COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball team used an 11-0 run to open Thursday's home game against Colorado State University Pueblo, helping the Mountain Lions to their first win of the season, 83-67.
 
The win evens their record to 1-1 (1-1 RMAC) while the loss drops the Pack to 0-2 overall (0-2 RMAC).

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: UCCS 83, Colorado State Pueblo 67 
Records: UCCS (1-1, 1-1 RMAC), CSUP (0-2, 0-2 RMAC)
Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
All-Time Series: The ThunderWolves lead the series, 42-12.  UCCS has won three of the last four meetings and eight of the last 10 games in Gallogly Events Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
William Becker and Alijah Comithier combined for eight of the Mountain Lions first 11 points as UCCS outscored the ThunderWolves, 11-0, in the first four minutes of action.  Becker started the game by winning the jump ball and then hitting a jumper in the paint, followed by a three-pointer and a basket from Devin Roland.
 
The Mountain Lions went on another double-digit scoring run later in the first half.  UCCS made 4-of-5 field goals (1-for-1 three-point field goals) and 3-of-4 free throws as six Mountain Lions contributed to a 12-0 run.
 
UCCS never trailed in the game and led by as many as 31 points, 66-35, after DaRaun Clark made a floating jump shot with 12 minutes left in the second half.
 
STATS FROM THE GAME
Four Mountain Lions scored in double figures behind Becker and Clark's team high 13 points.  Comithier chipped in 12 points while Wyatt Dolberry netted 10.
 
Dolberry posted a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds (eight defensive) while dishing out three assists for his first career double-double.
 
The Mountain Lions shot a solid 51.6 percent from the floor in the first half (16-of-31) and 62.5 percent from long range (5-of-8).  UCCS finished the game hitting 47.5 percent in field goals (29-of-61) and 9-of-18 from three-point range while missing only two free throw attempts (16-of-18, 88.9 percent).
 
The ThunderWolves' Tre Brown led all scorers with 20 points.  CSUP was held to 9-of-25 field goals in the first half (36 percent), including 0-for-7 from downtown.

BEYOND THE BOX
All 12 Mountain Lions that suited up for tonight's game saw playing time while 10 Mountain Lions scored at least four points.
 
UP NEXT
The Mountain Lions will travel to Golden, Colo. to take on Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m.
 
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.