Drury Panthers (11-10, 5-5) vs. Truman St. Bulldogs (11-10, 6-5)
Game #22 – Sat., Feb. 2, 2019 – 3 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center – Springfield, Mo.
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Drury hosts Bulldogs in GLVC battle
The Drury Panthers host Truman State on Saturday in a key Great Lakes Valley Conference battle between two teams trying to fight their way into the upper tier of the league.
Drury is 11-10 and 5-5 in the GLVC after winning their last two games including an 86-59 win at home over Quincy on Thursday.
Truman State is 11-10 and 6-5 in the league after their win on Thursday at Missouri S&T 70-65. The Bulldogs have won three straight and have been streaky all season. They began the year with four consecutive losses but bounced back to win four straight and picked up eight wins in nine games from Nov. 23 to Jan. 3. Truman State then lost five in a row (from Jan. 5-19) before their current three-game winning streak.
The Panthers lead the all-time series against the Bulldogs 10-8 but have lost four of their last six to Truman State. Drury won two of the three games against them last year with the loss coming in the GLVC semifinals 68-67 in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Drury is back on their home floor next week when they host Maryville for a 7:45 p.m. match-up at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
Notes To Know
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Conley Garrison has scored 27 points in back-to-back games after hitting that point total on Thursday against Quincy and last Saturday at Southern Indiana.
--Drury is 6-0 this year when they have held teams to less than 60 points.
--Drury head coach
Steve Hesser needs just three 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 313-124 in his 15 seasons leading the program.
Quick Facts
Head Coaches
Drury-
Steve Hesser (15th year, 313-124)
Truman St.- Jeff Horner (1
st year, 11-10)
Last Game
Drury won vs. Quincy 86-59 (Thur.)
Truman St. won at Missouri S&T 70-65 (Thur.)
Streak
Drury- Won 2
Truman St.- Won 3
Last Five Games
Drury- 3-2
Truman St.- 3-2
2017-18 Series
Drury 98 Truman St. 96, OT (Jan. 15, 2018 at TSU)
Drury 88 Truman St. 71 (Feb. 1, 2018 at DU)
Truman St. 68 Drury 67 (Mar. 3, 2018 in GLVC semifinals)
All-Time Series
Drury 10-8
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #0
Conley Garrison 17.3 ppg
Rebounds- #5
Andrew Ballock 5.2 rpg
Assists- #0
Conley Garrison 4.8 apg
FG pct- #11
John Williams .600
3's- #0
Conley Garrison 58
3-FG pct- #25
Sam Marshall .477
FT pct- #0
Conley Garrison .851
Truman State
Points- #3 Brodric Thomas 18.8 ppg
Rebounds- #3 Brodric Thomas 6.7 rpg
Assists- #2 Ryan Brisco 3.5 apg
FG pct- #40 Cade McKnight .579
3's- #33 Nathan Messer 56
3-FG pct- #4 Taurin Hughes .435
FT pct- #3 Brodric Thomas .845
Up Next
Drury vs. Maryville – Thur., Feb. 7 – 7:45 p.m.
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