Drury Panthers (2-0) vs. Harris Stowe St. Hornets (1-2)
Thur., Nov. 14, 2019 – 7 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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Panthers face Harris Stowe in home opener
The Drury Panthers play their regular season home opener on Thursday against Harris Stowe State at 7 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 2-0 after starting the year with two wins in the Trevecca Classic last weekend in Nashville, Tennesee. The Panthers opened with an 89-71 win over Lake Superior State on Nov. 8, then followed with a win over host Trevecca Nazarene 88-67 the next night.
 
Harris Stowe State comes to Springfield with a 1-2 record. The Hornets won their season opener, a 73-69 win over Trinity Christian on Oct. 26, then lost at Lourdes 99-81 on Nov. 2, and fell at Indiana-Kokomo 85-64 on Nov. 9.
 
Under head coach Brion Dunlap, the St. Louis-based university has produced three winning seasons in each of his years there. Harris Stowe won the American Midwest Conference tournament twice during his tenure, earning the Hornets an automatic bid to the NAIA-I tournament both seasons.
 
Harris Stowe guard Deshawn Munson is averaging a triple-double in two games played. The transfer from Iowa Western CC is averaging 22 points per game, 10 rebounds per game, and 10 assists per contest while shooting .808 from the field. Munson has hit 21 of his 26 shot attempts in two games this season.
 
After Thursday's game, the Panthers are idle until Nov. 23 when they host Blackburn at 3 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Players to Watch
DRURY
#0 Conley Garrison 18.5 ppg, .520 FG pct
#4 Asa Hutchinson 13.5 ppg, .526 FG pct, 5.5 rpg
#13 Cal Hartley 14 ppg, 4/8 3-pt attempts
#35 Brandon Emmert 7 rpg
 
HARRIS STOWE
#0 Deshawn Munson 22 ppg, .808 FG pct (21 for 26 FG's), 10 rpg, 10 apg
#13 Duane Clark, Jr., 13.3 ppg, 6.7 rgp
#15 Maurice Smith 9.3 ppg
 
Panthers at the O'
Drury is 118-17 (.874) at home since the O'Reilly Family Event Center opened in 2010-11. The Panthers went 13-2 at home last year, 12-2 in the O' in 2017-18, and 14-2 on their home court in 2016-17.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records (2018-19)
Drury: 2-0
Harris Stowe: 2-1
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (16th year, 323-126)
HSSU: Brion Dunlap (4^th year, 59-39)
 
All-time record vs. Harris Stowe
Drury 4-1 vs. HSSU
 
Last Meeting
Drury 109 Harris Stowe 74 (Jan. 12, 2004 at DU)
 
Next
Panthers vs. Blackburn – Nov. 23, 2019 – 3 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
 
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