Drury Panthers (10-4, 3-3 GLVC) at Missouri S&T (3-9, 1-5 GLVC)
Sat., Jan. 18, 2020 – 3 pm
Gibson Arena – Rolla, Mo.Â
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Panthers head to Missouri S&T for second game of road trip
The Drury Panthers play their second of five straight road games on Saturday as they take on Missouri S&T in Rolla. Tipoff is at 3 pm.
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Drury is 10-4 and 3-3 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after a 76-71 win at Maryville on Thursday. Missouri S&T is 3-9, 1-5 in the GLVC, and is looking to snap a five-game losing streak. The Miners fell at home on Thursday to Southwest Baptist, 75-71.
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The Panthers are the top three-point shooting team in the conference with a .422 percentage behind the arc. Drury tied a team record with 38 three-point attempts on Thursday at Maryville and made 18.
Cal Hartley has hit 46 three's already this season while
Conley Garrison has sunk 37.
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Drury leads the all-time series against Missouri S&T 82-34 and won both games against the Miners last year.
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Missouri S&T is under first-year head coach Bill Walker. The S&T alumn spent the previous five years as head coach at Illinois Springfield.
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The Panthers continue their road stint on Monday when they travel to Bolivar and take on Southwest Baptist for a 7:30 pm game.
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Hartley leads the NCAA-II from three
Drury guard
Cal Hartley entered the week leading NCAA-II in three-point percentage. The junior from Benton, Kansas, is shooting .535 from beyond the arc has hit 46 of his 86 attempts. His 46 three-pointers rank third-best in the GLVC.
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Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#0
Conley Garrison 15.3 ppg (11th), 5.7 ast pg (3rd), 5.0 rpg
#13
Cal Hartley 13.1 ppg, 46/86 3-pt att. (.535) (1st/1st-NCAA-II)
#35
Brandon Emmert 9.4, .583 FG pct (6th)
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Missouri S&T
#5 Dulan Scott 14.7 ppg
#30 CJ Hedgepeth 13.8 ppg, 34/85 3-pt (.400) (6th in 3's made)
#32 Mitch Fairless 10.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg
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QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 10-4 (3-3 GLVC)
Missouri S&T: 3-9 (1-5 GLVC)
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Head Coaches
DU:
Steve Hesser (16th year, 333-130)
S&T: Bill Walker (1
st year, 3-9/6
th year, 62-89)
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Last Game
Drury won at Maryville 76-71 (Thur.)
S&T lost vs. Southwest Baptist 75-71 (Thur.)
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Streak
DU: Won 2
S&T: Lost 5
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All-Time Series
Drury 82-34
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2018-19 Series
Drury 91 Missouri S&T 81 (Dec. 1, 2018 at DU)
Drury 63 Missouri S&T 52 (Feb. 16, 2019 at S&T)
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Next
Drury at Southwest Baptist -- Mon., Jan. 20, 2020
7:30 pm – Bolivar, Mo.
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