Drury Panthers (9-9, 3-4) at #1 Bellarmine Knights (16-0, 7-0)
Game #19 – Thur., Jan. 24, 2019 – 7:05 p.m. (Central)
Knights Hall – Louisville, Ky.
 
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Panthers challenge number one ranked Bellarmine
Drury takes on the nation's number one ranked team on Thursday as they travel to Bellarmine for a 7:05 p.m. (Central) game in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
The Panthers are 9-9, 3-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and are coming off of an 88-87 loss at Illinois Springfield on Saturday. The game was Drury's fifth one-point loss this year and was their seventh defeat in a game decided by a single possession. None of Drury's nine losses have been by more than six points.
 
Bellarmine is undefeated with a 16-0 record and a 7-0 mark in the GLVC. The Knights won at Rockhurst on Saturday 82-72 and this week maintained their top spot in the NCAA-II coaches' poll.
 
Drury leads the all-time series against Bellarmine 11-9, but the Knights have won the last three meetings including their 82-62 win over the Panthers last year at Knights Hall on Jan. 18.
 
After Thursday's game, Drury travels to Southern Indiana for a 3 p.m. in Evansville on Saturday.
 
Notes To Know
--Bellarmine will be the third ranked team Drury has played this year. The Panthers lost to #4 West Texas A&M in overtime 68-62 on Nov. 2 in Anaheim, Calif., and fell to #12 Barry 82-81 on Dec. 16 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
--Drury head coach Steve Hesser needs just five more wins to match the career victory total of A.L. Weiser for the program's all-time lead in career coaching wins. Coach Hesser is 311-123 in his 15 seasons leading the program.
 
Quick Facts
Head Coaches
Drury- Steve Hesser (15th year, 311-123)
Bellarmine- Scott Davenport (14th year, 332-96)
 
Last Game
Drury lost at Illinois Springfield 88-87 (Sat.)
Bellarmine won at Rockhurst 82-72 (Sat.)
 
Streak
Drury- Lost 1
Bellarmine- Won 16
 
Last Five Games
Drury- 2-3
Bellarmine- 5-0
 
Last Meeting
Bellarmine 82 Drury 62 (Jan. 18, 2018, at BU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 11-9
 
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #0 Conley Garrison 16.8 ppg
Rebounds- #5 Andrew Ballock 5.2 rpg
Assists- #0 Conley Garrison 4.9 apg
FG pct- #11 John Williams .610
3's- #0 Conley Garrison 47
3-FG pct- #25 Sam Marshall .476
FT pct- #0 Conley Garrison .872
 
Bellarmine
Points- #41 Adam Eberhard 21.6 ppg
Rebounds- #22 Chivarsky Corbett 6.9 rpg
Assists- #41 Adam Eberhard  5.0 apg
FG pct- #41 Adam Eberhard .673
3's- #4 Ben Weyer 27
3-FG pct- #25 CJ Fleming .545
FT pct- #41 Adam Eberhard .890
 
Up Next
Drury at Southern Indiana – Sat. Jan. 26 – 3 p.m.
Evansville, Indiana  
 
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