Belt game 1,829 · March 9, 2008
Drake takes the belt
Drake beat Illinois State 79–49 at home to start reign 525 of the College Basketball belt, the 2nd for the program.
Illinois State had held it since February 24, 2008, with 4 defenses over 14 days.
Drake held it for 12 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Western Kentucky on March 21, 2008.
525Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Illinois State
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osiris Eldridge | 33 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6-17 | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| Dinma Odiakosa | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Anthony Slack | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Dom Johnson | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Emmanuel Holloway | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Boo Richardson | 25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Holtz | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Sampay | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Julius Moor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Vandello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Levi Dyer | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Alex Rubin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sead Odzic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Drake
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Cox | 33 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Adam Emmenecker | 35 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Klayton Korver | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Leonard Houston | 27 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Josh Young | 32 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Jacob Baryenbruch | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Josh Parker | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Brent Heemskerk | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Eaddy | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| John Michael Hall | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Dirks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kit Avery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.