PUEBLO, Colo. (Feb. 19, 2020) – The Colorado State University-Pueblo men's basketball team embarks on its final Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference road trip Feb. 21-22 at Chadron State College and Metropolitan State University of Denver. Friday's game with the Eagles is scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. start, while Saturday's contest against the Roadrunners is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
 
VERSUS THE OPPONENTS
 
• The ThunderWolves hosted MSU Denver and Chadron State Jan. 17-18, respectfully, and fell to the Roadrunners, 65-61, before defeating the Eagles, 85-71. CSU-Pueblo had its second-worst shooting night of the season against MSU Denver at 36.2 percent and then followed it up with its best shooting game of the season against CSC at 57.1 percent. 
 
• The ThunderWolves have won five of the last seven against the Eagles. Last season they lost in Chadron, 71-62. The Pack have lost four straight to the Roadrunners and are 1-9 in their last 10 meetings on the road.
 
RMAC STANDINGS
 
• With just three regular season games remaining, CSU-Pueblo is currently in a tie for 9th with a 9-10 conference record. The ThunderWolves are a game out of eighth and two games out of a tie for sixth, as the top eight teams advance to the conference tournament. Chadron State sits in last with a 2-17 league record. MSU Denver is 13th at 6-13. 

LAST WEEKEND
 
• The ThunderWolves (11-14, 9-10 RMAC) went 1-1 at home against a pair of teams that came into the weekend ranked in the top four of the RMAC. The Pack defeated University of Colorado Colorado Springs Friday in a commanding way, 74-58, but fell to Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, 84-65.
 
• The ThunderWolves used a 21-0 run from the final two minutes of the first half through the first four minutes of the second half to open a 20-point lead that would guide the Pack to a victory against UCCS. CSU-Pueblo shot 53.6 percent from the field in the second half against the second best field goal percentage defense in the conference and finished the game hitting on 47.4 percent from the field. The Mountain Lions (15-8, 11-7 RMAC) posted a field goal percentage of 39.6 percent. The ThunderWolves forced 21 UCCS turnovers, which translated into 24 points off takeaways. CSU-Pueblo totaled 42 points off the bench, guided by senior Brandon McGhee (G, Oakland, Calif.) and junior Bryce Sanchious (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). McGhee finished with 21 points (17 in the first half) on 8-of-11 (72.7%) shooting from the field. He added four rebounds and three assists. Sanchious scored 18 points, brought down a team-high five rebounds, collected three steals and added two blocks. Guard David Simental (R-So., Pueblo West, Colo.) totaled 15 points, all in the second half, and had three assists.
 
• 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. McGhee chipped in 16 points with four steals, three assists and two boards. 
 
THE PACK
 
• David Simental was named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week Dec. 9 after the first weekend of RMAC play. He averaged 30 points per game, shot 56.1 percent from the field (23-of-41) and 50 percent from long range, as he went 8-for-16. He was 6-for-8 (75%) from the free throw line. The 42 points in an overtime loss at Fort Lewis is the fifth most in program history, the most by an RMAC player this season and is T-24th in NCAA Division II in 2019-20.
 
• Four different players are scoring at least 10.6 points per game and four different players have 3.9 or more rebounds per contest. 

• Redshirt-sophomore guard David Simental leads the team with 15.9 points per game to rank 11th in the RMAC. His 17.2 points per conference game is 7th. He is 92-for-104 from the free throw line for an 88.5 percentage that ranks 2nd in the RMAC and T-20th in NCAA Division II. His 33.7 minutes per game ranks 3rd in the league. 
 
• Senior guard Brandon McGhee adds 11.4 points per game and is shooting 51.6 percent from the field (12th in the RMAC). He leads the team with 3.9 assists per game that is 6th in the RMAC. He adds 3.9 rebounds per contest. His 1.6 assist/turnover ratio is T-9th in the conference. McGhee's 26 steals is a team-high.
 
