The Drury Lady Panthers defeated Lewis 67-63 to win their fourth Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament championship at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana on Sunday.
Drury, the top seed in the tournament, improved to 28-3. Lewis, seeded third in the GLVC bracket, fell to 23-8.
The game was a nail-biter as neither team held more than a six-point lead. The contest was tied 15-15 at the end of the first quarter and Drury took a 30-29 lead into halftime. Lewis outscored Drury 19-14 in the third quarter to give the Lady Panthers their first fourth-quarter deficit since Feb.