The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team won an important home conference game against a tough Drury Panther team. UIS improves to 11-4 overall, with a 4-1 record in the GLVC. Drury falls to 7-5 overall, with an 0-4 mark in conference play. 

Game Summary

• It was a back-and-forth affair both halves

• UIS led for the majority of the game, over 25 minutes worth

• Drury kept chipping away in the second half, where they took a lead with 5:11 left in the game

• UIS opened up a slight gap, but the Panthers refused to go down without a fight

• Layups by Khalil Ross and Jack Weber in the final 1:35 of action was enough for a Prairie Star victory, 79-75

From the Box Score

• Three Stars finished with double-digit points on the night

• Jordan Rice was UIS's leading scorer with 21 points on 8-for-17 from the field, including 5-for-8 mark from three

• Jack Weber was close behind with 18 points, also going 8-for-17 from the field

• Max Kunnert recorded 13 points 

• Jordan Rice and Jacob Hanna led the Stars with 6 rebounds

• Drury outrebounded UIS 34-29, but the Prairie Stars pulled in 12 offensive boards compared to Drury's 10

• UIS shot 30-for-64 (46.9%) from the field, including 10-for-19 (52.6%) from three point range

• Drury shot 31-for-58 (53.4%) from the field, including a 6-for-16 (37.5%) mark from behind the arc

Around the GLVC

UMSL, Lewis, Upper Iowa, Rockhurst, William Jewell, and Indianapolis joined UIS in the win column on Wednesday night. Indianapolis is currently 4-0 in conference play and leads the GLVC. UIS and UMSL follow close behind with a 4-1 record in GLVC play. 

Up Next

UIS continues conference play with an away game against William Jewell on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.