Regis (CO) Regis 13-12,10-9 RMAC

Black Hills St. BHSU 13-11,11-7 RMAC

Regis (CO) Regis

13-12,10-9 RMAC

Final

Feb. 17, 2024

Black Hills St. BHSU

13-11,11-7 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Regis (CO) Regis	33	30	63
Black Hills St. BHSU	36	39	75

Summary
Box Score

Billy Saunders, Regis Athletics

Regis senior Tarig Eisa recorded his first double-double of the season on Saturday (File Photo).

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | Feb 17 | David Wilson, Assistant AD-Communications

Eisa notches double-double, but Rangers fall to BHSU to conclude road trip

SPEARFISH, S.D. — Squaring off against a surging Black Hills State University squad, a late second-half dry spell would prove to be the difference for the Regis University men's basketball team as it fell to the Yellow Jackets, 75-63, inside the Donald E. Young Center.

With the loss, the Rangers (13-12 overall, 10-9 RMAC) had their three-game road winning streak come to an end and had to settle for a split on their South Dakota road trip, while the win moved Black Hills State (13-11 overall, 11-7 RMAC) into fourth place in the RMAC standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Regis played toe-to-toe with the Yellow Jackets in the first half, leading by as many as seven points at 26-19 with 6:10 following a 3-pointer from redshirt junior guard Eddy Egun for three of his team-high 17 points.

BHSU rallied back to close the half on a 17-7 run to take a narrow 36-33 lead into the break.

The two RMAC rivals continued to trade jabs in the second half, with neither team holding a lead larger than five points through the half's opening 10 minutes.

Holding a 55-54 lead at 10:52 mark following two free throws from junior CJ Reed, the Rangers' offense would suddenly go cold.

The Yellow Jackets, aided by 23 second-half points by the RMAC's leading scorer in Matthew Ragsdale, took advantage as they rattled off a 16-3 run over the next six minutes to take their first double-digit lead of the ballgame, 70-58, with 4:10 remaining.

Hampered by 33 percent shooting (11-for-33) in the second half, the Rangers would be unable to mount a comeback as Black Hills State held on for the 75-63 final.

GAME NOTES

Regis senior forward Tarig Eisa recorded his first double-double of the season with 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds.
The two other Regis players in double-figures Saturday were junior guard Trey Bryant and freshman guard Jalen Brown with 10 points apiece.
Regis held a 16-0 advantage in points off turnovers.
BHSU shot over 50 percent from the field in each half, finishing at an even 50% (15-for-30) in the first half and 55.6% (15-for-27) over the final 20 minutes.
The Yellow Jackets shot 44% (11-for-25) from 3-point range compared to the Rangers' mark of 25% (6-for-24).

UP NEXT
The Rangers will now prepare for a single-game road trip next week as they are scheduled to take on Western Colorado University on Friday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Gunnison.

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