Black Hills State men's basketball travels to Denver, Colo. to take on No. 13/15 Regis tonight at 5 p.m.

The Yellow Jackets sit atop the RMAC standings with a 13-2 conference record (15-5 overall) after spitting the weekend with Adams State and CSU Pueblo.

Monday, BHSU is up against No. 13/15 Regis in a meeting between the top two teams in the RMAC as Regis is currently 11-3 in the league and 16-4 overall. The Rangers are currently coming off a pair of weekend road losses to Colorado Christian and Metro State.

BLACK HILLS STATE (15-5, 13-2 RMAC) AT REGIS (16-4, 11-3 RMAC)
The Rangers are one of the top teams in the RMAC and in the nation this season and lead the RMAC in steals per game (8.9), turnovers forced (16.3) and turnover margin (3.6). Regis also has the league's best free throw shooter, Brian Dawson, who converts 88.5 percent of his attempts.

While they run a potent offense, their defense can be beaten as they rank 10th in the RMAC in scoring defense (74.7) and 13th in rebounds per game (32.9), blocked shots per game (1.6) and opponent field goal percentage (48.1).

RANGERS' LAST TIME OUT
The No. 13 Regis University men's basketball team (16-4,11-3 RMAC) squared off in a televised crosstown matchup with the MSU Denver Roadrunners (14-7,8-7 RMAC). The game featured two of the top teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and was played at the Auraria Event Center on MSU Denver's campus. 

How it Happened: A 15-2 run midway through the first frame put Regis up 29-17. MSU Denver matched the Rangers' run quickly by ending the half on a 27-14 run of their own which put them up 44-43 as the teams headed to the locker room.

An 11-6 run from Regis to open the final frame put them back in front of the Roadrunners, 54-50. But MSU Denver's offensive prowess started to solidify following the 4-point Regis lead. The Rangers kept up and never let things get out of hand, but the Roadrunner's 58 percent shooting from the field let them finish the game on a 37-27 run. When the dust settled, Regis fell 87-81.

Game Notes: Regis was 50 percent from the field (30-60) and 37 percent (9-24) from the three. 

Senior guard Brian Dawson (10-19 FG, 3-9 3-PT) led the squad with 23 points and five assists.

Graduate student guard Troy Brady (7-10 FG, 4-7 3-PT) had 19 points.

Junior Aaron Bokol (3-6 FG) added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Redshirt junior forward Kevin Ebiriekwe (4-9 FG, 0-1 3-PT) had eight points and eleven rebounds.

COACHES
Head coach Ryan Thompson enters his fourth season leading the Yellow Jackets. He has taken the BHSU men's program to the RMAC tournament each of the last three years and was named RMAC Coach of the Year following the 2019-20 season.

Rangers' Head Coach Brady Bergeson is entering his seventh season at the helm and has led Regis to the RMAC Tournament four of the last five seasons.