Drury Panthers (5-5, 5-5 GLVC) at Missouri S&T Miners (3-10, 3-10 GLVC)
Thur., Jan. 28, 2021 – 7:30 pm
Gibson Arena – Rolla, Mo.  
 
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Drury looks to bounce back at Missouri S&T on Thursday
The Drury Panthers will look to bounce back from an 81-46 loss on Tuesday at the hands of Southwest Baptist when they travel to Missouri S&T for a 7:30 pm on Thursday in Rolla.
 
Drury is 5-5 and tied for second place in the West Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Panthers have lost their last two games, both to division-leading SBU.
 
Missouri S&T is 3-10 and in fourth place in the West Division. The Miners are also coming off a loss to Southwest Baptist, having fallen 88-61 on Saturday in Bolivar. S&T has dropped their previous two games, with their last win coming on Jan. 16 in a 68-66 win at home over William Jewell.
 
The Miners handed the Panthers a loss in their earlier meeting this season with a 96-89 win at the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Dec. 18. The game was Drury's season opener, as issues with COVID-19 protocols prevented the team from playing their first game until late December. The contest was Missouri S&T's sixth game of the season. Drury leads the all-time series against the Miners 84-35.
 
Thursday's game is the second of three contests this week for the Panthers. Drury will travel to Maryville for a 3 pm game in St. Louis on Saturday. The Panthers have just started a stretch of nine games in 19 days running from Jan. 26 to Feb. 13.
 
Garrison poised to enter top 15 on Drury's all-time scoring list
Drury guard Conley Garrison is four points away from passing all-time Panthers great Gail Fredrick to move to 15th on the program's career scoring list. Garrison, a senior from Bolivar, Missouri, has tallied 1,556 points in his career and is one of only 18 players at Drury to have surpassed 1,500.
 
Gail Fredrick, the first-ever inductee into the Drury Sports Hall of Fame, played for the Panthers from 1965-69 and had a total of 1,559 points.
 
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.) 1,556
17. Philip Mooberry ('92-'95) 1,508
 
Leading the GLVC
Entering this week, the Panthers lead the GLVC in assists averaging 16.8 per game. They are also first in steals swiping 9 per contest, and Drury ranks second in the GLVC in turnover margin at +3.30.
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 5-5 (5-5 GLVC)
Missouri S&T: 3-10 (3-10 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (17^th year, 348-140)
S&T: Bill Walker (2^nd year, 9-30/7^th yr., 68-110)    
 
Last Game
DU: Lost vs Southwest Baptist 81-46 (Tue.)
S&T: Lost at Southwest Baptist 88-61 (Sat.)
 
Last Meeting
Missouri S&T 96 Drury 89 (Dec. 18 at DU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 84-35
 
Up Next
Drury at Maryville -- Sat., Jan. 30, 2021
3 pm – Moloney Arena – St. Louis, Mo.    
 
 
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