Black Hills State men's basketball defeated UC Colorado Springs for the second time in as many games Friday night, winning 84-78 at the Donald E. Young Center.

The Yellow Jackets (5-5, 5-5 RMAC) pull back to an even record as Joel Scott's career-high 38 points helped them tie a season-high in scoring with 84 points.

Along with shooting 15-of-24 on the night, Scott also tallied his sixth career double-double, coupling a game-high 11 rebounds with his 38 points.

Sindou Cisse continued to shoot effectively this season, sinking five of his six shots from the field to total 12 points and eight rebounds as well as a block.

Adam Moussa dished a team-high five assists while adding nine points on a trio of 3-pointers.

Kevin Senghore-Peterson added nine points and Trey Whitley scored six along with a blocked shot.

After starting down 5-0, the Yellow Jackets rattled off an 11-2 scoring run using six points from Scott to take a lead they wouldn't relinquish the rest of the game. Back-to-back layups from Cisse and Scott would extend BHSU's lead to a 20-11 advantage midway through the first half.

The two teams traded points over the next few minutes of play before Senghore-Peterson sank a trey to give BHSU its first double-digit lead (36-26) of the game with 5:08 left in the first. From there, the back-and-forth play continued into the half as the Yellow Jackets took a 43-33 lead into the locker room.

Out of the break, a Whitley 3-pointer at 14:02 would open a 13-2 run and extend the score to a game-high 21-point advantage. Although leading 70-49 with 10:37 left in the game, the Yellow Jackets couldn't bury UCCS who began climbing back into the game down the stretch.

A 3-pointer from UCCS at 4:14 brought them back to within single digits at 77-68, and from there, outscored the Yellow Jackets 10-3 to pull within two points with 20 seconds left on the clock. But in the closing seconds, Scott sank 4-of-4 from the free throw line to seal the game and the victory.

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The Yellow Jackets will turn around and play Colorado Christian on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Donald E. Young Center.