Peacock men's hoops tipped off its weekend of action in Rolla, Mo. against Missouri S&T and came up shy in a 90-86 decision. Upper Iowa dropped to 6-2 on the season and 1-1 in the GLVC. 
 
The contest was tied 78-78 with 1:43 remaining when a Peacock turnover led to a Miner and-one at the rim to put S&T ahead 81-78 and shift the momentum in their favor. Nick Reid netted one at the charity stripe, but the Miners responded with a three from the top of the key on the other end to push their advantage to 84-79. 
 
Reid connected on a pair of free throws to pull within three (84-81), but the green and gold responded with two of their own, pushing the lead back to five. Noah King notched a driving layup to cut the lead to three with 22 seconds left on the clock. UIU was forced to foul and sent the Miners to the line as they netted another two for the 89-83 lead. 
 
Upper Iowa rushed down the floor and Caleb Delzell knocked down a corner three to cut into the deficit (89-86), but S&T connected on one out of two at the foul line on their next trip. The home team's four-point lead put the game out of reach for the Peacocks. 
 
UIU saw its largest lead of ten (30-20) with 8:43 left in the first half, but the Miners executed a 16-4 run to gain the 36-33 lead and swing the momentum in their favor. S&T led 48-43 at the intermission. 
 
King led the team in scoring with 22 points and collected 3 assists. Reid added 17 points, followed by Kyle Hrncir with 15 points and 12 rebounds, five on the offensive glass. 
 
The Miners rejected eight of Upper Iowa's shots at the rim and finished with 58 points in the paint. 
 
The Peacocks capitalized on 15 offensive rebounds with 22 second-chance points. 
 
Upper Iowa is back in action on Saturday in Jefferson City, Mo. against GLVC newcomer Lincoln.