The Thunder men's basketball team had their home opener on Tuesday night where they played host to the Central Christian College (KS) Tigers. The Thunder and Tigers met just under two weeks ago on October 31st in McPherson, KS where the Tigers would win at home, 81-66. The Thunder were looking to bounce back from that loss to get the home opening win. The Thunder would jump out to a 7-2 lead early in the first half before the Tigers would take the lead 10-9 with 15:30. The Thunder would fall behind by eight about half way through the first, but they would use a 10-0 run to take the lead back with 6:14 remaining in the half. With 1:50 left, the Thunder would lead by eight, but the Tigers would finish the half on a 6-0 run to cut the Thunder lead to two at the break. The Thunder would have their largest lead of the game at 57-47 with 11:58 remaining. With 8:22 remaining, the Thunder would have their last lead of the game. They would get within one multiple times but could not regain the lead and the Thunder would squander their lead and fall to the Tigers for the second time this season. The Tigers would shoot 26 more shots than the Thunder and the Thunder would turn it over 21 times. Senior, Hunter Hill would lead the Thunder in scoring with 19 points to go along with eight rebounds. The Thunder would shoot 47.9% from the field, 40.0% from the three-point line, and 62.5% from the free throw line. The Thunder fall to 0-4.

The Thunder host their own classic, the Manhattan Classic, over the weekend where they will play two NCCAA games. The will play on Friday, November 13th at 7:00PM against the Oak Hills Christian College Wolfpack and then Saturday, November 14th at 3:00PM against the Randall University Saints.

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