Drury Panthers (10-11, 5-8 GLVC) vs. Quincy Hawks (8-12, 3-9 GLVC)
Opponent	Quincy
Date | Tip	Thursday, Feb. 5 | 7:45 p.m.
Location  | Site	Springfield, Mo. | O'Reilly Family Event Center (2,850) | Drury University
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men's basketball returns to O'Reilly Family Event Center Thursday (Feb. 5) to open a busy weekend with a 7:45 p.m., Great Lakes Valley Conference contest against Quincy.

Drury (10-11, 5-8 GLVC) will attempt to bounce back from a 20-point road setback against Upper Iowa last weekend. The Panthers will also be looking to avenge a 72-55 road loss to Quincy on Dec. 6.

Quincy (8-12, 3-9 GLVC) also enters the weekend seeking to end a dry spell, as the Hawks have dropped four straight games dating back to Jan. 22.

The Panthers enter the weekend in the 11th position in the GLVC regular-season standings, just one-half game behind Truman State in the 10th spot; Quincy trails DU by 1.5 games with its 3-9 league mark.

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 31-25 overall series edge against Quincy into Thursday's game.
• The Hawks and Panthers split last year's season series, with Quincy winning a 92-59 contest in its last trip to Springfield on Dec. 5, 2024.
• The Hawks also claimed the first meeting of this season, a 72-55 decision in Quincy on Dec. 6. 
• Quincy has gotten the better of Drury in recent meetings, with the Hawks claiming seven of the last eight games in the series dating back to 2019-20.

ABOUT QUINCY

• Quincy enters Saturday's game 8-12 overall and 3-9 in GLVC play under second-year head coach Brad Hoyt.
• The Hawks have lost four straight contests, including an 84-58 home setback to SBU on Saturday.
• QU is averaging 73.4 points per game, while allowing 75.6 points through 20 games this season.
• The Hawks are shooting .459 as a team, led by Tiernan Stynes' 14.0 ppg average and 31 three-point field goals.
• Four additional Hawks are averaging double figures, led by Camren Kincaid's 13.8 ppg average.
• Ethan Bolton leads the club in rebounding (7.0), while Jakeb Wallingford contributes 6.2 boards and a team-best 1.4 blocks per game.

ABOUT DRURY

• Under fifth-year head coach Chris Foster, 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. 
• 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 an 82.4 ppg clip, while allowing an average of 78.6 points per outing.
• Drury is paced by an offense that features three double-figure scorers, led by junior guard Zach Howell (18.1 ppg) and sophomore guard Colin Hardrick (15.3). 
• 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 18 starts and averaging 8.5 points per outing to date.
• Several talented newcomers have contributed significantly in their first eight weeks as Panthers: freshman KeShaun Thomas (14.9 ppg) has been a dominant force in the paint, scoring in double-figures in 17 of the Panthers' 21 games, including four double-doubles; fellow rookie Keion Epps is averaging 6.3 points, in addition to his GLVC-best 5.4 assist-per-game average; redshirt freshman Isaiah Otyaluk has provided a lift in his first season at Drury as well, including four 20-point performances.
  

LAST TIME OUT

• A quick start by Upper Iowa and a balanced offense that featured five double-figure scorers powered the Peacocks to a 96-76 victory over the Panthers last Saturday in Fayette.
• The Peacocks knocked down their first seven field-goal attempts to build a double-digit lead and shot .556 (20-of-36) in the opening half to take control of the contest. 
• UIU's quick start resulted in an early 16-5 advantage, thanks in large part to a strong effort on the interior by the Peacocks, who scored 22 of their first 33 points of the afternoon in the paint.
• Jack Miller led all scorers with 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting, pacing a UIU offense that was in control throughout the afternoon; The Peacocks led for all but 50 seconds of the contest and shot 48-percent (36-of-75) from the floor in stopping a three-game skid.
• Zach Howell led DU with 20 points, while Colin Hardrick added 13 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Panthers.

HOWELL BY THE NUMBERS

• Junior guard/forward  Zach Howell has found his shooting touch in the new year, posting a team-best 20.3 ppg. average in DU's 10 January contests.
• Howell scored a game-high 33 points on 8-of-11 shooting from beyond the three-point arc, as well as a season-high 11 rebounds as part of his second career double-double in the Panthers' win at Lewis (Jan. 29).
• With that effort, the Springfield, Mo., product became the first Panther to record back-to-back 30+ point performances since the 2013 NCAA Division II Tournament, when Alex Hall scored 33 vs. USC-Aiken in the NCAA Elite Eight (March 28) and 35 against Western Washington in the Final Four (March 30).
• In Drury's 10 January games, Zach Howell averaged 20.3 points while shooting .508 (60-of-118) from the floor and .465 (33-of-71) from three-point range.
• Additionally, he knocked down 50-of-56 (.893) free-throw attempts in those same 10 games.
• Howell's .465 three-point percentage ranks as the best single-season mark by a Panther since Jason Montgomery's .477 in 2020-21.
• Howell's 72 three-pointers puts him on pace for 96 makes from beyond the arc during the regular season, which would rank fifth on DU's single-season list; it would also mark the most by a Panther since Conley Garrison's 105 makes in 2018-19.
• Howell leads all GLVC players in three-point field goal percentage (.465) and ranks second in three-point field goals made (72).
• Howell ranks third in the GLVC in total scoring (381) and fourth in free-throw percentage (.869).
  

PANTHERS IN THE RANKINGS

• The Panthers rank among the GLVC's top clubs in a number of categories entering the weekend, including the No. 2 blocked shot (3.7) and assist (15.5) per game averages in the conference.
• Drury also rated among the conference's best teams in scoring (82.4), turnovers forced (14.3) and offensive rebounds (12.2) per game, ranking third in those categories.
• The Panthers lead the GLVC and rank ninth nationally in total home attendance of 10,759 fans over their first 12 home contests this season at O'Reilly Family Event Center.
• Individually, Keion Epps' 5.4 assists per game leads the GLVC and ranks 20th nationally, while his 1.6 steals per game ranks 10th in the league.
• Zach Howell leads the GLVC and fourth nationally in three-point field goal percentage (.465); he also ranks fourth nationally in three-point field goals made (72), while his 1.5 steals per contest average rank eighth in the conference.
• KeShaun Thomas is sixth in the GLVC in field goal percentage (.484) and fifth in free throws made (95).
• Colin Hardrick ranks seventh in the GLVC in total steals (33) and ninth in total rebounds (139).
  

EPPS EXTRA HELPFUL

• Drury freshman Keion Epps has been the Panthers' top ball distributor all season, but the Springfield product has been particularly helpful since the start of 2026, averaging 5.2 assists (52 total assists) DU's 10 January contests.
• In the Panthers' 82-68 win at Maryville (Jan. 15), he handed out a career-best 10 assists, marking the first double-digit assist total by a Panther since Conley Garrison recorded 10 assists vs. Pittsburg State on Dec. 22, 2019.
• He followed that effort with nine more helpers at McKendree (Jan. 17), then handed out eight more in DU's win over Indianapolis (Jan. 23).
• Epps currently leads the GLVC in assists per game (5.4) and is on pace to rack up 129 helpers during the regular season; that figure would be the top season total by a DU player since Garrison handed out 149 assists in 2019-20.

LOOKING AHEAD
The Panthers host Truman State for a 3 p.m., GLVC contest Saturday (Feb. 7), which has been designated as Drury's annual Homecoming game, as well as the Panthers' Scarlet and Gray Out contest..

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