Drake and Northern Iowa return to Missouri Valley Conference action tonight. The Bulldogs are on the road to play Indiana State after winning the first matchup with the Sycamores back in early December.Drake coach Kurt Kanaskie says while it may be a longshot for the Bulldogs to post the program’s first winning season since 1987 they are playing well down the stretch.U-N-I is at home against Evansville and the Panthers are looking to solidify a top six finish in the regular season race.Panther coach Greg McDermott says that would guarantee that they not have to play in the first round of the conference tournament on Friday. Evansville won the first matchup and McDermott says the Panthers will need to be better defensively, tonight.