Black Hills State men's basketball defeated Western Colorado, 85-80 in a shootout that saw a record-breaking performance from Joel Scott.

Scott scored a school-record 50 points in the game, breaking the record previously held by Jeff Stevens who scored 46 in 1996.

Believe it or not, Scott wasn't the only 50+ scorer in the game, as WCU's Matthew Ragsdale scored 53 points of his own.

The Yellow Jackets (3-3, 1-0 RMAC) get out to a 1-0 record in conference play, shooting 55.2 percent from the field and winning the turnover battle 12 to six.

In addition to Scott's 50 points, he also recorded 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season.

Sindou Cisse scored 14 points on the night, while Sava Dukic and PJ Hayes each totaled four boards.

Both teams traded baskets to open the game before 3-pointers from Cisse and Ryder Kirsch gave the Yellow Jackets a 17-14 lead with under 14 to play. An Adam Moussa layup gave BHSU its largest lead of the half, 19-14, but WCU kept pace.

Back-and-forth play continued from there as the game went into halftime with the Yellow Jackets down 38-35.

Scott turned on the jets in the second half, scoring 11 points over the next five minutes of play to eventually give BHSU a 51-48 lead on a breakaway dunk. Scott would score 38 of his 50 points in the second period.

From there, the Yellow Jackets would hold a narrow advantage, only leading by as much as eight points following a 7-0 scoring run midway through the second. The Mountaineers worked their way back to tie the game at 68-all, but Scott's 24 points in the final 9:44 of the game and free throws from Cisse and Moussa would seal the victory.

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The Yellow Jackets return to the court Saturday night to host Fort Lewis at 6 p.m. in the Young Center.