The Thunder men's basketball team played their third exhibition against an NCAA Division II opponent on Saturday afternoon when they traveled to Hays, Kansas to play Fort Hays State University. The Thunder would face one of the best defensive teams at the Division II level and the Tigers would be just that on Saturday. The Thunder would fall behind 12-1 to start the game before hitting their first field goal to cut the lead to eight. The closest the Thunder would get back to the Tigers was 37-17 with 6:16 left in the half. The Tigers would take a 52-25 lead into the half. Another slow start to the second half would put the Thunder away and the Tigers would cruise to a 92-44 win. Freshman, Trayden Chambers would lead the Thunder with 12 points on 5-8 shooting from the field, while redshirt-sophomore, Peyton Torres would go 3-4 from the three-point line for nine points. The Thunder would shoot 28.0% from the field, 30.0% from the three-point line, and 83.3% from the free throw line.

The Thunder will play their final exhibition game of the season against NCAA Division I, the University of Tulsa. This is the first time the Manhattan Christian College Men's Basketball program has played a Division I opponent. This game will be on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:00PM in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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