FHSU Sports Information Department
The Fort Hays State men’s basketball squad hits the road for the first time this season with games at Central Missouri and Southwest Baptist. FHSU opened the year with a nine-game home stand and currently sits at 7-2 overall and 1-2 in the MIAA. FHSU tangles with No. 15 ranked Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Mo., on Thursday (Dec. 17) at 7:30 pm, then heads to Bolivar, Mo., on Saturday (Dec. 19) for a 3:30 pm contest with Southwest Baptist.
The Tigers picked up their first win in MIAA play this year on Saturday (Dec. 12) with an 84-75 win over Nebraska-Kearney. Dom Samac scored a career-high 28 points in the victory, while Rob Davis added 20. Fort Hays State as a team leads the MIAA in field goal percentage (.502) and 3-point field goal percentage (.432).
The Tigers look to snap a three-game losing streak in Warrensburg, with its last win there in 2009-10. UCM has won the last two meetings between the teams overall. Central Missouri won last year’s only meeting, 80-71 in Hays, as the No. 6 ranked team in the nation. UCM enters Thursday’s contest at 8-1 overall and 2-1 in the MIAA.
FHSU looks for its second-straight win in Bolivar against Southwest Baptist on Saturday. The Bearcats enter at 6-3 overall and 2-2 in the MIAA. SBU won last year’s only meeting with FHSU by a slim 72-70 margin in Hays on a buzzer beater. The teams meet twice in the regular season this year.