Panthers face Missouri-St. Louis for Homecoming

Drury Panthers Game Preview
Drury Panthers (7-17, 3-12) vs. Missouri-St. Louis Tritons (18-6, 10-6)
Sat., Feb. 12 – 3 pm – O’Reilly Family Event Center
 
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$12 (kids 12 and under FREE)
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Promotion
Homecoming
2013 Men’s Basketball National Championship celebration  
 
Drury takes on Missouri-St. Louis for Homecoming
The Drury Panthers host Missouri-St. Louis for Homecoming on Saturday at 3 pm in the O’Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Between the women’s and men’s game on Saturday, Drury will honor their 2013 National Championship team and host members of the team and coaching staff in a reception that is open to the public in The Lair of the O’Reilly Family Event Center.
 
Saturday’s game is a rematch of a Dec. 1 contest in St. Louis won by UMSL 86-63. The Tritons were ranked 18th in NCAA-II at the time.
 
Missouri-St. Louis is 18-6 and 10-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Tritons are coming off a loss on Thursday at Missouri S&T, 76-75. UMSL has lost three of their last four games and has gone 6-6 after starting the season 12-0.
 
The Panthers will look to snap a five-game losing streak on Saturday. Drury lost at home to Maryville, 74-57, and will look for their first win since beating at home William Jewell 72-60 on Jan. 19. The Panthers are 7-16 and 3-12 in the league.
 
After Saturday’s game, Drury travels to 7th ranked Indianapolis for a 6:30 pm (CST) contest.
 
All-Time Series
Drury is 27-13 all-time against Missouri-St. Louis. The Panthers lost the earlier meeting this season against the Tritons, falling 86-63 in St. Louis on Dec. 1. Drury won 11 straight against UMSL from Jan. 16, 2013 to Jan. 9, 2020, but Missouri-St. Louis has won the last three contests.
 
Last Meeting 
#18 UMSL 86 Drury 63 (Dec. 1, 2022 at UMSL)
 — The Panthers were held to 23 points in the first half and trailed 39-23 at the intermission
— Isiaha Fuller had a game-high 31 points for UMSL, the most points Drury has allowed to an individual this season
 — Fuller went 12 for 15 from the field, 2 of 3 from three-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the foul line
 — Quenton Shelton and Adam Moore both had 14 points to lead the Panthers
 — UMSL shot 59 percent going 34 for 58 from the floor
— Drury went 22 for 50 from field for 44 percent, but had 17 turnovers in the loss
 — The 23-point margin is Drury’s largest defeat of the season
 
Last Game 
Maryville 74 Drury 57 (Thur., at DU)
— The Panthers were held to a season-low 57 points
— Logan Applegate led Drury with 18 points
— Drury shot 37 percent hitting 24 of 65 shots and were just 3 for 5 at the free throw line
— Maryville hit 49 percent of their shots going 27 for 55 and was 11 for 24 from three-point range
— The Saints owned a 42-30 rebounding advantage
 
QUICK FACTS
Records
Drury: 7-16, 3-12
UMSL: 18-6, 10-6
 
Head Coaches
Drury: Chris Foster (2nd yr., 17-32/9th yr., 134-112)
UMSL: Bob Sundvold (10^th yr., 178-104/18^th yr., 300-212)
 
Streak
Drury: Lost 5
UMSL: Lost 2
 
Last 5 Games
Drury: 0-5
UMS: 2-3
 
All-Time Series
Drury 27-13
 
Last Meeting
UMSL 86 Drury 66 (Dec. 1, 2022 at UMSL)
 
Next Game
Drury at Indianapolis – Thur., Feb. 16
6:30 pm (CST) – Indianapolis, Ind.
 
 
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