It’s Missouri basketball vs. Drake in March Madness to open its 2025 NCAA Tournament men’s bracket. Here’s what to know about the first-round game in Wichita.

Missouri’s Caleb Grill dunks late in the game against Drake. Missouri lost in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in Wichita on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Missouri notched a No. 6 seed on the West side of the bracket, and will take on the No. 11-seeded Drake Bulldogs in Wichita, Kan., on Thursday. The path begins against an unfamiliar opponent ...

BOTTOM LINE: No. 23 Missouri and Drake square off in the NCAA Tournament first round. The Tigers’ record in SEC play is 11-9, and their record is 11-2 in non-conference games.