ROLLA, Mo.  --  The Missouri S&T Men's Basketball team will play their home opener at 7:30pm tomorrow night, when NAIA comes to Gibson Arena. They play again on Saturday at 1pm against Central Christian College of the Bible.

Series History
The Miners have played both opponents just once school history. They hosted both games, defeating the Hannibal-LaGrange Trojans 68-54 in 1998 and beat the Central Christian Saints 141-52 in 2018.

About the Trojans
The Trojans are 2-2 so far this season, most recently beating Central Christian 82-58 at home last Tuesday. They also played at Quincy University last week in an exhibition game for them, falling 75-61 to the Hawks. The Trojans have changed things up from game to game in two of their starting positions, but Malakai Munoz, Josh Talton, and Kell Estep have remained consistent starters for them this season. Talton is leading the team in points per game right now at 15.0 ppg. The Trojans are coached by Jason Durst, who is in his 19th season holding the position.

About the Saints
The Saints are coming off an 89-81 victory over NCAA Division III Westminster College, improving their seasons' record to 2-3. Senior forward Quincy James Jr. led the Saints offense in that game with 27 points, gaining almost half of those points at the free throw line (13-of-15 FT%). The Saints are coached by Jack Defreitas who is in his 14th season with Central Christian.

About the Miners
The Miners are 1-0 after winning their season opener against Ohio Dominican by a score of 91-77 two weekends ago. In that game, junior forward Andrew Young (Ballwin, MO/Marquette) recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds to earn his first Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week award. The Miners 91 points against Ohio Dominican are the most point scored in a season opener by the Miners since the 2018-19 season, when S&T defeated Blackburn College 111-65.

What's Next
The Miners will enjoy a bye during Thanksgiving week before beginning conference-play the first week of December with home games against Lincoln, Upper Iowa, and Quincy.

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