Drury Panthers (5-4) vs. Central Christian (Kan.) Tigers (6-3)
Game #10 – Fri., Dec. 7, 2018 – 7 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center – Springfield, Mo.
 
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Panthers host Central Christian (Kan.)
Having won five of their last six games, the Drury Panthers host Central Christian (Kan.) on Friday for a 7 p.m. tipoff at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Drury is 5-4 and coming off of a 90-81 win over Missouri S&T on Saturday in their Great Lakes Valley Conference opener.
 
Central Christian is 6-3 and has lost their last two games. The Tigers fell at home to Oklahoma City, ranked fifth in NAIA Division I, 76-71 on Saturday. The Tigers are in their second year as an NAIA-I program and member of the Sooner Athletic Conference.
 
Drury leads the all-time series against Central Christian 5-0. The two teams are meeting for the first time since Jan. 2, 2016 when the Panthers won 72-43 at the O'.
 
After Friday's game, Drury is idle until Dec. 16 when they take on 16th ranked Barry in the Cruzin' Classic in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Panthers are not back on their home court until Jan. 10 when they host Indianapolis. 
 
Notes To Know
The Panthers are ranked 2nd in all of NCAA-II basketball in assists per game averaging 21.2 per game. They are also 8th in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.63), and Drury is 11th in field goal defense (.379)…Head coach Steve Hesser needs just nine more wins to pull even with A.L. Weiser for the program's all-time leader in career coaching victories. In his 15th season, Coach Hesser is 307-118 guiding Drury's program…Conley Garrison is averaging 22 points in his last three games and is 25 for 40 from the field for a .625 shooting percentage during the three-game stretch.
 
Quick Facts
Head Coaches
Drury- Steve Hesser (15th year, 307-118)
Central Christian- Tony Romero (10^th year, 181-118)
 
Last Game
Drury won vs. Missouri S&T 90-81 (Saturday)
Central Christian lost vs. Oklahoma City Univ. 76-71 (Saturday)
 
Streak
Drury- Won 2
Central Christian- Lost 2
 
Last Five Games
Drury- 4-1
Central Christian- 3-2
 
Last Meeting
Drury 72 Central Christian 43 (Jan. 2, 2016 at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 5-0
 
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #0 Conley Garrison 15.8 ppg
Rebounds- #5 Andrew Ballock 5.3 rpg
Assists- #5 Andrew Ballock 5.2 apg
FG pct- #11 John Williams .718
3's- #0 Conley Garrison 18
3-FG pct- #3 Allen Billinger .429
FT pct- #0 Conley Garrison .909 
 
Central Christian
Points- #15 Steve Kuminga 14.8 ppg
Rebounds- #15 Steve Kuminga 8.6 rpg
Assists- #4 TJ Williams 5.1 apg
FG pct- #15 Steve Kuminga .582
3's- #10 Paul Ard II 16
3-FG pct- #15 Steve Kuminga .444
FT pct- #15 Steve Kuminga .938
 
Up Next
Drury vs. #16 Barry -- Sun., Dec. 16 -- 12:30 p.m. (Central)
Cruzin' Classic -- Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 
 
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