HILLSBORO, Kan. – Bluejay Men's Basketball is back in action on Wednesday evening as the team returns to the friendly confines of Tabor College Gymnasium to take on the No. 17 ranked Friends Falcons after securing a thrilling overtime win over Sterling on Saturday.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• Earned a gritty 97-88 overtime win over Sterling on Saturday
• Jackson Baer recorded the second-best game of his career, pouring in 22 points and pulling down one rebound
• Jake Weaver continued to show that he is one of the best rebounders in the conference, hauling in 15 rebounds (all defensive), making it his third game of the week with double-digit rebounds
• Baer was one of six Bluejays to finish in double figures (Marque Wilkerson (16), Niieihii Blackbear (15), Zach Hiebert (14), Weaver (12), and Khalil Allen (11))
• Tabor shot 53.2% (33-62) from the field, 35.3% (6-17) from beyond the arc, and 75.8% (25-33) from the charity stripe

 
LAST TIME AGAINST THE FALCONS

• Last met on December 10^th in Wichita
• Friends pulled out the win, 89-75
• Randy Woolf Jr. led Friends in scoring with 14 points, while Jackson Baer led the Bluejays with 15 points off the bench

 
SCOUTING THE FALCONS

• Ranked No. 17 in last week's NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll
• Currently 3^rd in the KCAC standings
• 17-5 on the season, 12-4 in conference play
• Picked up a win over Avila at home on Saturday, 96-83
• Cahlese Lee currently leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game
• Collin Maclin and Randy Woolf Jr. each poured in a team-high 26 points in Saturday's win

 
SERIES HISTORY VS FRIENDS

• Dates back to 1948 with 140 total meetings
• Friends won the first meeting in 1948, 47-45
• Tabor's largest margin of victory came in 1990 with a 39-point win, 81-42
• TC currently leads the series, 77-63

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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).