MBB- Rivers
65
Western Colo. WC 5-10,1-7 RMAC
69
Winner Black Hills St. BHSU 7-7,5-3 RMAC
Western Colo. WC
5-10,1-7 RMAC
65
Final
69
Black Hills St. BHSU
7-7,5-3 RMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Colo. WC 29 36 65
Black Hills St. BHSU 31 38 69

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Brenna Barkley

Mountaineers Strong First Half Not Enough

SPEARFISH, S.D. The Mountaineers were able to keep it close with the Yellow Jackets for the full 40-minute contest and shot 43% from the field throughout but Black Hills State walked away with the 69-65 win.  
 
JUST THE FACTS 
Final Score: Black Hills State Def. Western Colorado, 69-65 
Records: Western Colorado 5-10 (1-7 RMAC), Black Hills State 7-7 (5-3 RMAC) 
Location: Donald E. Young Center; Spearfish, S.D.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

  • Kade Juelfs got the Mountaineers on the board first with a 3-point shot that gave his team an advantage early on, as they held onto the lead for the first five minutes of the game.  The Mountaineers had a strong offensive showing in the first half shooting 48% from the field. 

  • The Yellow Jackets took an 8-7 lead off a jumper from Joel Speckman and would not look back. Western Colorado did not give the Yellow Jackets lots of breathing room as their largest lead of the half was eight points multiple times in the first half. Western Colorado was down just 2 at half time and looked to stay locked in headed toward the final 20-minutes of the game. 

  • The trend of staying close behind against the Yellow Jackets continued into the second half as Black Hills State came out swinging as Caelin Hearne and Matthew Ragsdale strong with back-to-back shots inside of the paint.  The Mountaineers could not slow the RMACs leading scorer down as Ragsdale led his team in the second half with 19 points in the final 20 minutes.  He would finish the game with 26 points. 

  • Western Colorado battled to the very end but back-to-back-to-back trips to the charity stripe for the Yellow Jackets allowed them to pull ahead to a 69-65 lead. 

COURT NOTES 

  • Amar Rivers led the Mountaineers scoring efforts with 16 points, while Kade Juelfs (14 points) and Avery Rembao (10 points) also scored in double-digits.  

  • Andrew Reichart had seven rebounds for the Mountaineers with four defensive boards. Rivers and Reichart registered two steals a piece, while Rembao tallied the team's lone block.   

UP NEXT 

Western Colorado will return to Gunnison, Colo., to take on Colorado State University Pueblo, Friday, January 19, at 7 p.m. Then they will take on New Mexico Highlands January 20, at 5 p.m.  

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