ABERDEEN, S.D. – Black Hills State men's basketball dropped it's Friday game to Augustana, 73-63 at night one of the 2021 East-West Challenge.

The Yellow Jackets (2-1, 0-0 RMAC) are handed their first loss of the season, shooting 39.3 percent from the field.

Adam Moussa led the offense with 17 points to go along with four assists and a rebound.

Joel Scott and Sindou Cisse each totaled seven rebounds on the night. Scott scored 11 and dished out four assists while Cisse scored six.

Tommy Donovan was 3-of-4 from the field, totaling 10 points and four rebounds off the bench.

Ryker Cisarik made the first and second 3-pointers of his career in the game, and tallied a career-best 10 points.

Following a slow start that put the Yellow Jackets down by as much as 20-9 midway through the first half, the Yellow Jackets went on a 19-4 run that lasted over seven minutes as the team fought their way back into the game.

BHSU tied the game at 24-all on a Cisse layup before taking its first lead of the game, 26-24 on a layup by Scott with three minutes left to play in the first. Both teams traded buckets in the closing minutes, and Augie would hold a 31-30 advantage going into the break.

Out of the locker room, the game remained close, but Augie kept a tight lead until Moussa hit a trey at 13:44 to put BHSU back ahead 44-41. The Vikings wouldn't back down as they took the lead once again, but a Moussa layup and free throw a few minutes later put the Yellow Jackets back on top 54-52.

The Yellow Jackets stayed ahead using a pair of Donovan free throws and a Cisse layup until an Augie 3-pointer put the Vikings back ahead, 61-59 with under three minutes to go. The Yellow Jackets got back to within one at 62-61, but Augie use a 7-0 run from there to hold a 68-61 lead with 44 seconds left.

BHSU scored a pair down the stretch, but the Vikings made all their free throws in the final seconds to seal the game.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets wrap up day two of the East-West Challenge tomorrow as they take on Northern State, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 3 p.m.