Drury Panthers (11-2, 4-1) at Truman State Bulldogs (10-5, 5-1)
Mon., Jan. 15, 2018 – 7:30 p.m.
Pershing Arena – Kirksville, Mo.
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Division lead on the line in Kirksville
Drury plays at Truman State on Monday night with the lead in the West Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference at stake. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Pershing Arena in Kirksville.
The Panthers are 11-2, 4-1 in the GLVC and coming off of a 118-74 win over Missouri S&T on Saturday. Drury has won six straight entering Monday's game and has gone 3-1 on the road this season.
Truman State is 10-5 and 5-1 in the conference with a half-game lead over the Panthers for first place in the West Division. The Bulldogs also had a big day offensively on Saturday with a 107-95 win on the road at Rockhurst. Truman State has won five in a row.
Drury has lost their last three games against the Bulldogs. The Panthers fell at Truman State 93-60 last year in their only meeting a season ago. Drury's last win over the Bulldogs is an 88-78 win in Kirksville on Feb. 1, 2014.
Drury and Truman State are the top two teams in the GLVC in three-pointers made. The Panthers average 13.1 three's made while the Bulldogs hit an average of 11.5 per game from long range.
QUICK FACTS
Head Coaches
Drury-
Steve Hesser (14th year, 292-108)
Truman St.- Chris Foster (4
th year, 73-34)
Last Meeting
Truman St. 93 Drury 60 (Jan. 26, 2017 at TSU)
All-Time Series
Drury 8-7
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #2
Isaac Johnson 13.2 ppg
Rebounds- #5 Andrew Ballock 5.1 rpg
Assists- #5 Andrew Ballock 3.4 apg
FG%- #14 Tyler Clanton .833 (55/66)
3's- #2
Isaac Johnson 33, .407 (4th-GLVC)
FT%- #3 Allen Billinger .938 (15/16)
Truman St.
Points- #22 Zach Fischer 17.9 ppg (7th-GLVC)
Rebounds- #22 Zach Fischer 10.9 rpg (1st-GLVC)
Assists- #3 Thomas Brodric 5.1 apg (2nd-GLVC)
FG%- #22 Zach Fischer .695 (105/151) (1st-GLVC)
3's- #24 Jake Velky 40, .388 (8th -GLVC)
FT%- #24 Jake Velky .862 (56/65) (3rd-GLVC)
Up Next
Thur., Jan. 18 at #2 Bellarmine, 7 p.m. (Central)
Knights Hall, Louisville, Ky.
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