Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (8-5, 1-4) vs. Maryville Saints (4-7, 0-5)
Thur., Jan. 11, 2024 – 5:45 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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Live Video
Live Stats
 
Drury continues homestand against Maryville 
The Drury Panthers play the second game in a three-game homestand on Thursday against Maryville. Tipoff is at 5:45 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Drury is 8-5, 1-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and has won six of their seven home games this season. The Panthers are coming off an 89-79 win over Rockhurst on Saturday.
 
Maryville is seeking its first GLVC win of the year and is 4-7 with a 0-5 mark in the conference. The Saints have lost their last two games and fell at Indianapolis 74-52 on Saturday.
 
Juok Riak leads the Panthers, averaging 15.2 points, and is shooting .686 from the field. Riek Riek is coming off a double-double as the 6'9" forward had 14 points and 14 rebounds against Rockhurst on Saturday.
 
Drury leads the all-time series against Maryville 21-4, but the Saints won both games against the Panthers last year, winning 67-66 in St. Louis on Dec. 3 and 74-57 in Springfield on Feb. 9.
 
Following Thursday's game, Drury concludes their homestand on Saturday as they take on Missouri S&T at 1 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
About Maryville
Despite being 4-7, the Saints are still outscoring their opponents, 69.2 to 68.5. Maryville is also shooting .458 from the field while holding the opposition to .439, and they have a +2.4 turnover margin.
 
Dewayne Vass leads the team in scoring, averaging 12.9 points, and he is shooting .629 from the field. Luke Williams is averaging 11.5 points for the Saints. 
 
2022-23 Series
Maryville 74 Drury 57 (Feb. 9, 2023 at DU)
-- Jaeden Smith led Maryville 18 points with all of his points coming from three-point range as he went 6 for 11 from behind the arc
-- Logan Applegate also had 18 points for Drury
-- Maryville went 11 for 24 from three-point range, while the Panthers were 6 for 27 from long range
 
Maryville 67 Drury 66 (Dec. 3, 2022 at MU)
-- The Saints made a free throw with 0.6 seconds left to win
-- Ari Jackson led the Saints with a game-high 19 points
 -- Adam Moore had 13 points to lead the Panthers
-- Maryville went 9 for 17 from three-point range and was 50 percent from the field going 27 for 45
 
All-Time series
Drury leads the all-time series against Maryville 21-4 (officially 20-4 with a Drury win on Jan. 16, 2020 vacated by the NCAA). The Saints have won the last two games head-to-head and three of the last four. The Panthers won 14 straight against Maryville (on the floor) from 2013 to Jan. 3, 2021. The Saints won both contests against Drury last year, winning 74-57 in Springfield, and 67-66 in St. Louis.
 
Drury's last game
Drury 89 Rockhurst 79 (Sat. at DU)
 -- Drury shot 56 percent from the field going 31 for 55
-- The Panthers out-rebounded Rockhurst 41-27
-- Riek Riek had a double-double for Drury scoring 14 points and grabbing 14 rebounds, both season-high totals
-- Quenton Shelton and Adam Moore both had 16 points for the Panthers
-- Timaris Brown led the Hawks with 28 points
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 8-5, 1-4
MU: 4-7, 0-5
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (3^rd yr., 27-40  / 10th yr., 144-120)
MU: Jesse Shaw (4^th yr., 40-48)  
 
Streak
Drury: Won 1
MU: Lost 2
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 3-2
MU: 1-4
 
All-Time Series
Drury 21-4
 
2022-23 Series
Maryville 74 Drury 57 (Feb. 9, 2023 at DU)
Maryville 67 Drury 66 (Dec. 3, 2022 at MU)
 
Next Game
Drury vs. Missouri S&T, Sat., Jan. 13, 2024
1 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
 
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