Box Score DENVER, Colo. – The Regis University men's basketball team returned home for the first time since New Year's Eve to play host to the Westminster College Griffins (7-6, 7-4 RMAC) in the first of two matchups between the teams in the coming weeks.
 
Regis (12-4, 6-4 RMAC) fell to the Griffins 70-55 snapping their six-game win streak on Saturday night. Noah King seemed to be the only player providing consistent scoring for the Rangers throughout the game as he led with 18. King went 5-of-8 (62.5%) from the field and 5-of-6 (80.0%) from distance while chipping in with three rebounds, one steal and one assist. The next highest scoring players for RU were sophomore Jarrett Brodbeck (3-12 FG) and junior Kevin Metoyer (3-12 FG, four assists) each adding seven points on the night.
 
How It Happened: Both teams went basket-for-basket at the start of the game as the score tied five times in the opening 12 minutes. A King three-pointer sparked a 7-1 for the Rangers to pull away 16-22 with 5:21 remaining before the break.
 
The Griffins responded with an 11-0 run of their own to overcome the deficit and lead 29-22 over Regis. Elijah Sanders knocked down back-to-back 15-foot jumpers in the final 1:41 followed by a King three-pointer at the buzzer to give the Rangers back a 31-30 lead at halftime.
 
The battle of the first half continued into the second as the Rangers tried to slow the game down to the half court but Westminster insisted on a much quicker pace. The Griffins put together an 8-0 run just before the first media timeout of the second half to switch the lead in favor of the visitors, 40-38.
 
WC continued to displace the RU offense as they held a 50-38 lead, the largest by either team thus far, at the 11:36 mark. The Rangers offensive struggles continued throughout the following several minutes as the Griffins were ultimately able to secure the defeat over the home team.
 
Game Notes: Westminster reached the foul line 21 more times than RU. The Rangers were slightly edged on the boards 37-31, however, RU chased down 12 offensive boards. Regis shot 34.9 (22-63) percent from the field and 26.7 (8-30) from beyond the arc. RU forced 11 turnovers converting for 13 points.
 
Next Up for the Rangers: The men's basketball team will hit the road for another challenging two game road trip. The first stop is in Durango, Colorado to face the conference leading Fort Lewis College Skyhawks (15-3, 10-2 RMAC), who the Rangers took down earlier this season. The next night, the team will head to Alamosa, Colorado to meet up with the Adams State University Grizzlies (7-10, 4-7 RMAC). Both games will be played at 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast through the Stretch Internet feed that can be found in the schedule section, next to the game, on www.regisrangers.com