Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (7-11, 3-7) vs. Truman St. Bulldogs (8-10, 3-7)
Sat., Jan. 21 – 2 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
Coaches vs. Cancer / Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks 
 
Panthers return home to face Maryville
After two weeks of road games, the Panthers are back home on Thursday when they host Maryville for a 7:45 pm game at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Thursday's game is a rematch from a Dec. 3 contest in St. Louis, won by Maryville, 67-66, on a free throw with less than a second remaining. Drury tied the game with 10 seconds left on a lay-up by Brock Wakefield, and the Panthers appeared to push the game to overtime getting a blocked shot with four seconds left, then forced a missed attempt by Maryville on an in-bounds play. The Saints were awarded free throws, however, with 0.6 on the clock following a video review that resulted in Drury being called for a foul with less than a second remaining, and Jaeden Smith sank one of two free throws to break a 66-66 tie.
 
The Panthers are 7-15 and 3-11 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Thursday's game is Drury's first since an 81-73 loss at Missouri S&T on Feb. 2.
 
Maryville is 13-10 and 6-9 in the league. The Saints are coming off a 71-66 loss to William Jewell at home on Saturday.
 
Drury is back at home on Saturday when they host Missouri-St. Louis for Homecoming on Sat., Feb. 11 at 3 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
All-Time Series
Drury leads the all-time series against Maryville 20-4. The Saints won the earlier meeting this season with a 67-66 victory of the Panthers on Dec. 3 in St. Louis. Maryville has won two of the last three head-to-head games, but Drury won 14 straight against the Saints from Jan. 24, 2013 to Jan. 3, 2021. The Panthers are 9-0 against Maryville in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Last Meeting 
Maryville 67 Drury 66 (Dec. 3, 2022 at MU)
-- Jaeden Smith made one of two free throws with 0.6 seconds left to give the Saints the win at home
-- The Panthers trailed 39-32 at halftime, then outscored Maryville 34-28 in the second half
-- Adam Moore led Drury with 13 points, while Quenton Shelton added 12
-- Maryville's Ari Jackson led all scorers with 19 points
 -- The Saints shot 50 percent going 27 for 54 from the field and 9 for 17 at the foul line
 -- Drury made 44 percent of their shots hitting 25 of 57 attempts and 9 of their 25 threes
 
Last Game 
Missouri S&T 81 Drury 73 (Feb. 2 at S&T)
 -- Drury came from 11 down early in the second half to within one on three different occasions, but the Miners never reliquished the lead
-- Riley Naeger led Drury with 22 points
-- Adam Moore had 9 points and 9 rebounds
-- Missouri S&T shot 57 percent going 35 for 62
 -- The Panthers shot 51 percent, shooting 29 for 57
-- Drury had 18 turnovers
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 7-15, 3-11
MU: 13-10, 6-9
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (2nd yr., 17-31/9th yr., 134-111)
MU: Jesse Shaw (2^nd year, 25-27)
 
Streak
Drury: Lost 4
MU: Lost 1
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 1-4
MU: 2-3
 
All-Time Series
Drury 20-4
 
Last Meeting
Maryville 67 Drury 66 (Dec. 3, 2022 at MU)
 
Next Game
Drury vs. Missouri-St. Louis – Sat., Feb. 11
3 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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