QUINCY, Ill. – With 2 seconds left in the contest, Hawks ball on the baseline.
Jamaurie Coakley inbound to
Paul Zilinskas, who spun and put a shot up. Coakley crashed the glass and beat the buzzer to defeat the Drury Panthers 84-83.
A game that saw the Hawks and Panthers exchange the lead 23 times over the 40 minute contest.
Overall, the Hawks shot 31 of 69 from the field, and 10 of 21 from beyond the arc.
Zion Richardson posted a career-high 25 points to lead QU in scoring on 9 of 14 from the field. Zilinskas also eclipsed the 20-point mark on 8 of 18 shooting.
Isaiah Foster, who made only his 4
th start of the season, reached double figures with 11 points.
The conference leading Hawks (11-6, 7-2 GLVC) travel to the nationally - ranked University of Missouri – St. Louis (14-3, 6-3 GLVC) Tritons on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. tip, looking for their first win at UMSL since February 16, 2008.
