Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (3-6, 0-3) vs. Quincy Hawks (4-5, 2-1)
Sat., Dec. 10 – 3 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
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417-873-7000
 
Live Coverage
Radio- KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
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Promotion
O'Reilly Auto Parts Overflow the O'
Hall of Fame Day
 
Panthers host Quincy for Overflow the O'
The Drury Panthers host Quincy in their annual Overflow the O' game presented by O'Reilly Auto Parts. Before the game, Drury will introduce its Sports Hall of Fame induction class. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 pm.
 
The Panthers are coming off a 60-53 win over Quincy on Tuesday and carry a 3-6 record and an 0-3 mark in the Great Lakes Valley Conference record. Drury dropped league games last week to Missouri S&T at home, 82-79, in addition to Missouri-St. Louis, 86-63, and Maryville, 67-66 on the road.
 
Quincy is 4-5 and 2-1 in the GLVC. On Tuesday, the Hawks lost at home in a non-conference game, 63-59, to Grand Valley State. Prior to that, Quincy fell to Illinois Springfield 88-53 on the road. The Hawks won their first two league games with wins over Indianapolis (62-57) and Lewis (71-69).
 
Quenton Shelton enters Saturday's game leading the Panthers in scoring as the junior from Lebanon is averaging 12.2 points. Graduate transfer Adam Moore, who played four seasons at Quincy, is averaging 11 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Panthers.
 
After Saturday's game, the Panthers will be idle until Dec. 19, when they play at Southern Arkansas. Tipoff is at 5 pm in Magnolia, Ark.
 
All-Time Series
Drury is 30-20 all-time against Quincy. The Hawks have won the last two games between the two teams and won last year's lone meeting, 83-80, at Drury. The last win for the Panthers against Quincy was on Jan. 31, 2019 in an 86-59 victory at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Five of the last eight games between the two squads have been decided by a single possession.
 
Last Meeting  
Quincy 83 Drury 80  (Feb. 25, 2022 at DU)
-- The Panthers lost by three points in a game that was delayed by one day due to snowy and icy conditions
 -- Quincy led 48-36 at halftime
-- Quenton Shelton had 19 points to lead Drury and went 5 for 7 from three-point range
-- Paul Zilinskas led Quincy with 21 points going 8 for 12 from the field and 3 for 6 from three
-- Adam Moore, now with the Panthers, had 16 points and 8 rebounds for the Hawks
-- Drury went 7 for 11 from the free throw line, but the Hawks were just 5 for 10
 
Last Game 
Drury 60 Hannibal-LaGrange 53 (Dec. 6 at DU)
-- Drury led at halftime 29-27
-- Brock Wakefield and Adam Moore both had 10 points to lead the Panthers
-- DU shot 42 percent making 23 of 55 attempts and went just 7 for 25 from three-point range
-- The 60 points scored by the Panthers is a season low and is the first game they've won this season when scoring fewer than 80
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 3-6, 0-3
QU: 4-5, 2-1 
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (2nd yr., 13-22/9th y., 130-102)
QU: Steve Hawkins (11^th yr., 145-121/28^th yr., 436-383)   
 
Streak
Drury: Won 1
QU: Lost 2
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 1-4
QU: 2-3
 
All-Time Series
Drury 30-20
 
Last Meeting
Quincy 83 Drury 80 (Feb. 25, 2022 at DU)
 
Next Game
Drury at Southern Arkansas – Dec. 19, 2022
5 pm – Magnolia, Ark.
 
 
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