Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (13-12, 6-11) at Maryville Saints (11-12, 7-10)
Sat., Feb. 24, 2024 – 3 pm – Moloney Arena – St. Louis, Mo.     
 
Live Coverage
Radio- KICK 92.3 FM / 1340 AM
Live Audio- 923kick.com, TuneIn app
Live Video: GLVCSN (pay-per-view)
Live Stats: maryvillesaints.com
 
Drury faces Maryville in final regular season road test
Drury travels to St. Louis on Saturday to face Maryville for their final road game of the regular season. Tipoff is at 1 pm.
 
The Panthers are 13-12 and 6-11 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Drury will be looking to bounce back from a 90-72 loss at Missouri S&T on Thursday.
 
Maryville is 11-12 and 7-10 in the GLVC. The Saints have gone 7-6 at home and are coming off a 64-48 win at home over Southwest Baptist on Thursday. The 48 points allowed to the Bearcats marked a season low for Maryville.
 
Drury leads the all-time series 22-4 and won the earlier meeting this season, 71-62, on Jan. 11 in Springfield.
 
Logan Applegate leads the Panthers, averaging 14.4 points. The sophomore from Nevada ranks second in the GLVC in three-pointers, with 63, and he leads the GLVC in steals with 1.9 per game.
 
After Saturday's game, Drury heads into the final week of the regular season with two home games. The Panthers will host Upper Iowa on Thursday at 7:45 pm, then will host Truman State on Saturday at 1 pm in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
About the Saints 
Maryville ranks second in the GLVC in points allowed, surrendering just 68.4 points per game.
 
Luke Williams leads the Saints, averaging 11.7 points. Tutu Chisholm is Maryville's top rebounder and ranks seventh in the GLVC, averaging 6.7 per game. Dewayne Vass is third in the league field goal percentage (.597), is fifth in assists with 4.3 per game, and is fifth in steals (1.7 steals per game). Ari Jackson is fifth in the GLVC in three-pointers made with 52.
 
Previous Meeting 
Drury 71 Maryville 62 (Jan. 11 at DU)
-- Maryville led 30-26 at halftime
-- Logan Applegate scored a season-high 29 points on 9 of 13 shooting, he hit 6 of 9 three's, and was 5 of 6 from the free throw line
-- Juok Riak added 16 points and 7 rebounds
 -- Luke Williams led the Saints with 11 points
 -- Drury shot 45 percent, going 25 for 56, while Maryville went 23 for 58, shooting 40 percent
 
All-Time series  vs. Maryville
Drury leads the all-time series against Maryville 22-4 (officially, 21-4 after the NCAA vacated a win from Drury on Jan. 16, 2020). Drury won the earlier meeting against Maryville 71-62 on Jan. 11 in the O'Reilly Family Event Center.
 
The Saints won both games against the Panthers last year, winning 74-57 in Springfield and in St. Louis, 67-66. The Panthers won 13 straight against Maryville (on the floor) from 2013 to Jan. 3, 2021.
 
Drury's last game
Missouri S&T 90 Drury 72 (Thur. at S&T)
 -- Drury trailed 36-35 at halftime
-- The Miners outscored the Panthers 54-37 in the second half
-- Riley Naeger led Drury with 14 points and 7 rebounds
-- The Panthers had 18 turnovers
-- Ikenna Okeke had a game-high 27 points 10 rebounds for Missouri S&T
 
QUICK FACTS
Records  
Drury: 13-12 (6-11)
MU: 11-12 (7-10)
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (3^rd year, 32-47/10th year, 149-127)
MU: Jesse Shaw (5^th year, 47-53)
 
Last Game
Drury: Lost at Missouri S&T 90-72 (Thur.)
MU: Won vs. Southwest Baptist 64-48 (Thur.)
 
Streak
Drury: Lost 2
MU: Won 1
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 1-4
MU: 1-4
 
All-Time Series
Drury 22-4
 
Last Meeting
Drury 71 Maryville 62 (Jan. 11, 2024 at DU)
 
Next
Drury at Upper Iowa – Thur., Feb. 29, 2024
7:45 pm – O'Reilly Family Event Center
 
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