Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (6-11, 2-7) vs. William Jewell Cardinals (9-8, 6-3)
Thur., Jan. 21 – 7:45 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
Order Online
417-873-7000
 
Live Coverage
Radio- KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Live Audio- www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video
Live Stats
 
Promotion
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Night
 
Drury returns home to face William Jewell
After a three-game, six-day stretch on the road, the Drury Panthers are back in the O'Reilly Family Event Center on Thursday to host William Jewell at 7:45 pm.
 
The Panthers went 1-2 on the road trip with a 79-78 overtime win at Lewis, followed by a loss at Illinois Springfield, 81-58, then a last-second loss at Quincy, 84-83, on Monday. Drury is 6-11 and 2-7 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
 
William Jewell is 9-8 and 6-3 in the GLVC. The Cardinals have won their last two games, defeating Rockhurst on Monday 79-73 in Kansas City and Truman State on the road 73-64 last Thursday. William Jewell has won three of their four games since Jan. 1.
 
Drury is led by Logan Applegate as the freshman from Nevada, Missouri, is averaging 12.1 points and 21.3 points in his last seven games.
 
Jordan Jermain leads the Cardinals with a 15.6 points per game average and he is a 44 percent shooter from three-point range, having hit 42 of his 96 tries.
 
Following Thursday night's game, the Panthers are back on their home court on Saturday to host Truman State at 3 pm. 
 
All-Time Series
Drury leads the all-time series 43-36 in a rivalry that dates back nearly a century. The two teams split the season series last year, with the Panthers winning at home 72-65 and William Jewell taking the game on their floor 68-58.
 
Drury is 13-7 against the Cardinals since William Jewell joined the GLVC in 2011-12.
 
2021-22 Season Series 
William Jewell 68 Drury 58 (Jan. 13, 2022 at WJ)
-- Drury went 23 for 62 from the field (37 percent), but made just 5 of 23 three-point attempts
-- William Jewell made 10 three's on 29 attempts
-- Trey Shannon led the Cardinals with 20 points
 -- Riley Naeger and Victor Nwagbarachoa both had 12 points for Drury
 
Drury 72 William Jewell 65 (Feb. 7, 2022 at DU)
-- Drury led 44-35 at halftime
-- Quenton Shelton had 16 points to lead Drury going 6 for 12 from the field and 4 for 10 from three-point range
-- Jordan Jermain led the Cardinals with 22 points
-- The Panthers had just 6 turnovers
 
Last Game 
Quincy 84 Drury 83 (Mon., at QU) 
 -- Quincy's Jamauire Coakley tipped in a shot at the buzzer to give Quincy a one-point win
-- Logan Applegate led the Panthers with 18 points, including 15 in the second half
-- Drury led for 19 minutes of the second half but their largest lead was 9 points
 -- The game featured 23 lead changes and 12 ties
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 6-11, 2-7
WJ: 9-8, 6-3
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (2nd yr., 16-27/9th yr., 133-107)
WJ: Chris McCabe (4^th yr., 39-57) 
 
Streak
Drury: Lost 2
WJ: Won 2
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 2-3
WJ: 3-2
 
All-Time Series
Drury 43-36
 
2021-22 Series
William Jewell 68 Drury 58 (Jan. 13, 2022 at WJ)
Drury 72 William Jewell 65 (Feb. 7, 2022 at DU)
 
Next Game
Drury vs. Truman St. – Sat., Jan. 23
3 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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