COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs men's basketball team shot 33.3 percent from the field to end the regular season with a 67-56 loss to Regis University.
INSIDE THE MATCH UP
- Final: UCCS 56, RU 67
- Records: UCCS (17-11, 11-9 RMAC) | RU (16-12, 14-6 RMAC)
- Facility | Location: Gallogly Events Center | Colorado Springs, Colo.
- All-Time Series: UCCS moves to 16-44 in the all-time series against the Rangers.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Mountain Lions started down 4-0 in the first two minutes of action due to two early turnovers before senior guard Hannes Saar kicked off the scoring with a three after a defensive rebound by Derik Pranger. The first lead for UCCS came three minutes into the game when William Becker was fouled as he made a driving layup and converted the three-point play on the free throw to go up by a point.
- Becker's three-point play would trigger an 8-0 UCCS run over the next three minutes where he would add four more points to his total to take a 13-5 lead. Down by eight points, the Rangers would begin chipping away at the lead and eventually tie the game at 19-19 with six minutes left to play in the first half off a layup by Chase Mayo Harmon. The next few minutes turned into a back-and-forth battle until a dunk by Becker gave the Mountain Lions a two-point lead that they would extend into four to take a 32-28 score into halftime.
- The second half began much like the first came to an end, as both teams traded buckets for the first three minutes before Regis took their first lead since the beginning of the game on a three by Jalen Brown, making it a 43-42 game. As soon as the Rangers went up, the Mountain Lions went cold from the field as they shot 3-16 in close to a ten minute time period.
- With five minutes left to go in the game, the Mountain Lions shooting woes left them down by eight points, matching their largest deficit of the night thus far. Ultimately, UCCS would not respond with a late-game comeback, as they hit just two of their nine final shots taken as Regis took a 67-56 victory.
GAME STATISTICS
- Xavier Martinez, Saar, and Becker were the three Mountain Lions to finish in double figures on Saturday with Becker leading the team with 19 points.
- The Mountain Lions finished with 36 rebounds to the Rangers' 43 with Becker's six being the team leader.
- The Mountain Lions shot 33.3 percent from the field (21-of-63), 14.3 percent from the three-point line (3-of-21) and 84.6 percent from the free throw line (11-of-13).
- UCCS had 11 points off turnovers, 36 in the paint, nine second chance, nine off fast breaks, and six from the bench.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- William Becker finishes the regular season as the RMAC leader in rebounds with 254, as well as field goal percentage, shooting 68.7 percent.
UP NEXT
- Stay tuned for RMAC Tournament information at gomountainlions.com. Tournament brackets and schedules will be released later tonight.
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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.
