COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball continues to take care of business after mauling Chadron State College at a final score of 91-63 on Tuesday afternoon to register the Mountain Lions fourth consecutive conference victory.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: UCCS 91, CSC 63
Records: UCCS (11-3, 5-2 RMAC), CSC (8-5, 5-2 RMAC)
Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
Series: UCCS holds a strong 29-14 record against Chadron State with the Mountain Lions having won the last six matchups.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Mountain Lions came out and dominated the first half of play off 60 percent of shooting from the field that started with
Jon'il Fugett making his first of seven scoring appearances off a layup for the early lead at 17:50, 2-0.
• UCCS proceeded to put together an 11-2 scoring run just a minute and a half later where a perfect 5-of-5 from the field came from Fugett,
William Becker, and
Beni Fungula who all found the bottom of the net as Becker accounted for six points to push UCCS further out front over Chadron State, 15-4.
• After trailing as much as 14 points, the Eagles began to generate some offense by generating a 6-0 run of their own that cut the UCCS lead down to eight points with 6:33 remaining in the half. But
Jezza McKenzie came out the enusing position to put a quick end to the CSC momentum as the sophomore guard notched the steal and turned it into three points on the other end by finding an open Fugett who drained the trey to jump back out to a double-digit lead, 28-15.
• UCCS came to outscore CSC 11-8 for the remaining five minutes with Becker and Fugett heading into the locker room with 11 and 14 points respectively, as the Mountain Lions held a commanding 39-23 lead after limiting the Eagle offense to 25.6 percent shooting from the field.
• In the second half, Fungula got things started for the Mountain Lions with a hard driving layup for two points with the Sweden native getting the offense going once again as a 13-2 run that lasted over four minutes and included two
Logan Bracamonte three-pointers gave UCCS their largest lead of the game at that point, 52-25 with 14:08 left to play.
• The Eagles had no answer for the Mountain Lions who continued to get the job done from all over the floor with
Jayden Washington coming off the bench to put up 11 second half points, including three treys, as UCCS climbed up to a 29-point lead at 6:33, giving the Mountain Lions their largest lead of the game at 74-45.
• UCCS paired their stellar long-range shooting (7-of-15) in the second half with an even better performance at the charity stripe as Washington (2-of-2),
David Jabedo (2-of-2), Fungula (2-of-2), and
Mac Stodart (4-of-4) all went perfect at the line to boast an 84.6 free throw percentage to help secure the 91-63 victory over CSC.
STATS FROM THE DAY:
• UCCS was impressive Tuesday night as the Mountain Lions far outshot Chadron State from the field (59.3 to 32.0 percent) from beyond the arc (43.5 to 24.0 percent) and from the free throw line (81.0-52.9percent).UCCS also outscored CSC in the paint, 36-32.
• UCCS took advantage in boards after outrebounding the Eagles, 42-37.
• Paving the way for the Mountain Lions in points was
Jon'il Fugett who registered 17 points on 7-of-10 from the field and 2-of-4 from three-point range with the guard coming up just shy of a double-double with nine rebounds.
William Becker tied Fugett for the game high in rebounds at nine as the forward turned 6-of-7 shooting from the field into 13 points as he and Fugett each notched a blocked shot.
• Mac Stodart (12 points),
Jayden Washington (11 points), and
Beni Fungula (10 points) each eclipsed double-digit points with the trio combining for 5-of-7 from beyond the arc and a flawless 10-of-10 from the charity stripe.
• The Eagles tallied 17 offensive rebounds to UCCS' four as CSC produced 14 second chance points. Patrick McLachlan led all scorers with 18 points in the game.
• After claiming the first lead of the game at 17:50 in the first half, the Mountain Lions held on tight to the lead for the remainder of the game, totaling 37 minutes and 26 seconds.
BEYOND THE BOX:
• As a team, the Mountain Lions recorded their second-best field goal percentage of the season after going 32-54 for 59.3 percent.
• Through the last two games,
Mac Stodart is a perfect 4-of-4 from three-point range and 14-of-14 from the free throw line.
• Logan Bracamonte registered his fifth game of making three or more three-pointers as
Jayden Washington notched a season-high five rebounds while
Jon'il Fugett tied his career-high in rebounds as a Mountain Lion with nine.
• The Mountain Lions tallied their fourth consecutive win where they have outscored the opposition 344-278 and are boasting a field goal percentage of 51.3.
• UCCS has not trailed in two games and has led for a total of 76 minutes and 44 seconds.
UP NEXT:
UCCS Men's Basketball is back hits the Western Slope this weekend with the Mountain Lions facing off against No. 15 Fort Lewis College on Friday, Jan. 6 and Adams State University on Saturday, Jan. 7. Both games are slated for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.
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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.
