SPEARFISH, S.D. – Makaleb McInnis' 20 points were not enough, as the Black Hills State University men's basketball team fell to Regis University, 80-65, on Saturday evening.    

McInnis led the Yellow Jackets (7-6, 6-3 RMAC), as he tied his season-high with 20 points, making five three-pointers. Fraser Malcolm added nine points, while Stefan Desnica had six points and four assists.

Patrick Mendes opened the scoring for the Yellow Jackets, making a jumper on the opening possession. However, after trading buckets, a layup by Christian Little put the Rangers (10-5, 7-2 RMAC) up, 11-9, with 15:41 to play in the first half. RU would push their lead out to 17 at the half, 43-26. Jarrett Brodbeck was 5-for-6 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes to pace the visitors.

Brodbeck immediately hit his sixth trey to open the second half, and the Rangers would not look back. The Yellow Jackets were able to draw with 12 with just under 12 minutes to play, but a 15-2 RU run pushed the visitors' lead to a game-high 25 points. Regis ultimately won by 15, 80-65, as the Green and Gold fell for the third consecutive game.

BHSU shot 40.0 percent from the field (22-for-55), while RU was 54.7 percent from the floor (29-for-53). The Yellow Jackets were 10-for-28 (35.7 percent) from beyond the arc, while the Rangers were 15-for-25 (60.0 percent) on three-pointers. BHSU was 11-for-17 (64.7 percent) from the charity stripe, and Regis was 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line. The Green and Gold were outrebounded, 33-30.

Brodbeck led the Rangers with 26 points, while Little had 14, and both Ryan Beisty and Brian Dawson had 12 points.

The Green and Gold will next go on the road to play UCCS and Colorado School of Mines. BHSU will take on the Mountain Lions on January 18, with the game tipping off at 7:30 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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