COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball team shot 41 percent from the field to secure a 71-64 win over Cameron University, their first of the season.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final: UCCS 71, CU 64
- Records: UCCS (1-1, 0-0 RMAC) | CU (0-2, 0-0 LSC)
- Facility | Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: UCCS moves to 6-0 in the all-time series against the Aggies.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mountain Lions came out of the gate allowing two three pointers to the Aggies' Reggie Prudhomme and Aaron Jacob to go down 6-0 quickly. UCCS settled in and began chipping away at the early deficit and finally took the lead with 12 minutes to go in the half from a forceful driving layup by senior power forward Jesse Iweze who was fouled on the shot and hit his free throw to put the Mountain Lions up 11-10.
- The Aggies climbed back to tie the game 18-18 with seven minutes to go on an alley-oop slam by Lavell Brodnex who converted the pass from Prudhomme. The next scoring play came from graduate forward William Becker who sank a turnaround jumper to put UCCS up 20-18. Becker's field goal sparked a 13-5 run to the end of the first half, capped off by a three pointer from Xavier Martinez to put the Mountain Lions up 31-23 entering halftime.
- Much like the first half, the Aggies came out scoring via a three pointer by Jacob and a turnaround jumper from Jaxon Ingram to cut the Mountain Lions' lead to 3. UCCS answered back as Hannes Saar converted a three-point play after getting fouled in the paint on a lay up followed by a three from Santiago Ochoa to increase the point margin to eight.
- UCCS would hold on to their lead for the remainder of the game, maintaining a margin of no less than three points and as high as 10 points. The Aggies attempted to foul in the final minute of action to make a late comeback, but Martinez ruined any hope as he knocked down four free throws and a layup to close out the game 71-64.
GAME STATISTICS
- Becker, Martinez, Saar, Ochoa, and Iweze were the five Mountain Lions to finish in double figures on Saturday with Martinez leading the team with 17 points.
- The Mountain Lions finished with 42 rebounds to the Aggies' 38 with Iweze's nine being the team leader.
- The Mountain Lions shot 41 percent from the field (25-of-61), 21.4 percent from the three-point line (3-of-14) and 75 percent from the free throw line (18-of-24).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Saturday's victory against Cameron was the sixth in UCCS program history, winning every matchup since 1997.
- This is now the second year in a row that UCCS has started the season 1-1 with a loss against Midwestern State University and a victory over Cameron.
UP NEXT
- UCCS will head to Kansas City, Mo. On Thursday Nov. 14 for the Pittsburgh State/Northwest Missouri Classic to take on Pittsburgh State University with tipoff scheduled for 6:00 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.
