Drury Panthers (8-3, 1-2 GLVC) vs. #23 Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (12-1, 3-0)
Thur., Jan. 9, 2020 – 7:45 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Ticket Information
$12 (both games), children 12 and under are FREE
Box Office: 417-873-7000
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Promotion
"Plays for Strays" with the Southwest Missouri Humane Society
 
Live Coverage
Radio:  JOCK 98.7 FM
Audio: www.jock987.com, TuneIn App
Live Video: GLVCSN
Live Stats: www.drurypanthers.com
 
Panthers home against 23rd ranked UMSL
The Drury Panthers return home on Thursday and take on Missouri-St. Louis at 7:45 pm at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 8-3, 1-2 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and back on their home court for the first time since Dec. 14.
 
The Tritons enter Thursday's contest riding an 11-game winning streak and are 12-1 with a 3-0 mark in the league. UMSL defeated Missouri S&T 76-57 on Saturday and took down Maryville 83-58 last Thursday. Missouri-St. Louis has only played one road game this season which was the lone loss - a 76-58 setback at Walsh.
 
The other 11-game winning streak that factors into Thursday's game is Drury's 11 straight victories against the Tritons. The Panthers won both meetings against UMSL last year winning 84-68 at home on Feb. 9 and 73-62 in St. Louis on Feb. 22.  UMSL's last win over Drury came on Feb. 11, 2012 with an 82-71 win in St. Louis.
 
After Thursday's game, the Panthers remain at home and will host Lindenwood on Saturday. The Drury Sports Hall of Fame induction class will be introduced for Saturday's game scheduled to tipoff at approximately 3 pm. 
 
Double-Double flurry
Drury has had three double-doubles in their last four games coming from three different players. Brandon Emmert logged one on Dec. 21 against Eckerd with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Conley Garrison picked one up the following day against Pittsburg State, scoring 21 points and dishing out 10 assists. Obi Okafor had 10 points and 10 rebounds at McKendree in Drury's game on Saturday.
 
Hartley 2nd in NCAA-II from three
Drury guard Cal Hartley ranks second in the nation in three-point shooting at the NCAA-II level. The junior from Benton, Kansas has made 37 out of 70 attempts from three-point range for a .529 percentage.
 
Players to Watch
DRURY
#0 Conley Garrison 15.4 ppg, 5.6 ast pg, 5.4 rpg
#13 Cal Hartley 14.6 ppg, 37/70 3-pt att. (.529)
#2 Isaac Johnson 9.5 ppg, .483 3-pt. pct.
 
UMSL
#35 Jose Grubbs 13.5 ppg
#4 Yaakema Rose 12.2 ppg, .875 FT pct.
#3 Jalen Wilkins-McCoy 11.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 8-3 (1-2 GLVC)
UMSL: 12-1 (3-0 GLVC), #23 NCAA-II
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (16th year, 331-129)
UMSL: Bob Sundvold (7^th year, 104-80 / 15^th year, 288-188)
 
Last Game
Drury lost at McKendree 80-70 (Sat.)
UMSL won vs Missouri S&T 76-57 (Sat.)
 
Streak
DU: Lost 2
UMSL: Won 11
 
All-Time Series
Drury 27-5 vs UMSL
 
2018-19 Series
Drury 2-0
Won 84-68, Feb. 9 at DU
Won 73-62, Feb. 22 at UMSL
 
Next
Drury vs. Lindenwood -- Sat., Jan. 11, 2020
3 pm -- O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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