Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (8-18, 4-14) vs. Illinois Springfield (17-9, 11-7)
Thur., Feb. 23, 2023 – 7:45 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
Tickets
$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
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Promotion
Senior Week
 
Panthers home vs. Illinois Springfield
Drury enters the final week of the regular season with two home games as they host Illinois Springfield on Thursday and Lewis on Saturday.
 
The Panthers are 8-18 and 4-14 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and will be looking to bounce back from two road losses last week. Drury fell to Indianapolis, now ranked fourth in NCAA-II, 76-65, last Thursday and at McKendree, 79-64, on Saturday. DU won their last home game in a 69-58 victory over Missouri-St. Louis on Feb. 11.
 
Illinois Springfield is 17-9, 11-7 in the GLVC, and is in third place in the league standings. The Prairie Stars have already set a program record for conference wins since joining the GLVC in 2009-10, and they are having their best season since joining NCAA-II.
 
Thursday's game is the second meeting between the two teams this season, as Illinois Springfield won the earlier contest, 81-58, on Jan. 15 in Springfield, Illinois.
 
After Thursday's game, the regular season ends on Saturday as Drury hosts Lewis at 1 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Bombs Aways
Thursday's game features the top two three-point shooting teams in the GLVC. Illinois Springfield leads the conference averaging 10 made threes per game. Drury is right behind, hitting 9.3 threes per contest. Both teams are in the middle of the league in three-point percentage, with the Prairie Stars at .364 from long-range, while the Panthers have a .360 percentage from behind the arc.
 
All-Time Series
Drury leads the all-time series against Illinois Springfield 14-4. The Prairie Stars defeated the Panthers earlier this season, 81-58, on Jan. 14 at UIS. The two teams split last year's games, with the home team winning both times. The Prairie Stars took the game on their court 80-76 and the Panthers won the contest at The O', 62-61.
 
Last Meeting 
Illinois Springfield 81 Drury 58 (Jan. 14, 2023, at UIS)
-- Illinois Springfield led 42-31 at halftime
-- Four Prairie Stars scored in double-figures, led by Jack Weber with 14 points and Jordan Rick with 13
-- UIS shot 49 percent, hitting 28 of their 57 attempts, and they hit 10 threes, going 10 for 24 from behind the arc
-- Logan Applegate had 14 points and had a season-high eight rebounds
 -- The Prairie Stars had a 42-31 rebounding advantage
 
Last Game 
McKendree 79 Drury 64 (Sat., at McK)
 -- McKendree led 37-31 at halftime
-- Trey Lewis led Drury with a career-high 18 points
-- Eric Powell II had a game-high 20 points for McKendree
-- Riley Naeger added 15 points and 6 rebounds for Drury
-- McKendree shot 54 percent from the field, going 31 for 57
-- The Bearcats had a 36-25 rebounding advantage
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 8-18, 4-14
UIS: 17-9, 11-7
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (2nd yr., 18-34/9th yr., 135-114)
UIS: Matt Brock (4^th yr., 51-52/8^th yr., 137-93)
 
Streak
Drury: Lost 2
UIS: Won 3
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 1-4
UIS: 4-1
 
All-Time Series
Drury 14-4
 
Last Meeting
Illinois Springfield 81 Drury 58 (Jan. 14, 2023 at UIS)
 
Next Game
Drury vs. Lewis – Thur., Feb. 25
1 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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