Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (12-10, 5-9) vs. Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (10-13, 8-7), Thur., 7:45 pm
Drury Panthers (12-10, 5-9) vs. McKendree Bearcats (13-9, 7-8), Sat., 3 pm
 
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$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
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Promotion
Homecoming '24
 
Panthers return home to face UMSL and McKendree
Drury is back on their home floor for the first time in two weeks as they Missouri-St. Louis on Thursday and McKendree on Saturday at the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
The Panthers are 12-10 and 5-9 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Drury suffered two road losses last week, falling to William Jewell 80-57 on Saturday and at Rockhurst, 94-67 last Thursday.
 
Missouri-St. Louis, a team that reached the Elite Eight last year, is 10-13 and 8-7 in the GLVC. The Tritons have won two straight and are coming off a 61-55 win over Quincy on Saturday.
 
McKendree enters the week having won three straight and is 13-9 with a 7-8 mark in the conference. The Bearcats defeated Illinois Springfield 121-116 in three overtimes on Saturday in their last game. McKendree plays at Southwest Baptist on Thursday night before coming to Springfield for Saturday's game.
 
2022-23 Series vs. UMSL
UMSL 86 Drury 63 (Dec. 1, 2022 at UMSL)
-- The Tritons led 39-23 at halftime
-- Isaiah Fuller had 31 points, was 12 for 15 from the floor, 2 of 3 from three-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the free throw line for UMSL
-- Adam Moore and Quenton Shelton had 14 each to lead Drury
-- The Tritons shot 59 percent, going 34 for 58 from the field
 
Drury 69 UMSL 59 (Feb. 11, 2023 at DU)
-- Logan Applegate had a game-high 24 points for the Panthers
 -- Former Panther Victor Nwagbarachoa led the Tritons with 16 points
-- Drury forced 18 UMSL turnovers
 -- The Tritons went 4 for 18 from three-point range and were 4 for 8 from the free throw line
 
2022-23 Series vs. McKendree
Drury 75 McKendree 73 (Jan. 5, 2023 at DU)
-- Logan Applegate led Drury with 31 points, was 11 for 15 from the field, and 5 for 6 from three-point range
-- Bryson Bultman had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead McKendree
-- Drury trailed 36-33 at halftime
-- The Panthers forced 25 turnovers while only committing 10
 
McKendree 79 Drury 64 (Feb. 18, 2023 at McK)
-- Eric Powell II led McKendree with 20 points
-- Bryson Bultman added 16 for the Bearcats
-- Trey Lewis led Drury with 18 points
 -- McKendree shot 54 percent, going 31 for 57, and out-rebounded Drury 36-25
 
All-Time series  vs. UMSL
Drury is 28-13 on the court all-time against Missouri-St. Louis and 26-13 officially after the NCAA vacated two wins from the Panthers in the all-time series. The two teams split the season series last year, with Drury winning at home 69-58 on Feb. 11, 2023, and losing in St. Louis, 86-63, in St. Louis.
 
All-Time series  vs. McKendree
The Panthers are 16-7 all-time against McKendree. The two teams split the season series last year with Drury winning 75-73 at home on Jan. 5, and the Bearcats taking the game in Illinois, 79-64 on Feb. 18. The Panthers have won five of the last seven games between the two.
 
Drury's last game
William Jewell 80 Drury 57 (Sat. at WJ)
-- Drury trailed 40-29 at the half
-- Logan Applegate led the Panthers with 14 points
-- Jermaine Jordan had 25 points for William Jewell
 -- Drury's 33 percent shooting day was their second lowest field goal percentage of the year
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 12-10, 5-9
UMSL: 10-13, 8-7
McK: 13-9, 7-8
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (3^rd yr., 31-45 / 10th yr., 148-125)
UMSL: Bob Sundvold (11^th yr., 192-122 / 19^th yr., 316-230)
 
Streak
Drury: Lost 2
UMSL: Won 2
McK: Won 3
 
Last Game
Drury lost at William Jewell 80-57 (Sat.)
UMSL won vs Quincy 61-55
McK won vs Ill. Springfield 121-116 (3OT) (Sat.)
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 2-3
UMSL: 2-3
McK: 3-2
 
All-Time Series
Drury 28-13 vs. UMSL
Drury 16-7 vs. McK
 
Next Week
Drury at Missouri S&T, Thur. – 7:30 pm
Drury at Maryville, Sat., - 3 pm
 
 
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