RAPID CITY, S.D. --- South Dakota Mines played well most of the night and was strong defensively, but a poor 4
th quarter wound up being too much to over come as they fell to the Roadrunners.
How It Happened –
Early in the first half MSU Denver was hitting everything, led by 8 points from Maris Colton. Laulo Oke was dominating the boards, grabbing 5.
Alejandro Rama's 10 early points would get the Hardrockers to within 6, 23-17 but MSU Denver would push it to double-digits, 30-17 with 7:41 to go in the first half. A
Brevin Walter 4-point play would help, but outside of Rama's 20 in the first half, not much went right, trailing 46-31.
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Kolten Mortensen and-1 early in the second would start a positive trend for the Hardrockers, going into the media timeout having cut the deficit to 54-42. MSU Denver would ride their 50+% shooting from the field and from three to 20-point lead with just over 7 minutes remaining. They would sustain the lead throughout the remainder of the half, winning 86-73.
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.
