Denver, CO – The Black Hills State University men's basketball team defeated the Regis University Rangers Saturday night 51-49 and pushed their win streak to seven in a row. The Yellow Jackets move to 10-5 on the season and 7-2 in the RMAC.

In a slow burner, low scoring game, the Yellow Jackets edged the Rangers in the final minutes to take the win. The Rangers held the advantage at half 27-24 and with only 11 minutes of play left, lead by ten in the second half. BHSU would slowly chip away at the deficit and Tyler Oliver tied the game up at 45-45 with just under 3 minutes to play. With the score tied at 45, the Yellow Jackets took their first lead of the second half 48-45 on a big three-point basket from Joel Scott. A fast break by Trey Whitely and two missed free throws by Regis sealed the game for the Yellow Jackets 51-49.
 
The team struggled to connect with the basket making only 20 of 57 shots from inside the arc. BHSU continued to be conservative with the three pointers, only attempting 17 while making just 5. The team shot 54 percent from the charity stripe.

Joel Scott led the team with a double-double posting 16 points and 11 rebounds. Of those 11 boards, nine were defensive. He was strongest from the three point line, making 60 percent of his attempts. Oliver was also in double digits with 10 points and pulled down nine boards.

The Green and Gold return home next weekend to take on UCCS Friday night at 7:30pm and Colorado School of Mines on Saturday at 6:00pm.