Drury Panthers (5-3, 5-3 GLVC) at Southwest Baptist Bearcats (7-2, 7-2 GLVC)
Thur., Jan. 21, 2021 – 6 pm
Meyer Center – Bolivar, Mo.  
 
Live Coverage
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Live Stats: sbubearcats.com
 
Round One of Highway 13 Catfight set for Thursday
Drury's rivalry with Southwest Baptist gets renewed on Thursday as the Panthers head to Bolivar in the first round of the Highway 13 Catfight. Tipoff is at 6 pm at the Jane & Ken Meyer Center. No spectators are allowed at the event as per GLVC rules.
 
Drury is 5-3 and coming off of a 91-81 win over Rockhurst on Saturday. The Panthers won two of their three games last week, also picking up a 94-73 victory over William Jewell last Thursday. Their lone loss of the week was a 78-73 setback at Missouri-St. Louis. Drury is in second place in the GLVC's West Division entering Thursday's game.
 
Southwest Baptist is in first place in the GLVC-West with a 7-2 record. The Bearcats have been idle since their Jan. 14 win at Rockhurst, 72-59. SBU's only two losses on the year have been at UMSL, 71-63, on Dec. 14, and an 84-77 loss at home to Southern Indiana on Jan. 12.
 
The Panthers lead the all-time series against Southwest Baptist 40-19, but the two teams split their two contests last year, with Drury winning at home 76-70 on Dec. 3 and the Bearcats taking the game in Bolivar, 82-74, on Jan. 20. Last year was the first season in the GLVC for Southwest Baptist.
 
Thursday's game is the first of two meetings between the teams this year. Drury's next game is also against SBU as they take on the Bearcats next Tuesday for a 6:05 pm game at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Field Goals Falling
Drury's offense has been red-hot from the field in their last two games. The Panthers shot .609 from the floor on Saturday against Rockhurst and were even hotter in their previous game, a 91-81 win. Drury connected on a .614 clip against William Jewell last Thursday in their 94-73 victory over the Cardinals. In their last two games, the Panthers have gone a combined 63 for 103 - good for a .611 shooting percentage. Drury is shooting .490 from the floor on the season, the second-best mark in the conference.
 
Montgomery wins GLVC Player of the Week honors
Drury guard Jason Montgomery was named the Player of the Week in the Great Lakes Valley Conference for his performance in three games last week. Montgomery averaged 27.7 points as the Panthers went 2-1 last week. The sophomore from St. Louis and Marquette High School shot .608 from the field, going 31 for 51. He was .600 from three-point range, hitting 18 of his 30 long-range attempts, and also averaged 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 2 steals during the week.
 
Montgomery scored a career-high 35 points, had 8 rebounds, and was 7 for 14 from three-point range at Missouri-St. Louis on Jan. 12. Last Thursday, he had 20 points, went 8 for 11 from the floor and 4 for 6 from three-point range on Jan. 14 vs. William Jewell. Montgomery ended the week with a game-high 28 points on 10 for 14 shooting, made 7 of his 10 three-point tries, and had 5 assists against Rockhurst on Saturday.
 
Conley Garrison tops 1,500 career points
Drury guard Conley Garrison became the 18th player in Drury history to top 1,500 career points when he reached the milestone on Jan. 14 against William Jewell. The Bolivar native also moved up to 16th in the Panthers all-time scoring list passing Cameron Adams (2011-15) and Phillip Mooberry (1992-95) on Jan. 14. Garrison carries 1,538 career points into his next game and trails Gail Fredrick (1965-69) by 21 for 15th on the all-time list.
 
Drury's All-Time Scoring List
1. Lonnie Holmes (1991-95), 2,341
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13. Chris Mortellaro ('00-'04) 1,582
14. Brent Stuckey ('71-'75) 1,568
15. Gail Fredrick ('65-'69) 1,559
16. Conley Garrison (2017-pres.) 1,538
17. Philip Mooberry ('92-'95) 1,508
18. Cameron Adams (2011-15) 1,506
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 5-3 (5-3 GLVC)
SBU: 7-2 (7-2 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (17^th year, 348-138)
SBU: Clark Sheehy (7^th year, 82-92/15^th year, 264-198)    
 
Last Game
DU: Won vs Rockhurst 91-81 (Sat.)
SBU: Won at Rockhurst 72-59 (Jan. 14)  
 
2019-20 Series
Drury 76 Southwest Baptist 70 (Dec. 3, 2019 at DU)
Southwest Baptist 82 Drury 74 (Jan. 20, 2020 at SBU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 40-19
 
Up Next
Drury vs Southwest Baptist -- Tue., Jan. 26, 2021
6:05 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center    
 
 
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