LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eighth-ranked Bellarmine extended their home court winning streak to 37 games with an 87-64 win over Drury on Thursday night in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
The Panthers fell to 13-7 and 6-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Knights improved to 19-3 and 11-1 in the league. Bellarmine's win brought their home record to 9-0 this season. They haven't lost at home since Dec. 13, 2014.  
 
Bellarmine shot 58 percent from the field hitting 31 of 53 shots. The Knights were also 11 for 25 from three-point range and went 14 for 15 from the foul line.
 
After trailing by 10 late in the first half, Drury pulled within six points of the lead at halftime, 40-34. Bellarmine opened the second half by outscoring the Panthers 20-7 in first seven minutes of the half to take a 19-point lead, 60-41.
 
"In the last two games, we've competed well in the first half and come out in the first five minutes of the second half without the same energy and attention to detail," said Drury head coach Steve Hesser. "We're playing an outstanding team on the road and when we're watching instead of playing – that's not a good recipe. We did some good things in the first half but we just weren't able to sustain it." 
 
Isaac Johnson led Drury with 19 points. The freshman from Springfield-Kickapoo hit four three-pointers. Joshua Palmer added 14 points for the Panthers.
 
Rusty Troutman led the Knights with a game-high 21 points on 6 of 10 shooting from the field.
 
Drury plays another ranked team on the road Saturday. The Panthers travel to 17^th ranked Southern Indiana for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday afternoon in Evansville, Indiana.
 

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