Drury Panthers (9-8, 9-8 GLVC) at Southern Indiana (10-3, 10-3 GLVC)
Sat., Feb. 13, 2021 – 1 pm
Screaming Eagles Arena – Evansville, Ind. 
 
Live Coverage
Radio: JOCK 96.9 FM/99.9 FM/1060 AM
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Live Video: GLVCSN  
Live Stats: gousieagles.com
 
Panthers challenge East Division leading Southern Indiana
The Drury Panthers conclude their three-game road trip on Saturday, taking on Southern Indiana, the Great Lakes Valley Conference's East Division leaders. Tipoff is 1 pm in Evansville, Indiana.
 
The Panthers are 9-8 and winners of four straight after their 82-77 overtime win at McKendree on Thursday. Drury is in second place in the GLVC-West and is fifth overall in the league's Point Rating System used to determine the conference tournament field and seeding.
 
Southern Indiana is 10-3 and has won six in a row dating back to Jan. 14. The Screaming Eagles are ranked third overall in the GLVC's Point Rating System. Southern Indiana's last loss came at Indianapolis nearly a month ago, and while the Screaming Eagles have reeled off six straight wins, they also had a gap between Jan. 23 and Feb. 5 when they were quarantined with issues related to COVID-19.
 
Saturday's game will be the 25th meeting all-time between the two programs, and the series is tied at 12-12. Southern Indiana won the lone game between the two teams last year, 86-82, at Screaming Eagles Arena. Before that loss, the Panthers had won four straight from Southern Indiana.
 
Following Saturday's game, Drury returns home to host Indianapolis on Thursday for a 7:45 pm game at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Fabulous Februarys 
The Drury Panthers are accustomed to playing their best basketball down the stretch, and, once again, they are off to a strong start in the month of February. Drury is 4-1 so far this month after going 4-6 in January.
 
Last season, the Panthers went 8-1 in February, and in 2019, they completed the month with a perfect 7-0 record. Drury was 6-2 during the month for the 2018 season and the in the last four years have gone 25-4 during the month.
 
Under head coach Steve Hesser, the Panthers are 104-23 in the month of February.
 
League Leaders
Drury leads the GLVC in several stat categories:
- Assists, 17.1 apg
- Steals, 9 st pg
- Turnover Margin, +2.9
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 9-8 (9-8 GLVC)
Southern Indiana: 10-3 (10-3 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (17^th year, 352-143)
USI: Stan Gouard (1^st year, 10-3/12^th year, 214-114) 
 
Last Game
DU: Won at McKendree 82-77, OT (Thur.)
USI: Won vs Quincy 86-71 (Wed.)
 
Last Meeting
Southern Indiana 86 Drury 82 (Jan. 2, 2020, at USI)
 
All-Time Series
Tied, 12-12
 
Up Next
Drury vs Indianapolis – Thur., Feb. 18, 2021
7:45 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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