DES MOINES, Iowa - Southern men's basketball gave a strong effort, but the Jags fell short against Drake University in a 75-68 loss to fall to 0-3 so far on the young season.

Southern had a pair of players scoring in double figures, with Malik Ferguson scoring 17 and DJ Dormu scoring 15. On the other side of things, the Bulldogs had four players scoring in double figures, with Jon Carroll dropping 21 with 11 rebounds to finish off the double-double.

Southern will stay in the state of Iowa for their next game on Tuesday, No. 10, to face Iowa State. After that, the Jags head to Minnesota to play the Golden Gophers on Thursday, Nov. 12. Only then will the Jags return home to face Louisiana Christian in their home opener on Tuesday, No. 17.