Drury Panthers (5-8, 5-8 GLVC) vs. Lindenwood Lions (7-7, 7-7 GLVC)
Thur., Feb. 4, 2021 – 7:45 pm
O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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Drury returns home to face Lindenwood
After three straight games on the road, the Drury Panthers return home for a match-up with Lindenwood on Thursday at 7:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 5-8 and looking for their first win since Jan. 16. The Panthers lost at William Jewell on Tuesday 88-78 and enter Thursday's game in third place in the West Division of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
 
Lindenwood is 7-7 and coming off of a win on Saturday over West Division leader Southwest Baptist. The Lions knocked off the Bearcats 91-90 in double-overtime. Lindenwood is in third place in the Central Division.
 
Thursday's game is a rematch of a Dec. 20 game in St. Charles, Missouri, won by the Panthers 90-84. Drury trailed 47-45 at halftime but grabbed the lead early in the second half and held off the Lions down the stretch for a six-point road win. Conley Garrison led Drury with 26 points in that game, while TJ Crockett had 28 for Lindenwood.
 
The Panthers have won all three meetings against Lindenwood in their team history. In addition to this year's game, Drury handed the Lions an 83-62 loss in Springfield last year and won an encounter in 1993 when both teams were in the NAIA, 88-76 in Weiser Gym.
 
Lindenwood's TJ Crockett has been the GLVC Player of the Week three times this season and enters Thursday's game as the league's leading scorer averaging 26.4 points per game. The senior from University City, Missouri, is also shooting 49.8 percent from the field and hitting 36 percent of his three-point attempts.
 
Following Thursday's game, the Panthers are at home again on Saturday when they host Missouri-St. Louis. Tipoff is at 2 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Garrison tops 1,600 career points
Drury guard Conley Garrison became the 12th player in Drury's 111-year team history to surpass 1,600 career points. The senior from Bolivar also passed Tom Deffebaugh (1981-85) for 12th place on Drury's all-time scoring list after his 21 point performance on Tuesday at William Jewell.
 
Garrison enters his next game with 1,615 points in his career and is 18 away from match Roland Schultz (1967-71) for 11th all-time at Drury.
 
Garrison this year has moved up nine spots on Drury's career scoring list since the season started on Dec. 18.
 
Drury's All-Time Scoring List
1. Lonnie Holmes (1991-95), 2,341
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10. Kameron Bundy (2012-16) 1,770
11. Roland Schultz (1967-71) 1,633
12. Conley Garrison (2017-pres.) 1,615
13. Tom Deffebaugh ('81-'85) 1,598
14. Chris Mortellaro ('00-'04) 1,582
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 5-8 (5-8 GLVC)
Lindenwood: 7-7 (7-7 GLVC)
 
Head Coaches
DU: Steve Hesser (17^th year, 348-143)
LU: Kyle Gerdeman (2^nd year, 19-23)
 
Last Game
DU: Lost at William Jewell 88-78 (Tue.)
LU: Won vs Southwest Baptist 91-90, 2OT (Sat.)
 
Last Meeting
Drury 90 Lindenwood 84 (Dec. 20, 2020, at LU)
 
All-Time Series
Drury 3-0
 
Up Next
Drury vs Missouri-St. Louis -- Sat., Feb. 6, 2021
2 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center    
 
 
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