Drake men’s basketball defeats Stephen F. Austin at Knapp Center

The Bulldogs are 2-0 to start the Ben McCollum era. Their next game is Saturday at home vs. Florida Gulf Coast.

All but two of Mascari’s points came from beyond the arc as he shot 8-for-13 from long range.

Bennett Stirtz and Cam Manyawu both added 13 points for Drake. Stirtz had four steals on the defensive end.

Drake trailed by a point at halftime before outscoring SFA 41-25 in the second half.

Mascari and Stirtz both played 39 minutes in the victory.