Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points as Drake basketball lost to Texas Tech in the second round of the March Madness bracket.

Darian DeVries, an Iowa native and West Virginia's head coach this past season, instead opted to take the gig at Indiana. As the beat goes on for the Iowa basketball head coaching

Stirtz carried the Bulldogs in the first half Thursday, scoring 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting with some dazzling drives to the rim, introducing himself to the nation in the Big Dance. The announcers on the TruTV telecast spent much of the first half praising his game.