Drury Panthers (13-10, 7-5) vs. UMSL 18-4 (9-3)
Game #24 – Sat., Feb. 9, 2019 – 3 p.m.
O'Reilly Family Event Center – Springfield, Mo.
 
Promotion
Overflow the O' presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts
White-Out
Free Rally Towel to the first 1,500 fans
Door prizes including a 50-inch TV
 
Live Coverage
Radio- JOCK 98.7 FM
Live Audio- www.jock987.com
Video- www.GLVCSN/drury
Live Stats- www.drurypanthers.com
 
Panthers and Tritons collide on Overflow Day
The two teams with the longest active winning streaks in the Great Lakes Valley Conference collide on Saturday as Drury hosts the University of Missouri-St. Louis for Overflow the O' at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury has won four straight and carries a 13-10 record with a 7-5 mark in the GLVC into Saturday's match-up. The Panthers are coming off of an 80-52 win over Maryville on Thursday and, for the third game in a row, held their opponent to fewer than 59 points. 
 
The Tritons have won six straight and extended their winning streak with a 76-63 win at Missouri S&T on Thursday. UMSL is 18-4, 9-3 in the conference, and, after Bellarmine's second loss of the year on Thursday, moved onto the heels of the third-ranked Knights in the league standings. The Tritons have their best record through 22 games since the 1971-72 season when they finished 21-6.
 
The Panthers lead the all-time series 23-7 and have won the last 10 straight meetings but four those games have been decided in overtime. Drury won the lone game between the two teams last year, 102-69, on Nov. 30, 2017, in Springfield.
 
Drury returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 16 when they travel to Rolla to face Missouri S&T for a 3 p.m. game in Gibson Arena.
 
Notes To Know
--Drury is 8-0 this season when they have held the opposition to fewer than 60 points.
--Head coach Steve Hesser needs just one more win to match the career victory total of A.L. Weiser for the program's all-time lead in career coaching wins. Coach Hesser is 315-124 in his 15 seasons leading the program.
 
Quick Facts
Head Coaches
Drury- Steve Hesser (15th year, 315-124)
UMSL- Bob Sundvold (6^th year, 90-74 / 14^th year, 214-182)
 
Last Game
Drury won vs. Maryville 80-52 (Thursday)
UMSL won at Missouri S&T 76-63 (Thursday)
 
Streak
Drury- Won 4
UMSL- Won 6
 
Last Five Games
Drury- 4-1
UMSL- 5-0
 
Last Meeting
Drury 102 UMSL 69 (Nov. 30, 2017, at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 23-7
 
STAT LEADERS
Drury
Points- #0 Conley Garrison 17.2 ppg (5th in GLVC)
Rebounds- #5 Andrew Ballock 5.4 rpg
Assists- #0 Conley Garrison 4.9 apg (3rd in GLVC)
FG pct- #11 John Williams .598
3's- #0 Conley Garrison 63 (4th in GLVC)
3-FG pct- #25 Sam Marshall .477 (2nd in GLVC)
FT pct- #0 Conley Garrison .833
 
UMSL
Points- #10 Johnathan Matthews 14.5 ppg (11th in GLVC)
Rebounds- #42 Eric Dust 5.3 rpg
Assists- #Shane Wissink 3.6 apg (10th in GLVC)
FG pct- #1 Jason Towery .574 (7th in GLVC)
3's- #10 Johnathan Matthews 54 (8th in GLVC)
3-FG pct- #10 Johnathan Matthews .429
FT pct- #10 Johnanthan Matthews .904 (2nd in GLVC)
 
Up Next
Drury at Missouri S&T – Sat., Feb. 16 – 3 p.m.
Gibson Arena – Rolla, Mo.
 
 
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