Drury Panthers (19-8, 12-7 GLVC) vs. Rockhurst Hawks (16-11, 12-7)
Sat., Feb. 29, 2020 – 3 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center   
 
Promotion
Senior Day
Homecoming 2020
 
Tickets
$12 (both games), children 12 and under are FREE
Box Office: 417-873-7000
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Live Coverage
Radio:  JOCK 98.7 FM
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Live Video: GLVCSN
Live Stats: drurypanthers.com
 
Panthers host Rockhurst for Senior Day & Homecoming
Drury hosts Rockhurst for Senior Day and Homecoming 2020 at the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Saturday at 3 pm.
 
The Panthers are 19-8, 12-7 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and in eighth place in the league's Point Rating System used to determine the standings and seeding in the conference tournament. Drury has won eight of their last nine and is coming off of an 85-68 win over William Jewell on Thursday.
 
The Hawks are 16-11, 12-7 in the GLVC and in sixth place in the league. Rockhurst held off Southwest Baptist for a 63-58 win in Bolivar on Thursday.
 
Saturday's game is the 119th meeting between the two programs in the all-time series, and the Panthers own a 73-45 record against Rockhurst.  Drury beat the Hawks in Kansas City earlier this year, 80-72, on Feb. 13. Conley Garrison had 20 points, seven rebounds, and six steals in that game while Chris Hamil had 26 points for Rockhurst.
 
Johnson among program's top 40 scorers all-time
Drury guard Isaac Johnson, one of three seniors that will be honored before Saturday's game, will end his career among the program's top 40 all-time scorers. Johnson enters Saturday's game with 1,048 points and ranks 40th on Drury's all-time scoring list. He is five points away from passing Brandon Kimbrough (2004-07) for 39th on the all-time list.
 
Midwest Regional Rankings (record through 2/23)
1. Indianapolis (21-5)
2. Bellarmine (19-6)
3. Ferris State (22-5)
4. Southern Indiana (21-5)
5. Truman St. (18-8)
6. Missouri-St. Louis (23-5)
7. Grand Valley St. (19-6)
8. Michigan Tech (17-8)
9. DRURY (18-8)
10. Findlay (17-6)
 
Players to Watch (GLVC rank)
DRURY
#0 Conley Garrison 17.5 ppg (6th), 5.2 ast pg (2nd), 77 3-pt's (T-5th)
#13 Cal Hartley 13.6 ppg, 77/164 3-pt att. (.470) (2nd-pct, T-5th-3's)
#2 Isaac Johnson 7.9 ppg, .368 3-pt pct, .759 FT pct.
 
Rockhurst 
#44 Quinton Curry 15.6 ppg (14th), 7.8 rpg (4th)
#2 Curtis Lewis 15.4 ppg (15th), .747 FT pct., 1.8 st pg (4th)
#20 Chris Hamil 14.3 ppg (18th), 80/212 3-pt (4th, 3's made)
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 19-8 (12-7 GLVC), ranked #9 in Midwest Region
Rockhurst: 16-11 (12-7 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (16th year, 342-134)
RU: Drew Diener (5^th year, 73-65/11^th 241-108)      
 
Last Game
Drury won vs. William Jewell 85-68 (Thur. at DU)
RU: won at Southwest Baptist 63-58 (Thur.)
 
Streak
DU: Won 1
RU: Won 1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 73-45 vs. Rockhurst
 
Last Meeting
Drury 80 Rockhurst 72 (Feb. 13, 2020 at RU)
 
Next
GLVC Tournament -- March 5-8
Edwardsville, Ill. 
 
 
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