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Opponent: Missouri Baptist
Time: Tuesday, December 3; 7:00 PM
Location: Meyer Sports Center; Bolivar, Mo.

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist continues their five game home stand by hosting Missouri Baptist on Tuesday. Tuesday's game will mark the final non-conference game prior to entering into MIAA play.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
SBU head coach Jeff Guiot in his tenth season on the Bearcat bench, where he has won three MIAA regular season titles, and compiled a 171-103 (.624) record. Coach Guiot is the winningest coach in SBU history, has led the 'Cats to an MIAA Tournament appearance each season, and has three NCAA Tournament appearances.

Ray Farrell is in his seventh year as the head coach of the Spartans. Farrell came to MBU after spending three years as the assistant head coach at Philadelphia Univeristy.

SBU leads the all-time series against MBU 12-1. The Bearcats claimed a 106-75 victory over the Spartans the last time these two teams met during the 2009-10 season.

Scouting the Bearcats
The Bearcats are coming off of their second 100 point performance of the season, defeating Barclay 109-40 last week.

The Bearcats are led in scoring by Desi Barmore who averages who averages 19.4 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game. Rashaad Brown-Peterson averages 17.6 points per game while Preston Guiot averages 12.8 points per game and 7.0 assists per game.

Scouting the Spartans
Missouri Baptist comes into the game against the Bearcats with an 0-8 record on the season. MBU's most recent defeat comes at the hands of Central Methodist University by a score of 82-68.

Missouri Baptist is led in scoring by Kalvin Lewis who averages 17.5 points per game, while three other Spartans also average in double figures: Chris Buzzell (15.5 ppg), Lau'Ren Jones (12.3 ppg), and Corey McKinney (11.6 ppg).