SPEARFISH, S.D. – A late shot to win the game for the Black Hills State University men's basketball team rang in and out as Colorado State University-Pueblo left the Young Center with a 67-66 victory.

The Yellow Jackets held a four-point edge with 1:37 before the Thunderwolves reeled off five-straight points for the victory.

Black Hills State falls to 6-14 overall and 4-9 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference while CSU-Pueblo improves to 12-7, 8-5.

With the Yellow Jackets down 23-18 with 8:00 remaining in the first half, Riley Ryan scored seven straight points to give the Green and Gold its first lead of the game. Ryan scored on a pair of jumpers then sank a long-range basket for the 25-23 lead 7:03 remaining in the first stanza.

CSU-Pueblo then knotted the game on a pair of Bronson Moton free throws for the 25-25 score.

After have the score tied for nearly three minutes, Moton drained a trey to give the Thunderwolves the 28-25 edge with 3:40 remaining in the half.

After the two squads traded the lead back-and-forth, CSUP entered the intermission with a 35-31 lead.

As the second half wore on, the Thunderwolves remained in control but were not able to pull away from the Yellow Jackets. The first lead on the second half for Black Hills State came with 8:51 remaining in the game.

Wyatt Krogman had an inbounds pass on the baseline that he lofted to Brody Brisk who softly used a layup to give the Green and Gold the 54-52 lead.

The Yellow Jackets used the momentum of that basket to push a 63-54 lead. It was a team effort as Yoshio Allen, Myles Henry, Brisk and Krogman each made a basket in the run.

The run also had the Yellow Jacket defense not allow a single Thunderwolves point for over five minutes of action.

CSU-Pueblo then came storming back to get within two points at 64-62. Henry stretched lead back out to four points with 1:33 remaining in the game but CSUP answered back with a long-range basket from Stevan Radakovic.

After the Yellow Jackets were unable to convert on their next offensive possession, Radakovic grabbed in offensive rebound and put it back up, and in, to give CSUP a 67-66 lead with 19 seconds remaining.

After a time out, the Yellow Jackets had the play they wanted which gave Brisk a good look at the basket from the corner, but his shot rang in and out as the clock expired.

Brisk led the Yellow Jackets with 18 points while Ryan added 11 and Krogman with 10. Moton had a game-high 22 points for CSUP while Jed Knafelc added 17.

Black Hills State shot 51.1 percent (23-45) from the field while holding the Thunderwolves to 43.1 percent (22-51) including 13-made 3-point baskets.

The Yellow Jackets remain in the Young Center next weekend where they start the second round of RMAC action. Tipoff on Friday is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. against Regis University.