Black Hills State men's basketball are the 2021-22 RMAC Regular Season Champions, clinching the title Saturday night with an 80-75 win over Metro State.

The Yellow Jackets (19-7, 17-4 RMAC) earn the title for the second time in three years, also finishing first in the RMAC in the 2019-20 season, tied with Dixie State.

Joel Scott led all scorers with 25 points, shooting 7-14 from the floor, to go with five rebounds and two steals.

Sava Dukic scored 15, sinking 5-of-6 from beyond the arc.

Adam Moussa had a team-high five rebounds and seven assists while tallying 14 points.

Sindou Cisse scored 13, grabbed five boards and dishing out three assists.

BHSU took an 11-10 lead to open the game before both offenses cooled, trading possessions over the next three minutes of play. Tommy Donovan helped wake the offense up by making a layup at 12:56 during what would be a 9-0 run to extend the lead to 17-10.

Back-and-forth play took over from there as MSUD worked their way back to even the score at 21-all. A Cisse trey with five minutes to go put BHSU up 29-25, but the Roadrunners chipped away to hold a 40-36 lead at halftime.

Out of the break, the Yellow Jackets used threes from Ryker Cisarik and Moussa to pull within two, 48-46, before another Moussa triple at 12:16 gave BHSU its first lead of the half, 54-53.

The Yellow Jackets held the lead from there, and kept the advantage as the clock ticked down thanks to a trio of big 3-pointers from Dukic as BHSU would lead 73-66 with 5:26 remaining.

Holding a 77-73 lead as the game entered its final minute of play, Scott and Moussa made free throws to seal the game.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets advance to the RMAC Tournament for the fifth straight season. BHSU will be the No. 1 seed and host their quarterfinals matchup on Tuesday, March 1. Their opponent will be determined later tonight as games go final around the RMAC.