ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist University men's basketball takes on Missouri Valley College on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and Graceland University on Saturday, Feb. 14, as they continue to climb the Heart of America Athletic Confernece's new Points Rating System (PRS). The Spartans are hosting their Senior Day during Saturday's game against Graceland. 

After last week's heartbreaking loss, the Spartans look to turn the momentum around in this week's play at home against Missouri Valley on Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m. They continue home play when facing Graceland on Saturday at 2 p.m.

The Spartans are currently led by Javaris Moye, who is averaging 17.1 points per game (PPG) and leads the conference in total steals (56). Austin Lewis adds his Heart-leading 39 total blocks and 8.8 PPG to the mix, while Merquiche Lewis has chipped in 12.8 PPG and 5.2 rebounds per game (RPG).

The team is now in ninth place in the conference under the new Point Rating System (PRS). More information on the PRS can be found below.

The first match this week is a battle against the Vikings, who are 16-8 overall and 10-6 in conference. The team is coming off a 69-66 road loss to Peru State College. Devin Davenport leads MVC with 21.5 PPG, and Antwon Ferrell leads with 7.0 RPG. In the last match-up against the Vikings, the Spartans lost 80-60 in an away game on Jan. 28, 2026.

Graceland is coming off a 72-49 win against Benedictine University and is facing Mount Mercy University before playing the Spartans. The Yellow Jackets' overall record is 20-4, and in conference is 14-2. Graceland is led by Cole Bowen, who averages 19.8 PPG and 8.0 RPG. In the first matchup on Dec. 6 at Graceland, the Spartans lost 79-66.

PRS Breakdown
This season, the Heart of America Athletic Conference is using a Point Rating System, or PRS, to help determine postseason qualification. The eight teams with the highest PRS at the end of the regular season will qualify for the conference postseason tournament. In the event of a tie in PRS, the conference's existing tiebreaker procedures will be applied.

The first PRS standings were released on February 1, with updates calculated after each regular night of league play.

*It's important to note that the regular-season conference champion, and the first automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament, is still awarded to the team with the best overall conference record.

Points are awarded for each conference contest played, based on the opponent's winning percentage and game location.

PRS Point Breakdown
Wins:

• 7 points – win over a .750 or better team on the road
• 6.5 points – win over a .750 or better team at home
• 6 points – win over a .500 or better team on the road
• 5 points – win over a .500 or better team at home
• 4.5 points – win over a .250 or better team on the road
• 4 points – win over a .250 or better team at home
• 3.5 points – win over an under .250 team on the road
• 3 points – win over an under .250 team at home

Losses:

• 2.5 points – loss at home or on the road to a .750 or better team
• 2 points – loss to a .500 or better team at home or on the road
• 1 point – loss to a .250 or better team at home or on the road
• 0.5 points – loss to an under .250 team on the road
• 0 points – loss to an under .250 team at home

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