ROLLA, Mo. -- The last time Missouri S&T played at Gibson Arena, it left the floor sporting a three-game winning streak.  But after losing back-to-back games on the road over the last two weeks, the Miners will look to get back into the win column this weekend at home when it hosts McKendree and Missouri-St. Louis in Great Lakes Valley Conference contests.

The Miners will take on McKendree Thursday at 7:30 p.m., before UMSL comes to town for Saturday's 3 p.m. game on Military Appreciation Day at Gibson Arena.  Current or retired members of the military and their immediate families will be admitted to Saturday's game free of charge.  Following the UMSL game Saturday, the Miners head back to the road for three straight games beginning with a make-up game at 7:30 p.m. Monday against Lindenwood in St. Charles, Mo.

Missouri S&T enters play this week with records of 9-11 overall and 5-8 in the GLVC and is coming off a tough loss Saturday at Maryville, where it overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half to take the lead with under two minutes to play, only to fall on a basket by the Saints' Kelvin Swims with 13 seconds to play that sent the Miners to a 73-72 defeat.

S&T got a big day from Dylan Singleton (Lincoln, IL/Lincoln) in the loss, as he scored a career-high 21 points with a five-of-seven performance from three-point range. He was one of three Miners to score in double figures, with Julien Smith (Fort Worth, TX/Northwest) adding 14 points and Kaden Froebe (Lincoln, IL/Lincoln) 12.

Smith continues to lead the GLVC in scoring with an average of 20.2 points per game and has made 70 three-point baskets, the second-most in the conference behind the 71 made by Truman State's Masen Miller.  Smith is in a position to move among the top 10 for three-pointers in a season, needing just three more to reach that list.

Froebe comes into the game with an average of 11.4 points per game and leads S&T with 52 assists and 40 steals, while Alex Strating (Wassenaar, Netherlands/American School of the Hague) is scoring 10.7 points and has also dished out 50 assists.

ABOUT McKENDREE: The Bearcats bring records of 11-6 overall and 7-6 in the GLVC into Thursday's contest after they dropped an 88-83 decision in double overtime Monday to Southwest Baptist in Lebanon, Ill.  McKendree missed opportunities to win the game at the end of regulation and the first overtime period after SBU had tied the score on both occasions, then fell behind in the opening minute of the second overtime and never led again.

Bryson Bultman scored 25 points to lead the Bearcats and is currently second in the GLVC scoring race behind S&T's Julien Smith (Fort Worth, TX/Northwest) with an average of 19.8 points per game; he has led or led the team lead in scoring in 14 consecutive games, including outings of 32 poiints against Quincy and 30 against William Jewell along the way.  Bultman is shooting 51.8 percent from the field while also leading McKendree in assists with 62 while pulling down six rebounds per contest.

Brendon Gooch is the only other Bearcat that is averaging in double figures with his mark of 11.6 points per contest after posting 17 points on Monday.  McKendree has connected on 37.4 percent of its three-point shots this season and has made 8.5 per game, led by Oliver Stephen's 37.  Four Bearcats have made at least 23 three-point baskets on the year.

ABOUT MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS: The Tritons have been in a battle with Truman State for the top spot in the GLVC's Central Division, where they currently trail the Bulldogs by one-half game heading into the weekend.  UMSL played three games in four days over the past weekend, sandwiching wins over Drury and Rockhurst around a loss Saturday to Southwest Baptist.

UMSL, 15-6 overall and 9-5 in the GLVC, is paced by the trio of Marty Jackson, Yaakema Rose and Jose Grubbs, all of whom are averaging in double figures in the scoring column.  Jackson leads the way with an average of 17.3 points per game – good for fifth in the GLVC – while pulling down a team-high 6.1 rebounds per game and blocking 30 shots.  Rose, who is averaging 12.6 points per contest, leads the GLVC with 49 steals and has 55 assists on the season.

Grubbs leads the Tritons with 30 three-point field goals and is shooting 40 percent from beyond the arc as he is averaging 11.5 points per game.   UMSL is among the top defensive teams in the GLVC, allowing just 66.7 points per game and allowing teams to shoot just 41.8 percent from the field.

ABOUT LINDENWOOD: The Lions have had an up-and-down season and have lost their last four games, dropping them to 9-13 overall and 5-9 in the GLVC.  Lindenwood was outscored 47-24 in the second half Monday in its 83-57 loss at Indianapolis just over 48 hours after suffering a 75-74 loss to Drury.

Jacoby Ross leads the Lions in scoring with an average of 19.1 points per game – he has been among the GLVC scoring leaders all season and is currently fourth in that department – and had 20 in the loss Monday at UIndy.  Ross has led Lindenwood in scoring in six consecutive games and has a team-high 47 three-point baskets on the year.

Romelo Burrell is averaging 15.7 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per contest which is the third-best mark in the conference, while Kevin Caldwell is also in double figures with an average of 13.1 points per game and leads the Lions with 71 assists.  Ross, Caldwell and Brandon Trimble has combined to make 118 of the Lions' 156 three-point baskets this season.