The Drake men's basketball team beat Florida Atlantic 75-63 on Friday in the semifinals of the Charleston (S.C.) Classic on Friday. The Bulldogs improved to 5-0 under first-year coach Ben McCollum and will play Vanderbilt or Seton Hall in Sunday's 7:30 p.

The Bulldogs beat Miami, 80-69, on Thursday in the Charleston Classic opener. That was Drake's first victory against an ACC opponent since topping Wake Forest 77-74 in its second game of the 2017-18 season. Drake will play the winner of Seton Hall/Vanderbilt in the tournament championship game at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Drake and Vanderbilt, which both have new coaches and are off to undefeated starts, are set to face off Sunday in the Charleston Classic championship game in Charleston, S.C. Drake

Tyler Nickel made six 3-pointers on his way to a career-high tying 24 points and Vanderbilt beat Seton Hall 76-60 Friday in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic. Vanderbilt (6-0) will play Drake, a 75-63 winner over Florida Atlantic, in Sunday’s championship game. The Pirates (3-3) will play FAU.

The Drake men's basketball team defeated Miami (Fla.) 80-69 on Thursday at the Charleston (S.C.) Classic. Bennett Stirtz led the Bulldogs (4-0) with 21 points. He added six rebounds and six assists. Daniel Abreu was next with 18 points.