Panthers drop Maryville
Josh Hall
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Voices
No. 15 Drury overcame one lackluster opening half with an explosive final one to roll past Maryville 81-52 in a Great Lakes Valley Conference matchup here on Saturday afternoon.
After scoring just 26 points in the first half and trailing by three as a result, Drury put up 27 points in the first eight minutes of the second- and outscored Maryville 55-23 in the second half - to turn a deficit into the anticipated win. The Panthers picked up their seventh straight victory, improving to 17-3 overall and 10-1 in the GLVC.
The Saints, first-year GLVC members and in their second season of moving up from the NCAA-III level, fell to 2-19 and 0-12.
Drury hit just 35 percent from the field (11 of 31) in the first half, but bounced back with a 66-percent effort in the second half (21 of 32). The Panthers were just 4 of 16 from 3-point range, including 1 of 8 in the first half.
Chris Parks hit 8 of 10 shots and had 17 points and seven rebounds to lead six Panthers in double-figures. Dominique Long had 14 points, Alex Hall added 12 points, Brandon Lockhart finished with 11 points and Dennon Mitchell and Cable Hogue added 10 points each off the bench for Drury.
Lockhart also had a career-high six steals - a season-high for a Panther - and added five assists.
After scoring just 26 points in the first half and trailing by three as a result, Drury put up 27 points in the first eight minutes of the second- and outscored Maryville 55-23 in the second half - to turn a deficit into the anticipated win. The Panthers picked up their seventh straight victory, improving to 17-3 overall and 10-1 in the GLVC.
The Saints, first-year GLVC members and in their second season of moving up from the NCAA-III level, fell to 2-19 and 0-12.
Drury hit just 35 percent from the field (11 of 31) in the first half, but bounced back with a 66-percent effort in the second half (21 of 32). The Panthers were just 4 of 16 from 3-point range, including 1 of 8 in the first half.
Chris Parks hit 8 of 10 shots and had 17 points and seven rebounds to lead six Panthers in double-figures. Dominique Long had 14 points, Alex Hall added 12 points, Brandon Lockhart finished with 11 points and Dennon Mitchell and Cable Hogue added 10 points each off the bench for Drury.
Lockhart also had a career-high six steals - a season-high for a Panther - and added five assists.
Article last update: 2/2/10 at 8:38 PM CST
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