After splitting two games in California to open the season , Drake emerged as one of the surprises of the 2007-08 basketball season , embarking on a winning streak that would reach 21 games before ending on February 13 , 2008 against Southern Illinois . The Bulldogs went on to finish 15-3 in conference play , winning their first MVC regular-season title since 1971 by two games . They added the MVC Tournament to their regular-season crown , securing their first NCAA Tournament bid since 1971 and their first postseason berth of any kind since the 1986 NIT . The Bulldogs went on to lose an overtime heartbreaker in the first round of the NCAA tournament to Western Kentucky on a long three-pointer at the buzzer by Western 's Ty Rogers . In his final competitive game , Emmenecker struggled with his shooting from the field , going 0-for-10 , but still got a double-double with 11 points and 14 assists
MVC Tournament
2008 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Adam Emmenecker