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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2024/11/1732376183900.jpeg" alt="Coming off a nine-assist game on Wednesday, Jaquez Thornton leads the Blue Dragons into Saturday's game at Fort Hays Tech Northwest in Goodland." />
 <figcaption>Coming off a nine-assist game on Wednesday, Jaquez Thornton leads the Blue Dragons into Saturday's game at Fort Hays Tech Northwest in Goodland.</figcaption>
 </figure><div>Hutchinson CC Sports Information
The Hutchinson Community College men&apos;s basketball team concludes a four-game road swing on Saturday with a trip to Goodland to square off against Fort Hays Tech Northwest.
The Blue Dragons (4-3, 0-1) will meet the Tigers (1-3, 0-1) at 4 p.m. CT (3 p.m, MT) at Max Jones Fieldhouse in the second KJCCC contest of the season.
The game will be broadcast live on Blue Dragon flagship station KHUT-FM (102.9) and on sister stations KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5) beginning at 3:45 p.m. with Sean Boston (play-by-play) and Daren Dunn (Analyst) calling the action. The game will be streamed on Tech Tiger TV (which is pay-per-view) beginning at 3:45 p.m.
BLUE DRAGON MEN&apos;S BASKETBALL Hutchinson (4-3, 0-1) at Fort Hays Tech Northwest (1-3, 0-1) When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 Where: Max Jones Fieldhouse, Goodland, KS Tipoff: 4 p.m. CT (3 p.m. MT) Radio: <a href="https://streamdb5web.securenetsystems.net/v5/KHUT" style="color: rgb(204, 45, 55);font-size: 14px;">KHUT-FM (102.9); KWBW-AM/FM (1450/98.5), 3:45 p.m. - Sean Boston (PBP); Daren Dunn (Analyst)</a> Video: <a href="https://techtigers.com/fan_central/Watch_LIVE" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(204, 45, 55);font-size: 14px;">Tiger Tech TV (pay-per-view), 3:45 p.m.</a> X: @bluedragonsport <a href="https://bluedragonsports.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/files/Game_8_-_FHTNW_men.pdf" style="color: rgb(204, 45, 55);font-size: 14px;">CLICK FOR FULL BLUE DRAGON GAME NOTES (PDF Format)</a>
Hutchinson comes into action on Saturday after pushing top-ranked Barton to the brink on Wednesday in Great Bend, falling to the Cougars 94-89 in overtime.
The Blue Dragons trailed by as many as 14 points and rallied from five points down in the final minute of regulation to force overtime. Bo Aldridge had a game-high 21 points to lead the Blue Dragons, who shot 47.5 percent with eight 3-pointers and only nine turnovers.
Hutchinson&apos;s takes the seventh-ranked scoring defense into the contest on Saturday allowing 73.4 points per game.
Formerly known as the Northwest Tech Mustangs, the Fort Hays Tech Northwest Tigers played last on Thursday night, dropping a 79-75 loss to Coffeyville in Goodland. Chase Harris&apos; 3-pointer with 2:57 left in the second half pulled Tech within one point, but the Tigers couldn&apos;t complete the comeback.
One of the top 3-point shooting teams in the KJCCC, the Tigers were 7 of 19 from long range and shot 45.5 percent overall. Jon Troolin had 20 points, while Harris had 17 points to pace Tech.
Fort Hays Tech Northwest ranks fifth in the KJCCC in 3-point efficiency at 36.3 percent while averaging 10.3 makes and 28.3 attempts from distance this season. Da&apos;King Smith is shooting 46.7 percent from long range.
Saturday&apos;s match-up is the 17th in a series that began in 2013. The Blue Dragons have won 15 of the first 16 matchups with the Tigers, including nine consecutive victories. The Blue Dragons are 5-1 in games played in Goodland. Fort Hays Tech Northwest is eighth offensively at 82.0 points per game.</div>

🏀 Blue Dragons look to bounceback at Fort Hays Tech NW