BLUE DRAGON MEN'S BASKETBALL |
No. 21 Hutchinson (11-2, 6-1)
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| When: Saturday, January 6, 2023 Where: Hutchinson Sports Arena, Hutchinson, KS Tipoff: 4 p.m. Radio: KHUT-FM (102.9), 3:45 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Dan Naccarato (Color) Video: Blue Dragon Sports Network, 3:45 p.m. X: @bluedragonsport CLICK FOR BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format) |
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The No. 21-ranked Hutchinson Community College men's basketball team plays its first home game of 2024 on Saturday against the Northwest Tech Mavericks.
Tipoff for the Jayhawk Conference contest is at 4 p.m. at the Hutchinson Sports Arena.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) beginning at 3:45 p.m. Sean Boston (PBP) and Dan Naccarato (color) will call the action. The game will be streamed live on the Blue Dragon Sports Network beginning at 3:45 p.m.
The Blue Dragons started the second semester with a come-from-behind 63-60 victory on Wednesday at No. 17 Butler. Hutchinson trailed by nine points with 8:09 remaining in the second half and still trailed by five with 4:08 remaining. The Dragons fought back and Kamryn Thomas hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds left to complete the comeback, tying the largest deficit this season the Dragons had to rally for a victory.
Thomas had 21 points to lead the Blue Dragons against the Grizzlies. Dre Weathers had 10 points.
The victory kept the Blue Dragons right near the top of the Jayhawk Conference standings. Hutchinson trails first-place Cowley by 1.5 games. Cowley is 8-0 and Barton is second at 7-1. The Dragons are 6-1. Cowley delivered the only league losses to this point in the season to both the Blue Dragons and Cougars.
The Dragons continue to lead the KJCCC in team scoring offense at 89.5 points per game, but are much improved defensively allowing just 78.0 points in KJCCC Games.
Northwest Tech lost a tight road game, 82-78 at Dodge City, on Wednesday in its last game played. Taiden Conner had 19 points and Kyle Jones came off the bench to add 16 points to lead the Mavericks against the Conquistadors.
Saturday's game will be the 15th all-time meeting between Hutchinson and Northwest Tech. The Blue Dragons lead the all-time series 14-1 and have won the last seven meetings with the Mavericks.
Last season the Blue Dragons were 3-0 against Northwest Tech. The Blue Dragons held on for a 90-87 win at Goodland last season, and then dominated the two games played at the Sports Arena. The Dragons won the regular-season meeting at the Sports Arena 115-74 and cruised to a 102-79 Region VI Tournament opening-round victory last March.
Saturday's game opens a stretch of 5 home games in the next 6 for the Blue Dragons. Hutchinson play host to Seward County on Wednesday. Then after a road trip to Coffeyville next Wednesday, the Blue Dragons play three-straight home games against Barton, Garden City and Dodge City.