Black Hills State men's basketball defeated Western Colorado in a resounding 79-53 victory at the Donald E. Young Center Friday night.

The Yellow Jackets (3-2, 3-2 RMAC) defense held the Mountaineers to only 29.0 percent shooting from the field while once again showcasing their depth offensively with 27 points off the bench.

BHSU had three in double-figure scoring while shooting 46.8 percent from the field as a team.

Joel Scott led the scoring attack with 18 points and nine rebounds, one rebound shy of his fifth career double-double.

Ethan Forrester brought down seven boards while scoring eight points and going a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe. In addition, the redshirt freshman dished out three assists.

Adam Moussa and Snjolfur Stefansson each drained a team-best three 3-pointers, scoring 13 points and 10 points, respectively. Moussa also led the defense with a trio of steals.

Tommy Donovan helped out on defense, leading the team with three blocked shots while scoring six.

Both teams got off to slow starts and the Yellow Jackets saw themselves down 4-2 going into the first media break. But a Donovan layup at 12:57 drew the score even at 4-4 and BHSU would not trail again the rest of the game.

The teams traded baskets until threes from Trey Whitley and Moussa kicked off an 8-0 scoring run to give the team a 22-14 lead. Eight more unanswered points over the final two minutes of the period sent the Yellow Jackets to the locker room leading 34-20.

The Yellow Jackets played add-on out of the break, using an 11-2 scoring run highlighted by a trio of threes to push their lead over 20 points and going ahead 45-24 with 15:21 left in the game.

BHSU would extend its lead by as much as 29 points in the final minutes of play, making 53.1 percent of their shots and 54.5 percent from beyond the arc in the second half as they rolled onto the 79-53 win.

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The Yellow Jackets will turn around to play South Dakota Mines on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Rapid City, S.D.