Drury boxscore in PDF

Despite 20 points from Trae Pemberton, the Maryville men's basketball team fell behind Drury early on and was never able to recover as the Panthers posted a 71-54 win at Moloney Arena. With the win, Drury stays tied for the lead in the Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division.
 
Drury scored the first seven points of the game before Pemberton scored back-to-back baskets. The Panthers used an 11-4 run to push their edge to double digits. The Saints were still down 10 before a layup by Saikou Jallow and a jumper by Armon Provo cut the deficit to 20-14. Drury settled for a 45-27 lead at halftime. Maryville shot 52.4 percent in the first half but hurt themselves with 13 turnovers.
 
The Saints trailed 48-27 until Max Mischkulnig hit a tough jumper, and Pemberton rattled in a 3-pointer to bring the deficit to 16. The Panthers pushed their edge back to 20 points before the Saints made a brief run. Provo and Grant Sims each hit one free throw, and Damyan Stoyanov grabbed an offensive rebound and had a stick back. Pemberton's two free throws pulled the Saints to 65-51 with more than five minutes to play, but that would be as close as Maryville could get.
 
Pemberton scored at least 20 points for the sixth time this season but was the only Saint in double figures. The Saints slip to 9-8 overall, 4-4 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Kameron Bundy led Drury (12-4, 6-2 GLVC) with 22 points.
 
Maryville is back in action Saturday, Jan. 24, as it hosts Missouri S&T in a 3 p.m. contest.