GOLDEN, Colo. – Makaleb McInnis scored in double figures, but the Black Hills State University men's basketball team fell to No. 6 Colorado School of Mines, 70-51.

McInnis led the way for the Yellow Jackets (4-3, 1-2 RMAC) with 11 points, while Antonio Capley and Wyatt Krogman each added nine points.

After Connor O'Hearn drained his second three-pointer of the game to make the score 7-6 in favor of the Orediggers (9-0, 3-0 RMAC), the home team went on a 12-0 run to take control of the game, 19-6. Mines pushed their lead out to as many as 20 in the first half, and led by 15, 37-22, at the half.

Fraser Malcolm hit a trey to open the second half, but the Yellow Jackets could not get the momentum going, remaining down by double-digits for the duration of the game. The nationally ranked Orediggers earned the 19-point victory, 70-51.

???????BHSU shot 33.9 percent from the field (20-for-59), while CSM was 52.0 percent from the floor (26-for-50). The Yellow Jackets were 5-for-23 (21.7 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Orediggers were 13-for-20 (65.0 percent) on three-pointers. The Green and Gold were outrebounded, 39-25.  

???????All-RMAC player Luke Schroepfer led all scorers with 26 points. Michael Glen had a double-double for Mines, scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 boards.

The Green and Gold will look to bounce back against Colorado Christian on Saturday, December 9. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
  Black Hills State is located in the Northern Black Hills of South Dakota, sponsoring 13 NCAA sports with membership in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the NCAA emerging sport of women's triathlon and NIRA rodeo. For all information regarding Yellow Jacket Athletics, please visit BHSUAthletics.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @BHSUAthletics.