Drury Panthers (17-7, 10-6 GLVC) vs. Truman St. Bulldogs (13-3 GLVC)
Thur., Feb. 20, 2020 – 7:45 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center  
 
Tickets
$12 (both games), children 12 and under are FREE
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Panthers host Truman State
The Drury Panthers carry a six-game winning streak into their match-up with Truman State on Thursday at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 17-7, 10-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and is coming off of an 89-59 win at William Jewell on Saturday. Drury is ranked eighth in the GLVC's point rating system that is used to determine the eight-team conference tournament field as well as seeding for the postseason.
 
Truman State owns the best record in the GLVC at 13-3, and they are 17-7 overall. The Bulldogs lost at the buzzer at Indianapolis on Saturday, 83-82, and each of their last four games has been decided by two points or less. Truman won at Bellarmine 61-60 last Thursday, upset 13th ranked Missouri-St. Louis 72-71 on Feb. 8, and on Feb. 6 edged Lindenwood 72-70. The Bulldogs are ranked second in the GLVC's point rating system behind Indianapolis.
 
Drury's Conley Garrison enters the game ranked 23rd on Drury's all-time scoring list. The junior from Bolivar has 1,264 career points and passed Brandon Lockhart (2009-13) and Hollis Miller (1972-75) last weekend on the all-time scoring chart. 
 
The Panthers lead the all-time series against Truman State 11-7 and has won three of the last four meetings.
 
Drury travels to Quincy on Saturday with a 3 pm tipoff in Quincy, Illinois.
 
Midwest Regional Rankings
1. Indianapolis (19-5)
2. Truman St. (17-7)
3. Bellarmine (17-6)
4. Ferris State (20-5)
5. Grand Valley St. (18-5)
6. UMSL (21-5)
7. Southern Indiana (18-5)
8. Michigan Tech (15-8)
9. Davenport (16-8)
10. Findlay (16-6)
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#0 Conley Garrison 17.0 ppg (6th), 5.3 ast pg (2nd), 68 3-pt's (6th)
#13 Cal Hartley 13.5 ppg, 71/141 3-pt att. (.504) (1st-pct, 5th-3's made)
#4 Asa Hutchinson 8.3 ppg
 
Truman St.
#3 Brodric Thomas 21.3 ppg (T-1st), 7.1 rpg (8th), 3.3 apg (T-9th)
#40 Cade McKnight 14.3 ppg (20th), .618 FG pct (4th)
#12 Hunter Strait 11.1 ppg
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 17-7 (10-6 GLVC)
Truman St.: 17-7 (13-3 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (16th year, 340-133)
TSU: Jeff Horner (2^nd year, 31-22)      
 
Last Game
Drury won at William Jewell 89-59 (Sat. at WJ)
Truman St. lost at Indianapolis 83-82 (Sat. at UIndy)
 
Streak
DU: Won 6
TSU: Lost 1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 11-7
 
Last Meeting
Drury 65 Truman St. 59 (Feb. 2, 2019, at DU)
 
Next
Drury at Quincy -- Sat., Feb. 22, 2020
3 pm -- Quincy, Ill.
 
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