CHADRON, Neb. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball team used a 15-4 run in the final six minutes to pull away from Chadron State College Saturday night to earn a 75-62 win.  The victory completes the season sweep over the Eagles as the Mountain Lions improve to 15-7 overall (11-6 RMAC).
 
Padiet Wang scored a bucket at the 14:32 mark in the second half that gave UCCS a 49-48 lead.  UCCS would not trail the Eagles for the remainder of the game.
 
Four Mountain Lions scored in double figures as Wang and Blend Avdili each netted 15 points.   Wang scored over half of his points from the charity stripe as he made 8-of-11.  Avdili drained three treys and reigned in four rebounds.
 
Parker Gaddis netted 14 points in just 18 minutes on the court.  Gaddis made 5-of-11 from the floor, including two three-pointers and went 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
 
Alijah Comithier scored five of his 12 points in the final six minutes of the Mountain Lions 15-4 run.  Comithier was solid from the floor, sinking 5-of-10 field goals, including 2-of-5 from three-point range.  Comithier, William Becker and Ed Bourke combined for 15 rebounds.
 
Ten of the Mountain Lions 24 field goals came from behind the arc as UCCS sank 21 treys on the weekend.  The Mountain Lions made 17-of-24 free throws (70.8 percent) as they attempted 11 more free throws than Chadron State (11-of-13).
 
UCCS' defense held CSC to a 25 percent shooting mark from three-point range (5-of-20).
 
The Mountain Lions will stay on the road next weekend, Feb. 14-15, to take on Colorado State-Pueblo and New Mexico Highlands University.