Hardrocker Men's Basketball Finishes Pre-Break Schedule at Home

RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines men's basketball team looks to continue to play well as they host CSU Pueblo and New Mexico Highlands at the King Center on Friday and Saturday for matchups at

Following this weekend, the Hardrockers will have a break as they don't play again until Dec. 30.

Series History

vs. CSU Pueblo

This is the ninth all-time meeting between the Hardrockers and the Thunderwolves.
South Dakota Mines has a 6-3 advantage in the series.
The 'Rockers have a 4-0 record at home and have won three straight matchups in the series.

vs. New Mexico Highlands

New Mexico Highlands and South Dakota Mines have met 11 times in the past, with the Cowboys winning eight of those matchups.
The Hardrockers won the most recent matchup, and two of the last three in the series.
Prior to those three, New Mexico Highlands had won six in a row in the series.

Gold Nuggets

The Hardrockers are in the middle of the pack in three-point percentage, hitting 34.1% of their attempts from long distance, and are fifth in the RMAC in makes from there, averaging 8 per game.
From the free throw line, South Dakota Mines is the best in the RMAC, hitting 76.8% of their attempts.
Brevin Walter is third in the RMAC in points, averaging 20.4 per game.
Teammate, Kolten Mortensen is averaging 15.3 per game, 11th in the conference.
Last weekend, the Hardrockers continued to play well, battling with top-10 Colorado School of Mines before defeating MSU Denver 93-88.
In the game against MSU Denver, Walter scored 45 to set a new school record, breaking the previous record of 44 set by Doug Schlepp set in 1974.

Scouting Report

CSU Pueblo

CSU Pueblo has started 6-4 on the season with a 2-2 mark in the RMAC.
Offensively, they are sixth in the RMAC, averaging 78.3 points per game as a team.
They also do a good job on the defensive end, leading the conference in allowing just 64.9 points per game to opponents.
Part of the reason for the defensive success of CSU Pueblo is allowing opponents to hit just 40.1% of their shots (3rd RMAC)
Lian Ramiro scored 13.6 points per game to lead the Thunderwolves on the offensive end.
Isaiah Thompson is one of the best rebounders in the conference, averaging 8.7 per game.

New Mexico Highlands

New Mexico Highlands has started the season with a 4-6 mark but is also .500 in the RMAC.
The Cowboys are one of the best in the RMAC, allowing opponents to hit just 39% of their shot attempts, second best in the conference.
Their assist/turnover ratio of .87 is in the top half of the conference.
Dante Moses is their biggest threat to put the ball in the hoop, averaging 18.8 points per game.
Moses also hits his shots at a 57.8% clip and averages 6.3 rebounds per game.

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 10 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.

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