DENVER -  The second game of the season for the Regis University Men's Basketball Team (1-1, 1-1 RMAC) was a tough outing as the Colorado School of Mines (3-0, 2-0 RMAC) bested the Rangers Thursday afternoon 73-50. The Orediggers notably made it to the RMAC Conference Tournament final and even won a bid to the NCAA DII Tournament in 2020.

How it Happened: Colorado School of Mines started out hot, the team went on a 8-0 run to start the game. Regis did not back down though, a big 3-pointer from redshirt sophomore guard Kevin Ebiriekwe at the 12:08 mark shrunk the Orediggers lead to 17-13. However, CSM was shooting lights-out from behind the arc as they were able to cash in seven 3-pointers, making the score 39-27 at the end of the first-half. 

The second half proved to be more of the same, Colorado School of Mines started the half with a 11-4 run. RU was unable to keep pace, however they did cut the lead to 12 after two big free throws by graduate guard Troy Brady two minutes into the second half. 

Following the loss, Head Regis University Men's Basketball Coach, Brady Bergeson, had this to say about the performance, "Well, there should be a lot of lessons from today and they taught us something. First and foremost, I have to give Mines a ton of credit. They're hard to guard and they can score with a lot of people in different ways. I think our ball pressure started flat and got better as the game went on, we gave them some problems for the most part. We did a bad job at simply making them take tougher shots, so we didn't force mistakes and they got some really good looks. I think we need to tighten that up defensively for sure. Offensively, we played into their hands. They're big and long at every position, we had some advantages, but we didn't play into that today. I was disappointed in that with our offensive execution."

Game Notes: Senior guard Brian Dawson (5-17 FG, 1-9 3-PT, 7-8 FT) led the team in scoring, rebounds and assists with 18, five and three respectively. Sophomore guard Aaron Bokol (1-4 FG, 0-0 3-PT) played hard on defense and was able to snag a team-high five steals. At the end of the game, the turnover margin tilted in favor of the Rangers 16 to 21.

Up Next for the Rangers: The team will travel to Greeley, Colo., on Friday to take on the University of Northern Colorado Grizzlies in an exhibition game. After that, action will resume with a home match-up versus the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks (2-0, 1-0 RMAC) on Dec. 18 at 8 p.m..