SPEARFISH, S.D. – Five players scored in double figures, as the Black Hills State University men's basketball team ran past Dixie State University, 91-70, on Saturday evening in the first ever meeting between the teams.     

Makaleb McInnis led the Yellow Jackets (4-3, 3-0 RMAC) with 20 points, hitting three treys and going 9-for-10 from the charity stripe. Fraser Malcolm and Connor O'Hearn each recorded 16 points, both hitting four three-pointers, while Tyler Oliver had 13, and Stefan Desnica added 12 points. O'Hearn has now made four shots from beyond the arc, which is his career-high, in two consecutive games.

For the second night in a row, BHSU jumped out a big lead early. The Yellow Jackets went up, 11-2, just over two minutes into the game, forcing the Trailblazers (3-3, 1-2 RMAC) into an early timeout. Nine of those points came from McInnis shots from beyond the arc. The Green and Gold would not let up, leading by 22, 36-14, with 9:29 to play in the half. The home team would lead by as many as 25, and took a 22 point advantage, 52-30, into the locker room.

Dixie State never got closer than 14 points in the second half, and the Yellow Jackets won handily, 91-70, to move to 3-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. For the second consecutive game, BHSU made 15 three-pointers as a team, with six different players making at least one.

BHSU shot 50.0 percent from the field (26-for-52), while DSU was 43.3 percent from the floor (26-for-60). The Yellow Jackets were 15-for-34 (44.1 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Trailblazers were 4-for-16 (25.0 percent) on three-pointers. BHSU was 24-for-31 (77.4 percent) from the charity stripe, and Dixie State was 14-for-16 (87.5) from the free throw line. The Green and Gold were outrebounded by DSU, 36-29.

Julien Ducree led the Trailblazers with 16 points, while Matt Conway had 11, and Dub Price added 10.

The Green and Gold will next head on the road for the final two games of 2018. BHSU will play at Adams State on December 15, before taking on Fort Lewis December 16. Saturday's game is scheduled to tip off at 7:30 p.m., while Sunday is set to begin at 5:30 p.m.

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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.

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