Fort Hays State heads out on the road for the first time since late November when it plays at Central Missouri on Thursday night (Jan. 3) in Warrensburg. Tipoff is set for 7:30 pm, which follows the women's contest at 5:30 pm. FHSU enters at 8-3 overall, 2-0 in the MIAA, while Central Missouri is 7-4 overall, 0-2 in the MIAA.
 
Fort Hays State is on a six-game win streak entering Thursday night's contest. All six of those wins were inside Gross Memorial Coliseum. FHSU has not won away from home yet this season, going 0-2 in true road games and 0-1 in neutral site contests so far. Fort Hays State's last win away from Hays was in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City last year, and the last true road win was at Northeastern State on February 8, 2018. FHSU is 0-4 in true road games since that win at NSU.
 
The teams make their only meeting of the season in Warrensburg for a second-straight year. UCM won last year's game 81-66, putting the game away early with a 24-point halftime lead.
 
Central Missouri enters Thursday on a two-game win streak after non-conference wins over Mid-America Nazarene and Avila University to close out December. The Mules look for their first conference win after dropping road games at Southwest Baptist and Washburn in early December to open MIAA play. Central Missouri is 6-0 at home so far this year.