Drury Panthers (18-10 in 2016-17) vs. Ottawa Braves (0-4)
Fri., Nov. 10, 2017 – 7 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center – Springfield, Mo.
 
Promotions
Ice cream for kids after the game sponsored by The Fieldhouse Sportscenter
 
Live Coverage
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Live Stats
 
Panthers regular season tips off vs Ottawa (Kan.)
The Drury Panthers start the regular season on Friday as they take on Ottawa (Kan.) at 7 p.m. in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury returns seven lettermen and two full-time starters from a team that went 18-10 last season and head coach Steve Hesser enters his 14th campaign leading the program.
 
Ottawa is off to a 0-4 start and is coming off of a loss at home to Missouri Valley 86-83 on Tuesday. The Braves, an NAIA
program and part of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Association, went 14-17 last season.
 
Friday's game marks the first meeting between the two teams since 1964 when the Panthers won 99-79 in Weiser Gym. Ottawa has won four of the six previous meetings with games played between 1949 and 1964.
 
The Panthers will be looking to extend an opening-day winning streak that dates back 14 seasons. Drury's last season-opening loss was to Nebraska-Kearney 103-79 on Nov. 23, 2002. The Panthers have never started the season with a loss under head coach Steve Hesser and last year's team went 5-0 in the month of November.
 
Up next for the Panthers is the Bank of Bolivar Highway 13 Catfight at Southwest Baptist on Tuesday, Nov. 14. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. in Bolivar.
 
STAT LEADERS
Drury (returning players)
Points- #2 Isaac Johnson 12.4 ppg
Rebounds- #24 Douglas Moore 5.6 rpg
Assists- #2 Isaac Johnson 2.3 apg 
FG%- #11 John Williams .584
3's- #2 Isaac Johnson, 68, .366
FT%- #4 Kamau Kinder .808 (21/26)
 
Ottawa 
Points- #3 Hollis Mitchell 17.8 ppg
Rebounds- #34 Tasmania Indaiana Jones 9.5 rpg
Assists- #3 Hollis Mitchell 5.7 apg
FG%- #3 Hollis Mitchell .500
3's- #3 Hollis Mitchell 8, .348
FT%- #13 Isaiah Palmer .857 (18/21)
 
Up Next
Drury at Southwest Baptist – Tue., Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. – Bolivar, Mo.  
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