South Dakota School of Mines men's basketball broke a seven-game skid and held off Westminster College, 55-52 Saturday at the King Center in Rapid City, South Dakota during a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matchup.
The Hardrockers were led in scoring by Mitchell Sueker who had 17 points while Jai Jai Ely had 14 for Westminster. The Griffins also got 10 from Jacob McCord.
Mines ended the game 19-of-47 from the field, good for 40.4 percent and Westminster was 19-of-46 for 41.3 percent.
The teams were tied at 32 at halftime and the Hardrockers got the better of Westminster in the second half, outscoring the visitors, 23-20.
McCord also had 12 rebounds for the Griffins and ended with a 32-27 rebounding edge despite the loss.
The Hardrockers improved to 3-7 and it won its first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game of the season.
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