Drury Panthers (7-7, 1-2) vs. Indianapolis Greyhounds (9-4, 2-1)
Game #15 – Sat., Jan. 10, 2019 – 7:45 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center – Springfield, Mo.
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Promotion
Camp Day
(Kids wearing their Drury basketball camp t-shirt get their parents admitted for $5 each)
Kids 12 and under are FREE
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Live Coverage
Radio- JOCK 98.7 FM
Live Audio- jock987.com
Live Video – GLVCSN/drury
Live Stats – drurypanthers.com
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Panthers back at home to take on UIndy
Drury returns to the O'Reilly Family Event Center for the first time in more than a month as they take on Indianapolis in a Great Lakes Valley Conference game on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. The Panthers are 7-7 and 1-2 in the GLVC after two suffering two narrow losses on the road last week as they fell at William Jewell 81-80, and at Rockhurst 62-60.
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Indianapolis is 9-4 and 2-1 in the league. The Greyhounds have won three straight and are coming off of an 83-79 win at home over Truman State on Saturday. UIndy defeated Valparaiso 60-57 in an exhibition game on Nov. 1 to start the year, then won their first six regular season games and were nationally ranked in December.
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The Panthers lead the all-time series 8-5 but have lost three of their four meetings with the Greyhounds. Indianapolis won last year's game 91-82 at UIndy on Jan. 14. The Greyhounds are 1-4 all-time in Springfield and are making their first trip to the O' in two years.
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Drury remains at home for their next game as they host Lewis on Saturday at 3 p.m.
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Notes To Know
--Saturday's 62-60 loss at Rockhurst was Drury's fifth defeat in a game decided by a single possession. The Panthers have lost three one-point games, one two-point game, and one three-point contest.
--None of Drury's seven losses have been by more than six points and their worst loss, a 68-62 defeat from fourth-ranked West Texas A&M, came in overtime.
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Quick Facts
Head Coaches
Drury-
Steve Hesser (15th year, 309-121)
Indiananpolis- Stan Gouard (11
th year, 194-105)
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Last Game
Drury lost at Rockhurst 62-60 (Sat.)
Indainapolis won vs. Truman St. 83-79 (Sat.)
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Streak
Drury- Lost 2
Indianapolis- Won 3
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Last Five Games
Drury- 2-3
Indianapolis- 3-2
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Last Meeting
Indianapolis 91 Drury 82 (Jan. 14, 2018 at UIndy)
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All-Time Series
Drury 8-5
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STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #0
Conley Garrison 17.6 ppg
Rebounds- #5
Andrew Ballock 5.9 rpg
Assists- #0
Conley Garrison 4.6 apg
FG pct- #11
John Williams .679
3's- #0
Conley Garrison 36
3-FG pct- #3
Allen Billinger .441
FT pct- #0
Conley Garrison .861
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Indianapolis
Points- #10 Jesse Kempson 16.5
Rebounds- #10 Jesse Kempson 7.8 rpg
Assists- #11 Jimmy King 6.5 apg
FG pct- #14 CJ Hardaway .536
3's- #31 Trevor Lakes 29
3-FG pct- #31 Trevor Lakes .403
FT pct- #31 Trevor Lakes .875
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Up Next
Drury vs. Lewis -- Sat., Jan. 12 -- 3 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center  Â
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