The Thunder men's basketball team played their first exhibition of the season against NCAA Division II, the Southwest Baptist University Bearcats on Tuesday night in Bolivar, Missouri. The Thunder kept up with the Bearcats for 29 minutes before being outpaced the final 11 minutes to drop the exhibition contest 83-51. Down 34-24 at the half, the Thunder started the second half with with a 5-2 stanza headed into the under-16 media timeout. The Thunder would find themselves down only nine with 11:20 left in the game. A 34-11 run by the Bearcats to end the game would be enough to put the Thunder away.

The Thunder shot 38.5% from the field, 26.1% from the three-point line, and 41.7% from the free throw line. The Thunder were lead by junior, Jaxon Hurla who had 11 points on 4-8 shooting from the field, to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore, Davis Rokey would have eights points and seven rebounds, while Micah Lovett, Xavier Lucas, and Cody Mericle would all have seven points apiece.

The Thunder will have another exhibition game after Thanksgiving when they travel to play the Fort Hays State University Tigers on Saturday, November 30th at 2:00 PM.

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