Drury Panthers (15-7, 8-6 GLVC) at Rockhurst Hawks (14-8, 10-4 GLVC)
Thur., Feb. 13, 2020 – 7:30 pm
Mason-Halpin Field House – Kansas City, Mo.  
 
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Panthers at Rockhurst to start two-game road trip
The Drury Panthers start a two-game trip to the Kansas City area on Thursday with a 7:30 pm game at Rockhurst.
 
The Panthers have won four straight and are 15-7 and 8-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Drury is coming off of an 86-78 win over Illinois Springfield on Saturday at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Rockhurst is 14-8, 10-4 in the GLVC, and is tied for the third-best record in the conference. The Hawks are coming off of a 76-72 overtime win over 12th ranked Bellarmine.
 
Drury guard Conley Garrison averaged 31.5 points in two games for the Panthers last week. The junior from Bolivar had a season-high 25 points last week against Lewis, then posted a career-high 38 against Illinois Springfield. Garrison went 20 for 30 from the floor, 14 of 15 from the free throw line, and 9 for 13 from three-point range. He also moved up 26th on Drury's all-time scoring list and is just two points away from moving even with Jerry Murphy (1971-75) and earning a spot among the Panthers top 25 all-time leading scorers.
 
Drury leads the all-time series against Rockhurst 72-45, but the two teams split the season series last year with the home team winning both contests. The Panthers lost 62-60 in Kansas City last year and won 79-71 at home last season.
 
Drury's road trip continues on Saturday as they take on William Jewell at 3 pm in Liberty, Missouri.
 
Comeback Kids 
Drury has trailed at halftime in their last two games but came back to win both. The Panthers were down 48-45 to Lewis last week and trailed until the final 5:50 of regulation but managed an 84-82. Drury was behind 40-36 at the intermission on Saturday but rallied for an 86-79 victory. Drury has outscored their opponent in the second half in five straight games.  
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#0 Conley Garrison 16.7 ppg (7th), 5.2 ast pg (3rd), 63 3-pt's (6th)
#13 Cal Hartley 13.0 ppg, 64/130 3-pt att. (.492) (1st-pct, 5th-3's made)
#4 Asa Hutchinson 8.8 ppg
 
Rockhurst
#2 Curtis Lewis 16.4 ppg (T-9th), .745 FT pct.
#44 Quinton Curry 15.4 ppg (T-13th), 8 rpg, (T-2nd), .505 FG pct
#20 Chris Hamil 14.2 ppg (20th), 68 3's (4th), .393 3-pt pct
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 15-7 (8-6 GLVC)
Rockhurst: 14-8 (10-4 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (16th year, 338-133)
RU: Drew Diener (5^th year, 71-62/11^th yr. 239-105)      
 
Last Game
Drury won vs. Illinois Springfield 86-78 (Sat. at DU)
Rockhurst won vs. #12 Bellarmine 76-72 (Sat. at RU)
 
Streak
DU: Won 4
RU: Won 1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 72-45
 
2018-19
Rockhurst 62 Drury 60 (Jan. 5, 2019 at RU)
Drury 79 Rockhurst 71 (Feb. 28, 2019 at DU)
 
Next
Drury at William Jewell -- Sat., Feb. 15, 2020
3 pm -- Liberty, Mo.
 
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