Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (5-2, 0-1) at Indianapolis Greyhounds (3-4, 1-0)
Sat., Dec. 2, 2023 – 2 pm (CST) – Nicoson Hall – Indianapolis, Ind.     
 
Live Coverage
Radio- KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Live Audio- www.923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN (pay-per-view)
Live Stats: athletics.uindy.edu
 
Drury travels to Indianapolis to wrap up road trip 
Drury plays their second game on the road this week as they travel to Indianapolis on Saturday at 2 pm (Central).
 
The Panthers are 5-2 and 0-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after a Thursday loss at Lewis, 75-64.
 
The Greyhounds, the preseason favorite in the GLVC coaches' poll, is 3-4 and 1-0 in the conference after opening their league with a home win over Southwest Baptist, 67-50.
 
Indianapolis went 26-5, 17-3 in the league last year, won the GLVC regular season title and advanced to the NCAA-II Tournament. They are 10-9 all-time against Drury and won both contests between the two teams last year.
 
The Panthers enter Saturday's game, averaging 82 points per game and shooting .512 from the field. Drury is also connecting for a .402 clip from three-point range.
 
Following Saturday's game, the Panthers return home for a non-conference contest on Tuesday against the University of the Ozarks. Tipoff is at 5:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
About Indianapolis
Indianapolis was voted the preseason favorite in the GLVC preseason coaches poll and was ranked fifth in the season-opening NCAA-II national rankings. The Greyhounds started the season splitting their first two games in Owensboro, Kentucky, falling to Wisconsin Parkside, 79-71, then winning at Kentucky Wesleyan, 64-60.
 
The Greyhounds are led by Jesse Bingham, who is averaging 13.9 points and 2.8 steals.
 
2022-23 Series
Indianapolis 76 Drury 65 (Feb. 16, 2023 at UIndy)
 -- Kendrick Tchoua led all scorers with 27 points and added 14 rebounds
 -- Jesse Bingham added 23 points
 -- Quenton Shelton led the Panthers with 20 points
 -- The Greyhounds went just 3 for 17 from three-point range, but shot 54 percent from the field overall
 
Indianapolis 89 Drury 76 (Jan. 7, 2023 at DU)
 -- Logan Applegate came off the bench for Drury to lead all scorers with 24 points
 -- Jesse Bingham had 23 points and Bruno Williams added 22 for the Greyhounds
 -- Indianapolis shot 55 percent from the field going 29 for 53
 -- The Panthers made 13 three's, going 13 for 29 from long-distance
 -- UIndy had a 37-24 rebounding advantage
 
All-Time series
Indianapolis leads the all-time series against Drury 10-9. The Greyhounds have won the last four games against Drury and won both contests last year. The Panthers last win over Indianapolis was on March 7, 2019, 71-65, in the GLVC Quarterfinals in Edwardsville, Illinois. The postseason win for Drury is their only win over the Greyhounds in the last eight games.
 
Drury's last game
Lewis 75 Drury 64 (Thur. at LU)
 -- Drury trailed Lewis 45-22 at halftime
 -- The Panthers rallied and pulled within five points of the lead with 5:19 remaining but could get no closer down the stretch
 -- Drury outscored the Flyers 42-30 in the second half
 -- Quenton Shelton led the Panthers with 18 points, scoring all of them in the second half
 -- Jamere Hill had 28 points to lead Lewis
 
QUICK FACTS
Records  
Drury: 5-2 (0-1)
UIndy: 2-3 (1-0)
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (3^rd year, 24-37/10th year, 141-116)
UIndy: Head Coach: Paul Corsaor (3rd year,  59-34)
 
Last Game
Drury: Lost at Lewis 75-64 (Thur.)
UIndy: Won vs. Southwest Baptist 67-50 (Thur.)
 
Streak
Drury: Lost 1
UIndy: Won 1
 
Last 5 Games
Drury 3-2
UIndy: 2-3
 
All-Time Series
Indianapolis 10-9
 
2022-23 Series
Indianapolis 76 Drury 65 (Feb. 16 at UIndy)
Indianapolis 89 Drury 76 (Jan. 7 at DU)
 
Next
Drury vs. Univ. of the Ozarks – Tue., Dec. 5
5:45 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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