COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball team earned their first conference win of the season as they downed Chadron State at home Friday night, 69-63.

Elijah Ross led all scorers with 19 points in the win, going 6 of 10 from the field while hitting 3 of 5 from beyond the arc and making 4 of 5 from the line.

Teammate Dalton Walker chipped in 16 points as Padiet Wang grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

As a team, UCCS shot 36.4 percent from the field as they out-rebounded the Eagles 42 to 37.

The win puts the Mountain Lions at 4-5 overall and 1-2 in the RMAC as they stay at home to take on Regis Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.