Drake stayed alive in the Missouri Valley title chase, rallying from 10 down in the second half to force overtime in a 51-50 win over Loyola, bouncing back from a 27 point drubbing on Saturday.

Drake coach Darian DeVries who felt it was a must win to keep Drake’s NCAA at-large hopes alive.

DeVries added on a day the Bulldogs did not shoot it well they won because of effort on defense.