COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs senior Alex Welsh led both teams with 13 rebounds and scored 15 points as one of five Mountain Lions with double-digit points as UCCS earned an 88-71 exhibition win against Northern New Mexico in the Fourth Annual Downtown Classic. The Mountain Lions shot 62 percent from the field in the second half at the historic Colorado Springs City Auditorium tonight.

Dalton Patten scored 15 points and he and Welsh both went seven-of-11 from the field. TreShawn Wilford and Kendall Godley both scored 12 points and Dalton Walker scored 11 points with three-of-four shooting from the three-point line to lead the bench. Injiya Crawford made six assists while Welsh and Wilford added four.

UCCS struggled from the field early in the first 10 minutes of the game, but after the under-10 timeout, shot 63 percent in the rest of the night. The Mountain Lions led by one point at halftime, 34-33, but outscored the Eagles 54-38 in the second half in the 88-71 win in the only exhibition contest of the season.

The exhibition contest provided an opportunity for the incoming freshmen who will redshirt the season to play against outside competition. Blend Avdili scored five points in the final 2 minutes of the half, Ed Bourke went three-of-five from the field for six points, Elijah Ross scored two points with a blocked shot and Chris Moody pulled down two rebounds. All four Mountain Lions played less than 10 minutes tonight in their only scheduled competition of the season.

UCCS will continue the regular season next week at the Tarleton State Classic Nov. 13-14. The Mountain Lions last played in Stephenville, Texas, for the 2015 NCAA Division II Tournament, and will open with defending regional champion Tarleton State on Nov. 13, at 6 p.m., MST.