Drury Panthers (4-4, 0-2 GLVC) at Quincy Hawks (3-4, 0-2 GLVC)
Opponent	Quincy
Date  |  Tip	Saturday, Dec. 6  |  3 p.m.
Location  |  Site	Quincy, Ill.  |  Pepsi Arena (2,000)
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QUINCY, Ill. – Drury men's basketball will be looking to stop a four-game slide when it wraps up a three-game road swing Saturday (Dec. 6) against Quincy in a 3 p.m., Great Lakes Valley Conference contest at Pepsi Arena.

Drury (4-4, 0-2 GLVC) has dropped four consecutive contests after starting the season 4-0, including road setbacks at SBU (Dec. 1) and Truman State (Dec. 4) in its first two GLVC contests of the season. Quincy (3-4, 0-2 GLVC) also enters the game in search of its first conference win following home losses to Upper Iowa (Dec. 1) and Missouri S&T (Dec. 4).

DU and Quincy split two games last season, with the Panthers claiming a 90-72 victory in Quincy (Feb. 8) after the Hawks registered a 92-59 rout in Springfield (Dec. 5).

Fans may follow the action through the GLVC Sports Network (subscription required), where games will be streamed live throughout the regular season. New for the 2025-26 academic year, viewing access to live broadcasts from GLVC regular season and postseason contests will be available via monthly subscription ($30) or annual subscription ($140). Single-event access can also be purchased for $15. 

Audio broadcasts for all Drury men's basketball games in 2025-26 will be streamed online through the DU All-Access button via DruryPanthers.com. Fans may access the audio streams by visiting the 2025-26 schedule page for the Panthers and selecting the "Listen" link, or via the DU All Access button located on the home page.

SERIES HISTORY

• Drury brings a 31-24 overall series edge against Quincy into Saturday's game.
• The Hawks and Panthers split last year's season series, with Quincy running away with a 92-59 win in Springfield on Dec. 5, 2024, before DU returned the favor with a 90-72 win in Quincy on Feb. 8, 2025.
• Quincy has gotten the better of Drury in recent meetings, with the Hawks claiming six of the last seven games in the series dating back to 2019-20.

ABOUT QUINCY

• Quincy enters Saturday's game 3-4 overall and 0-2 in GLVC play under second-year head coach Brad Hoyt.
• The Hawks posted wins over Cedarville, Hannibal-LaGrange and Pittsburg State as part of their 3-2 start to the season.
• Like Drury, Quincy has dropped its first two GLVC contests this week, suffering a 96-92 overtime loss to Upper Iowa on Monday, before losing an 82-72 contest to No. 5 Missouri S&T on Thursday in Quincy.
• QU is averaging 81.4 points per game, while allowing 77.1 points through its first seven contests.
• The Hawks are shooting .511 as a team, led by Tiernan Stynes' 16.0 ppg average and .551 field goal percentage.
• Three additional Hawks are averaging double figures, led by Max Booher's 13.9 ppg average.
• Jakeb Wallingford leads the club in rebounding (7.0) and blocks (1.7) per game.

ABOUT DRURY

• Drury is coming off back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2019-21 after going 14-13 a year ago and 15-13 in 2023-24. 
• Now in his fifth season as head coach of the Panthers, Chris Foster brings a 52-64 record as DU's bench boss into Thursday's contest.
• The Ironton, Mo., native has compiled a 169-144 overall record in his 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach -- all at the NCAA Division II level within the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
• DU posted its first 4-0 start in six years, with wins over Ohio Dominican, Thomas More, Ecclesia and Ozark Christian.
• As a team, the Panthers are scoring at a 78.4 ppg clip, while allowing an average of 74.9 points per outing.
• Drury is paced by an offense that features three double-figure scorers, led by sophomore guard Colin Hardrick (15.9) and junior guard Zach Howell (15.6 ppg). 
• Howell is DU's leading returning scorer, while Hardrick earned GLVC All-Freshman and All-Defensive team honors last winter after averaging 10.2 points, 6.7 boards and 2.0 steals per outing.
• Junior guard Luke Stubbs has returned from an injury that sidelined him for the majority of the 2024-25 season, making five starts and averaging 5.8 points per outing to date.
• Several talented newcomers have contributed significantly in their first three weeks as Panthers: freshman KeShaun Thomas (15.3 ppg) has been a dominant force in the paint, scoring in double-figures in seven of the Panthers' eight games, including a pair of double-doubles; fellow rookie Keion Epps is averaging 8.2 points as the Panthers' fourth-leading scorer, in addition to a GLVC-best 6.2 assist-per-game average.

PANTHERS TABBED FIFTH IN GLVC PRESEASON POLL

• Drury was tabbed fifth in the GLVC 2025-26 Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Hardrick is Drury's lone returning All-GLVC performer after the Milwaukee native averaged 10.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and a league-best 2.0 steals per outing in 2024-25 to earn All-Freshman and All-Defensive Team honors.
• The Panthers went 9-11 to tie for ninth in the GLVC regular-season standings last season.
• Drury received 121 points in the poll, finishing behind preseason favorite Missouri S&T (196), Lincoln (174), UMSL (161) and Rockhurst (141).

PANTHER HOMECOMING

• Drury freshman KeShaun Thomas has made himself quite at home in the Panthers' starting lineup in just eight career games, but the Quincy native will experience a true homecoming Saturday when he returns for his first collegiate game in his hometown.
• Thomas was a mainstay for Quincy High School, shattering the school's career rebounding mark (938), including a school single-game record of 25 boards in a game last December.
• He helped QHS to a pair of Illinois 4A sectional titles and was a third-team All-State honoree, finishing his prep career with 1,447 points for the Blue Devils.
• As a Panther, Thomas has turned in a pair of 20+ point performances, including a 27-point, 10-rebound effort vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Nov. 25) and a 24-point outing Thursday at Truman State.
• Through his first eight games at DU, Thomas is averaging 15.3 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting .473 from the floor and a team-leading .838 from the foul line.

DRURY ON THE LEADERBOARD

• The Panthers rank among the GLVC's top clubs in a number of categories, including rebounding (37.9) and steals (10.0) per game, ranking second in each category.
• DU ranks third in blocked shots (3.5) and fourth in turnover margin (1.8).
• Individually, Epps' 6.2 assists per game is the top average in the GLVC.
• Howell leads the GLVC in steals (16) and ranks second in the conference (and 15th nationally) in three-point field goals made (24).
• Howell ranks fifth in the GLVC in three-point percentage (.414).
• Hardrick ranks fourth in the GLVC in total rebounds (57) and field goals made (47). 
• Aladji Gassama ranks fourth in the conference in total blocks (9).

LOOKING AHEAD
Following an 11-day layoff, the Panthers will return to action Dec. 17 with a 6 p.m. non-conference contest against Central Christian College at O'Reilly Family Event Center.

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