• Junior forward Bryce Sanchious owns 11.0 points per game and has pulled down 5.5 rebounds per contest to tie for first on the team. The junior leads the Pack with 23 blocks, as his 0.9 blocks per game average ranks T-7th in the RMAC. He recorded back-to-back double-doubles the first RMAC weekend at Adams State (10 points, 13 rebounds) and Fort Lewis (17 points, 10 rebounds). 

• Sophomore guard Tyson Gilbert has started 11 games and leads the team with 47 3-pointers with a 44.8 percentage from long range. He is averaging 10.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He knocked down six 3-pointers Dec. 18 in a road loss to New Mexico Highlands.
 
• Senior center Jason Anderson owns 8.8 points and is tied for the team-high with 5.5 rebounds per game. He has a 62.1 percentage from the field this season. Anderson has two double-doubles on the year. 
  
• Freshman forward Jaedon Bowles has produced 8.1 points per game. He is second on the squad with 35 3-pointers.
  
• Senior forward Donovan Oldham adds 7.0 points and 3.9 rebounds with 34 3-pointers. 
 
• Milestone Watch:Donovan Oldham is currently at 990 points for his career. He is 10 points shy of becoming the 24th member of the Pack men's basketball team to reach 1,000 career points. 
 
• The Pack average 74.8 points per game to rank 10th in the RMAC and allow 78.1 points per contest for T-10th in the conference.   

• CSU-Pueblo ranks 5th in the league in blocks with 3.4 swats per game. 
 
• The Pack are T-2nd in the RMAC for fewest turnovers with 299, 12.0 turnovers per game. 

THE EAGLES

• The Eagles are 3-22 overall with a 2-17 RMAC record and have lost 12 straight games. Last weekend on the road, CSC lost 83-58 to South Dakota School of Mines and 93-87 to Black Hills State University.
 
• Chadron State averages 73.3 points per game to rank 14th in the RMAC and are allowing 81.0 points per contest to sit 12th. 
 
• The Eagles sit 5th in the league in free throw percentage at 74.8 percent.
 
• The Eagles have three players scoring in double figures with 16.2 points per game (8th in the RMAC) coming from Brian Rodriguez-Flores. He also leads the team with 50 3-pointers. He also brings down a team-best 6.2 rebounds per game to rank T-9th. 
 
• Jacob Jefferson is contributing 10.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. 
 
• Colby Jackson adds 10.5 points per game with a team-best 5.2 assists per contest that sits 2nd in the RMAC. Jackson's 1.8 assist/turnover ratio ranks 5th in he conference. His 84.4 percentage at the free throw line is 6th.

THE ROADRUNNERS

• The Roadrunners are 10-15 overall with a 6-13 RMAC record. MSU Denver has lost six straight, which includes two road losses last weekend to Black Hills State (71-56) and South Dakota Mines (74-55). 
 
• MSU Denver is scoring a league-worst 65.6 points per game, while on the other end their 70.1 points per contest allowed is 5th best. 
 
• The Roadrunners rank 2nd in the league in field goal percentage defense, holding their opponents to 42.6 percent. The team is 5th in 3-point percentage defense, allowing a 35.0 percentage from long range. 
 
• MSU Denver ranks 3rd in the RMAC in blocked shots with 4.0 rejections per game. The team sits 3rd in the conference with a +1.84 turnover margin.
 
• The Roadrunners have one player scoring in double figures with Druce Asah leading the way with 12.2 points per game. His 2.3 3-pointers per game ranks T-8th in the league. Asah has missed the last four games. 
 
• Mitch Lombard has 9.2 points per game with a team-best 3.1 assists per contest. He has a team-high 29 steals.  

• Kendall McIntosh's 26 blocks (1.1 bpg) is good for 4th in the RMAC. He leads the team with 5.4 rebounds per game. Elijah Slaughter adds 24 blocks for a 1.0 blocks per game average that is T-5th.

NEXT UP
 
The ThunderWolves will wrap the regular season hosting New Mexico Highlands University beginning at 7:30 p.m. The contest is CSU-Pueblo Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night and also Dr. Dan Honor Roll Night at Massari Arena.
 
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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.