ALAMOSA – Extra time was needed Saturday evening, as Western State Colorado University men's basketball team fell 90-83 to Adams State University in Alamosa.
 
Despite the loss, Western guard Will Duggan found his stride, scoring a career-high 23 points. Duggan was eight of nine from the field, including sinking five of six from beyond the arc. He also had seven rebounds and seven assists.
 
Duggan was joined by Ben Beauchamp who put up 21 points. Beauchamp was four of 13 from beyond the arc, attempting a career-high tying 19 field goal attempts.
 
Also for Western, Monroe Porter had 13 points, while Collin Smith added in 11 points. Porter had seven boards to add to his contribution, while Brandon Cosby-Lee had a team-high eight boards.
 
For the second time in as many years Western hit a last-second shot in Alamosa. Last year Duggan hit a 40-foot buzz beater to win the game for Western by one, but this year it was Collin Smith hitting the clutch trey to send the game to overtime. In OT Adam's Shane Johnson added to his game-high 29 points, sealing the win for the Grizzlies. The guard came off the bench for his 29 points, scoring 12 of 21 shots attempted. He was joined by Bryan Umoru who had a double-double of 24 points and 16 boards.
 
Western returns home to take on South Dakota Mines next Saturday at 7 p.m.