#6 Drury Panthers (21-11) vs. #3 Findlay Oilers (27-4)
NCAA-II Midwest Regional, 1^st Round – Sat., March 16 – Noon
Neil Carey Arena – Romeoville, Ill.
 
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Panthers take on Findlay in NCAA-II 1^st Round 
The Drury Panthers will take on Findlay in the opening round of the NCAA-II Midwest Regional at noon on Saturday in Romeoville, Illinois.
 
The Panthers are 21-11 and are seeded sixth in the region after receiving an at-large bid. Drury is in the NCAA-II field for the second year in a row after turning around their season that saw them go from 9-10 on Jan. 24 to a 21-win season after the GLVC tournament. The Panthers won 12 games in a row from Jan. 26 to March 9.
 
Drury is in the NCAA-II tournament for the 12th time in program history, and including their NAIA history, the Panthers are appearing in their 26th national tournament. Drury is 12-10 all-time in the NCAA-II event with two regional championships (2014, 2013) and the 2013 National Championship.
 
Findlay is 27-4, seeded third in the regional and is ranked eighth in the latest NCAA-II coaches' poll. The Oilers received an at-large bid after losing to Walsh 58-52 in overtime in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference tournament championship game.
 
Findley is making their 15th trip to the NCAA-II tournament since 2000-01, and the program is 20-13 all-time in the tournament field. The Oilers have won two regional championships, and in 2008-09, Findlay went 36-0 and won the national title.
 
Saturday's game is a rematch of last year's opening round tournament game, also a #3 vs. #6 and a noon local start when Oilers defeated Drury 84-65 last in Big Rapids, Michigan.
 
The winner of Saturday's game will play the winner of #7 Walsh and #2 Bellarmine on Sunday at 5 pm. The regional championship game is scheduled for Tuesday at 7 pm.
 
GLVC RECORDS SINCE Jan. 26
NCAA-II Midwest Regional Tournament
Saturday, March 16
DRURY vs Findlay, noon
Walsh vs Bellarmine, 2:30 pm
Grand Valley St. vs Lewis, 5 pm
Ashland vs Southern Indiana, 7:30 pm
 
Sunday, March 17
Semifinals, 5 pm
Semifinals, 7:30 pm
 
Tuesday, March 19
Championship, 7 pm
 
Last Time Out
Bellarmine 65 Drury 48 (GLVC Championship, March 10)
-- The Panthers were held to a season-low 48 points and their 18 made field goals along with 41 field goal attempts were also season-lows.
-- Conley Garrison led all scorers with 17 points but was Drury's only double-figure scorer.
--  Bellarmine shot 51 percent from the field as they won the conference tournament championship.
-- The loss snapped Drury's 12-game winning streak which began after a loss to Bellarmine on Jan. 24.
 
All-time series vs. Findlay
Drury is 1-1 against the Oilers in their history. The Panthers beat Findley 89-77 in the first round of the 2013 NCAA-II in tournament in Springfield which was Drury's first step on their way to a national title that season.
 
The two teams met in the opening round last year with Findlay winning 84-65 in Big Rapids, Michigan. Drury had an 11-point lead in the first half of that game and owned a 38-34 lead at halftime. The Oilers outscored the Panthers 50-27 in the second half to advance. Douglas Moore led Drury with 14 points while Taren Sullivan had 26 for the Oilers.
 
Drury in the NCAA-II Tournament
The Panthers are in their 12th NCAA-II tournament and the 10th appearance in the 15-year head coaching tenure of Steve Hesser. The Panthers are 12-10 all-time in the tournament with two regional championships and the 2013 National Championship.
 
Drury is 4-7 all-time in the first round, and is 9-9 in their history in regional play. In addition to the Panthers 12 NCAA-II appearances, Drury has 15 trips to the NAIA national tournament to their credit with an 18-14 all-time record in that event and they were the 1979 National Champions.
 
Quick Facts
Head Coach
Drury- Steve Hesser (15th year, 323-125)
 
Last Game
Drury lost vs Bellarmine 65-48 (March 10, GLVC Championship)
 
Streak
Lost 1
 
NCAA-II Midwest Regional Teams
#1 Lewis, 24-5
#2 Bellarmine, 26-4
#3 Findlay, 27-4
#4 Southern Indiana, 22-8
#5 Ashland, 23-6
#6 DRURY, 21-11
#7 Walsh, 24-7
#8 Grand Valley State, 19-12
 
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