#5 Drury Panthers (19-10, 13-5) vs. #4 Indianapolis Greyhounds (19-9, 12-6)
GLVC Tournament Quarterfinals – Thur., March 7, 2019 – Noon
Vadalabene Center – Edwardsville, Ill.
 
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Panthers face Indianapolis in GLVC Quarterfinals
The Drury Panthers will take on Indianapolis in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament on Thursday at noon in the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois.
 
Drury enters the postseason having won 10 straight and is seeded fifth with a 19-10 record and a 13-5 mark in the conference. Indianapolis is the number four seed and is 19-9 overall with a 12-6 mark in the league. GLVC seeding is based on a point rating system - Indianapolis had a 3.78 average to Drury's 3.69.
 
The winner of Thursday's game advances to the semifinals and will play the winner of #1 Lewis vs. #8 Truman State on Saturday at noon.
 
Indianapolis won the lone meeting against the Panthers this season with a 71-70 win at the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Jan. 10. Indy's Jimmy King hit two free throws with four seconds remaining to lift the Greyhounds to the win. Drury leads the all-time series against Indianapolis 8-6.
 
The Panthers are 18-9 in their history in the GLVC tournament and have won the tournament championship three times (2015, 2013, and 2008). Drury is 9-3 all-time in the quarterfinals and last year advanced to the semifinals with a 79-72 win over Southern Indiana in the quarterfinals before falling to Truman State, 68-67 in the semis.
 
With their 10-game winning streak, the Panthers are tied for the best league record since Jan. 26. Drury and Lewis have both on unbeaten since late January. 
GLVC RECORDS SINCE Jan. 26
T-1. Lewis 11-0
T-1. DRURY 10-0
T-3. Southern Indiana 7-3
T-3. Rockhurst 7-3
5. Indianapolis 7-4
T-6. Bellarmine 6-4
T-6. Missouri-St. Louis 6-4
8. Truman State 5-4
9. William Jewell 3-7
T-10. Illinois Springfield 2-8
T-10. Maryville 2-8
T-10. Missouri S&T 2-8
13. Quincy 1-8
14. McKendree 1-9
 
LAST TIME OUT
Panthers 92 William Jewell 73 (March 2 at DU)
-- Conley Garrison led the Panthers with 27 points and went 9 for 13 from the field, 6 for 10 from three-point range and added 8 rebounds with 4 assists
-- Andrew Ballock had a career-high 21 points
-- Drury out-rebounded William Jewell 42-30
-- The Panthers shot 54 percent hitting 34 of 63 shots and went 13 for 27 from behind the arc
 
ALL-TIME SERIES vs. Indianapolis
The Panthers are 8-6 all-time against Indianapolis. Drury lost their lone meeting against the Greyhounds 71-70 on Jan. 10 in Springfield. Jimmy King hit two free throws with four seconds remaining to put UIndy ahead by one and Drury's desperation attempt at the buzzer fell short. Trevor Lakes had 21 points for the Greyhounds to lead all scorers while Allen Billinger had 20 for Drury. Indianapolis went 12 for 28 from three-point range and only committed nine turnovers in the road win.
 
The Greyhounds have won four of the last five meetings with Drury and the Panthers last win over Indy was one Jan. 14, 2016 in a 77-65 win at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
QUICK FACTS
Head Coach
Drury- Steve Hesser (15th year, 321-124)
 
Last Game
Drury won vs. William Jewell 92-73
 
Streak
Drury- Won 10
 
Last Five Games
Drury- 5-0
 
Last Meeting
Indianapolis 71 Drury 70 (Jan. 10, 2019, at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 8-6
 
GLVC Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
#5 DRURY vs #4 Indianapolis, noon
#1 Lewis vs #8 Truman St., 2:30 pm
#2 Bellarmine vs #7 Rockhurst, 6 pm
#3 Southern Indiana vs #6 UMSL, 8:30 pm
 
 
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