SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury Panthers pulled away in the second half for a 76-65 win over Maryville on Saturday at the O’Reilly Family Event Center in Springfield.
Drury improved to 12-6 and 6-6 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference while dropping the Saints to 4-15 and 0-12 in the league.
The Panthers led 36-33 at halftime but methodically added to their lead in the second half, and Asa Hutchinson’s lay-up with 5:57 remaining gave Drury an 11-point advantage, 63-52. The Panthers led by as much as 15 down the stretch.
Hutchinson’s basket was part of a team-high 17-point effort as the sophomore went 6 for 8 from the field and led Drury in scoring for the second-straight game. Hutchinson had 19 points on Thursday against Missouri S&T.
“We did some good things attacking their defense,” said Drury head coach Steve Hesser. “We were a lot better attacking it than we were two weeks ago in St. Louis when we made 18 three’s but only won by five. There are stretches in the game when we’re a lot better in some areas, but we’ve got to extend it.”
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