PUEBLO, Colo. (Feb. 27, 2021) – The Colorado State University Pueblo men's basketball team wrapped the 2020-21 season Saturday with a 74-60 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference home loss to No. 7 Colorado School of Mines. 
 
The Pack finished the season with a 3-15 overall and RMAC record. The Orediggers (15-1, 14-1 RMAC) shot 52 percent from the field and held the Pack to 42.3 percent. 
 
Junior guard David Simental (Pueblo West, Colo.) and freshman guard Lian Ramiro (Aurora, Colo.) combined for 38 points. Simental led all scorers with 21 points and added a team-high seven rebounds. Ramiro totaled 17 points on 5-of-10 (50%) shooting from the field and he chipped in four rebounds and a pair of assists. 
 
Postgame Comments 
 
"I'm proud of the guys, they came out and battled that first half," said CSU Pueblo Head Men's Basketball Coach Matt Hammer. "Defensively they were locked in, flying around and making them make tough plays."
 
"Being able to get in 18 games this year and then having everyone get their year of eligibility back is huge."
 
"They are really experienced, we are just a young team," Ramiro said. "This season was a great learning experience for us freshmen and we just have to get bigger, faster and a little stronger in the offseason and I think we'll come back next season pretty strong."
 
Summary
 
CSU Pueblo battled with the top 10 team during the first half. After starting down 8-2, the Pack produced an 8-0 run to take their first lead of the game at 10-8 with 13:41 remaining. All eight points were scored by Simental.
 
The ThunderWolves continued to hit shots and with 7:38 left owned a six-point lead, their largest of the game, at 23-17. Four straight points by Ramiro pushed the Pack lead to two possessions. 
 
Mines took control of the rest of the half and would head into the locker room leading 28-26. The lead changed four times and the game was tied on three occasions during the first 20 minutes of play. 
 
The Pack were down one at 34-33 with 16:33 left following two free throws by Simental. The Orediggers then recorded a 14-4 run during the next 3:30 of clock time to open up the first double-digit lead of the night, 48-37. 
 
The ThunderWolves weren't able to recover the rest of the way, as the Mines lead reached 16 before settling at 14, 74-60.
 
-- PACK --