Panthers at Illinois Springfield for middle game of road trip, Sat., 3 pm

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Drury Panthers (6-9, 2-5) at Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars (10-5, 4-3)
Sat., Jan. 14 – 3 pm – Springfield, Ill.
 
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Drury travels to Illinois Springfield in middle game of road trip
Fresh off of an overtime win at Lewis on Thursday, the Panthers continue their three-game, six-day road trip on Saturday at Illinois Springfield.
 
Drury is 6-8 and 2-5 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after a 79-78 overtime victory at Lewis. The Panthers enter Saturday’s game winners of three of their last four contests.
 
Illinois Springfield also won in overtime on Thursday as they edged Southwest Baptist 63-61 at home. The Prairie Stars are 10-5 and 4-3 in the GLVC.
 
Drury concludes the road trip on Monday when they travel to Quincy for a 7:30 pm.
 
Logan’s Run
Drury guard Logan Applegate has scored at least 20 points in each of his last three games and in four of the last five contests. The freshman from Nevada, Missouri, had 22 points on Thursday at Lewis. He had 24 points against Indianapolis on Jan. 7, and 31 in Drury’s win over McKendree on Jan. 5. Applegate had 14 against St. Mary on Dec. 31, and broke out for 26 at Southern Arkansas on Dec. 19. He is averaging 23.4 points during the last five games and 11.6 for the season. 
 
All-Time Series
Drury leads the all-time series against Illinois Springfield 14-3. The two teams split last year’s games, with the home team winning both times. The Prairie Stars took the game on their court 80-76 and the Panthers won the contest at The O’, 62-61.
 
Last Year’s Series 
Illinois Springfield 80 Drury 76 (Jan. 6, 2022)
— Drury trailed 41-30 at halftime
— The Panthers went on a 16-0 run in the second half and tied the game at 48-48 with 12:30 remaining
— Quenton Shelton scored 29 points to lead Drury, still his current career-high
— Chase Robinson had 20 points and 9 rebounds to lead the Prairie Stars
— Jack Weber added 19 for UIS
 
Drury 62 Illinois Springfield 61 (Feb. 26, 2022)
— Victor Nwagbarachoa hit a 15-foot shot at the buzzer to give the Panthers a one-point win at home in a game that ended the regular season
— Just like the first meeting, Drury trailed by 11 at halftime, this time 36-25
— Quenton Shelton had 19 points for Drury going 7 for 12 from the field and 3 for 5 from three-point range
— Nwagbarachoa finished with 8 points and 10 rebounds
 — Stars forward Chase Robinson led all scorers with 24 points
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 6-9, 2-5
UIS: 10-5, 4-3
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (2nd yr., 16-25/9th yr., 133-105)
UIS: Matt Brock (4^th yr., 44-48/8^th yr., 130-89)
 
Streak
Drury: Won 1
UIS: Won 1
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 3-2
UIS: 2-3
 
All-Time Series
Drury 14-3
 
Last Year’s Series
Illinois Springfield 80 Drury 76 (Jan. 6 at UIS)
Drury 62 Illinois Springfield 61 (Feb. 26 at DU)
 
Next Game
Drury at Quincy – Mon., Jan. 16
7:30 pm – Quincy, Ill.
 
 
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