GOLDEN, Colo. --- The South Dakota Mines men's basketball team opens up RMAC play on Thursday at Colorado School of Mines, then on Saturday faces off with a Regis squad who has started the season hot with a 6-1 record.
GAME INFORMATION
Colorado Mines
Date/Time: Dec. 2, 2021 / 7:30 p.m. MT
Site: Golden, Colo.
Arena: Lockridge Arena
Capacity: 3,000
Series Overall: Colorado Mines leads 11-4
Streak: Colorado Mines Won 2
Series at Colorado Mines: Colorado Mines leads 8-1
Streak: Colorado Mines Won 1
Last Meeting: Colorado Mines Won 70-49 in Golden (12/4/20).
Television: None
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacnetwork.com/sdmines
Radio: KOTA 1030 AM/103.7 FM
Regis
Date/Time: Dec. 4, 2021 / 5:00 p.m. MT
Site: Denver, Colo.
Arena: Regis Fieldhouse
Capacity: 1,800
Series Overall: Regis leads 9-1
Streak: South Dakota Mines Won 1
Series at Regis: Regis leads 5-0
Streak: Regis Won 5
Last Meeting: South Dakota Mines Won 74-70 in Rapid City (1/15/21).
Television: None
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacnetwork.com/sdmines
Radio: KOTA 1030 AM/103.7 FM
FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
1. The Hardrockers won the first game of the season, then lost 4-in-a-row before winning the last non-conference game when they defeated MSU Billings 60-51.
2. Thus far, the South Dakota Mines defense has been its' strong suit, allowing 69.3 points per game, the 6th best mark in the RMAC.
3. Offensively, the Hardrockers are shooting 35.4% from three-point range, landing them in the top half of the conference.
4. The Hardrockers have limited opponents' rebounding efforts, allowing 30.3 per game (3rd in the RMAC).
5. In the win over MSU Billings, the Hardrockers had four players score in double-figures, with
Brevin Walter,
Alejandro Rama,
Keagen Smith, and Koten Mortensen scoring 18,12, 10, and 10 points each.
You can read South Dakota Mines' complete game notes here (PDF).
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.
