Bolivar, Mo. – The Bearcats extended their winning streak Saturday afternoon, defeating Missouri S&T for the second time this season. SBU dominated the Miners 88-61 to improve to 9-2 (9-2 GLVC), handing the visitors their 10^th loss on the year.
 
SBU jumped to a quick 6-0 lead in the first two and a half minutes. With 13:35 on the clock, Missouri S&T made a free throw to make the score 11-16 in favor of SBU. Tyler Williams then scored 7 straight, back-to-back dunks assisted by Mitch Ganote, and a three pointer in the corner. After a three by the Miners, Brady Smith and Juan Morales both hit three's to extend the lead to 29-13 just under 10 minutes into the game. SBU continued to pour on the offense and played extremely tight defense, building a 26 point lead at the half.
 
The visitors scored the first three points of the second half, but Joe Miller responded by nailing a three. A few minutes later, Quinn Nelson made a three to make the lead 29 points. Tyler Williams hit a three at 14:36 to build the lead to 30 for the first time in the game. Just under 5 minutes left on the clock, Nico Aguirre found Ricky Crawford Jr. for the three helping SBU to their largest lead of the game at 34 points. Houston Johnson capped off the game with a layup to make the final score 88-61.
 
Tyler Williams was outstanding in the win, dropping a career high 24 points on 9-11 shooting, including 5-6 from three. Jalil Beaubrun had a game-high 8 rebounds. Although he didn't score, Mitch Ganote made an impact in other areas, grabbing 7 rebounds and dishing 7 assists, also snagging 2 steals. The team shot 50.0% from the field and 56.0% from three, holding the Miners to 18-56 shooting from the field (32.1%) and 4-17 (23.5%) from three.
 
In their next matchup, the Bearcats look to face Drury for the second time in three games. The teams will meet on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:05 PM in Springfield for a makeup game from early December.