight win in the city that used to give them nightmares.
Tuesday night, the Jays face their stiffest test since Gregory Echenique became eligible when the Missouri State Bears invade Omaha.
With Gregory Echenique in foul trouble, Kenny Lawson and Greg McDermott outrebound the entire Drake team by themselves in a convincing Jays win.
“Doug McDermott, playing the four next to Lawson most of the night, had a career game (that never gets old, even though I’ve typed it after about five games already), scoring 28 points with 10…
All 18 times the Jays have started 2-0 in the Valley, they’ve finished 1st or 2nd in the league, so getting a win tonight over Drake would be huge.
