The men's basketball team jumped out to a 2-0 conference start after knocking off Emmaus Bible College 104-64 on Friday and Faith Baptist Bible College 86-56 on Saturday afternoon at the MCCC Classic. In Friday's contest vs Emmaus the Thunder were paced by senior guard, Micah Lovett, and sophomore guard, Vacario Triplett, with 17 points each. As a team, MCC out rebounded the Eagles by 22 and racked up 19 assists. Saturday's game against the host, Faith Baptist Bible College, saw MCC jump out to a quick 7-0 lead. For much of the first half the game was then back and forth before the Thunder finished the half on an 18-0 run over the last 4:50. The Thunder would slowly stretch the 17 point halftime lead to 30 by the time the game ended. Seniors Micah Lovett and Dyelan Reed along with Sophomore Jaxon Hurla paced the Thunder with 13, 12 and 11 respectively. 

"After a tough first semester it was good to see the guys jump out to a 2-0 mark in conference play. The process with this group has been a fun one and I'm excited to see where we can go from here," commented Head Coach Jordan Strom.

MCC will be on the road this Thursday at Randall University. The Saints beat the Thunder in Manhattan in November by three. MCC will then return home on Saturday for the first conference home game of the year as they play host to Central Christian College of the Bible, who also has started conference play at 2-0.