COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball team shot 60 percent from the field and forced 20 turnovers to secure a 104-55 win over Barclay College
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final: UCCS 104, BC 55
- Records: UCCS (4-1, 0-0 RMAC) | BC (0-11, 0-0 LSC)
- Facility | Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: UCCS moves to 1-0 in the all-time series against the Bears.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mountain Lions came out of the gates fired up, going on a 22-8 run in the first 10 minutes started by a slam by graduate forward William Becker off the feed from Hannes Saar and ended on a Joshua Ray layup. UCCS held the Bears to under 10 points until a three by Isaiah Martinez with 8:53 left in the first made it an 11-24 game. The Mountain Lions began to pull away about 13 minutes into the first half when Saar converted a dunk and a layup in the paint within a minute of gametime to go up 32-11 with 6:33 left in the half.
- Turnovers were a key issue for Barclay, totaling 11 in the first half, with the most prominent coming from a defensive stand by the Mountain Lions where blocks by Jayden Washington and Brady Jones led to a rebound by freshman guard Gavin Carter who drove to the other end of the court for a lay in to go up 44-13. Carter would go on to take control in the final five minutes of the first half, rounding up eight points with a three off another turnover as UCCS would take a commanding 50-17 lead going into the second.
- The second half was not much different than the first, as the Bears gave the ball away nine more times while UCCS went on a 28-19 run through the first 10 minutes that began with an Xavier Martinez three and ended with a dunk by Jones as the Mountain Lions went up 78 to 36. The Mountain Lions would go on to end the game on a 26-19 run, hitting two more three pointers in the process, ending with a 104-55 win.
GAME STATISTICS
- Becker, Santiago Ochoa, Carter, Jones, and Tre Lucia were the five Mountain Lions to finish in double figures on Saturday with Carter leading the team with 15 points.
- The Mountain Lions finished with 49 rebounds to the Bears' 30 with Becker, Ochoa, and Jones leading the way with six each.
- The Mountain Lions shot 60 percent from the field (45-of-75), 32 percent from the three-point line (8-of-25) and 66.7 percent from the free throw line (6-of-9).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Mountain Lions have matched their largest winning streak of the 2023-2024 season of four with the win on Saturday.
- This is the best start for the Mountain Lions since the 2022-2023 season, where they began the season 5-1.
UP NEXT
- The Mountain Lions will head to Golden, Colo. On Tuesday Nov. 26 to take on Colorado School of Mines with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (MT).
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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.
