Black Hills State men's basketball outdueled its rival South Dakota Mines Thursday night, defeating the Hardrockers, 86-65.

The Yellow Jackets (12-4, 10-1 RMAC) never trailed in the game, shooting 16-of 37 from deep and winning the turnover battle 17-7.

PJ Hayes led all scorers with 26 points on the night, going 8-of-10 from deep.

Adam Moussa was all over the court, scoring 17 while grabbing six boards and dishing out six assists.

Joel Scott had himself another double-double performance with his 15 points and 10 rebounds along with three assists and a steal.

Sindou Cisse and Ryder Kirsch also scored in double-figures, scoring 11 and 10, respectively.

The Yellow Jackets started hot out of the gate, scoring 11 unanswered to open the game, capped by a Scott dunk and a Cisse three. A few minutes later, back-to-back 3-pointers by Hayes extended BHSU's lead to 19-8 at 13:32 in the first.

Teams would trade points through the midway mark of the first until threes from Hayes and Moussa gave the Yellow Jackets their largest lead of the half, going up 37-25 with under five minutes to go before eventually going into halftime with a 39-29 advantage.

BHSU continued to have the hot hand out of the locker room, outscoring SDSMT 9-5 and extending the lead to 48-34. At 9:36, a Hayes triple gave the team their first 20-point lead of the game (66-46) and would go on to lead by as much as 28 (81-53) with 3:19 remaining on Hayes' eighth trey of the night.

Both teams cleared their benches down the stretch as Taylor Edwards sank a layup in the final seconds and BHSU went on to win 86-65.

Game Notes

• PJ Hayes' eight 3-pointers ranks second all-time in BHSU for threes in a game
• As a team, their 16 made 3-pointers ranks tied for third all-time
• Additionally, their 37 attempts from deep ranks tied for second all-time
• Joel Scott's double-double gives him 12 on the season, and 20 for his career

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets hit the road next weekend to take on Colorado Christian on Friday, Jan. 28 and Metro State on Saturday, Jan. 29. Both games will tip off at 7 p.m.