PUEBLO, Colo. (Feb. 15, 2020) – The Colorado State University-Pueblo men's basketball team lost to Colorado School of Mines 84-65 in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home game Saturday.
 
The Orediggers (18-8, 14-5 RMAC) led the majority of the game and used a hot-shooting first half to gain a large lead. The ThunderWolves (11-14, 9-10 RMAC) shot 37.8 percent from the field, while Mines finished at 46.4 percent after shooting 63 percent in the first half. The Orediggers also hit nine of their 10 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes.
 
Sophomore guard Tyson Gilbert (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) led the team with 20 points and hit four 3-pointers. He also added five rebounds. Senior guard Brandon McGhee (Oakland, Calif.) chipped in 16 points with four steals, three assists and two boards. 
 
Junior Bryce Sanchious (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) added nine points and nine rebounds. 
 
The Pack hit the first shot of the game and would lead 5-3 a minute and a half into the game, but an 8-0 run by the Orediggers made it 11-5 and the home team wouldn't lead again the rest of the way. 
 
CSU-Pueblo was within two at 18-16 with 12 minutes remaining in the opening half, but a 15-5 stretch for Mines pushed the deficit to double digits for the first time at 33-21 and 7:19 showing on the clock. 
 
The ThunderWolves continued to struggle, while Mines' shooting percentage was in the low 70's before coming down to 63 percent at the break. The visitors stretched their advantage to 23 before settling on a 21-point halftime lead, 49-28. 
 
As Mines cooled off in the second half, the Pack didn't give up and cut the deficit to 13 on multiple occasions before finding themselves down by 11, 61-50, with 8:08 left in regulation. Unfortunately, that would be as close as they would get, as Mines posted a 9-0 run to get the lead back to 20. CSU-Pueblo would lose by 19, 84-65. 
 
The final road trip of the regular season is ahead for the ThunderWolves, as the Pack go to Chadron State College and Metro State University of Denver, Feb. 21-22 for a pair of league tests. 

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.