DURANGO, Colo. – Black Hills State men's basketball used a strong second half to nearly offset an impressive start by No. 10/12 Fort Lewis, as they fell 88-78 Monday night.

The Yellow Jackets (22-2, 16-2 RMAC) held the Skyhawks to just 32.1 percent from the field in the second half while themselves shooting at a 52.6 percent clip, after allowing a 69.7 percent effort by FLC in the first half.

Joel Scott set the all-time BHSU scoring record Monday night with a layup for his 16th point of the game, before finishing with 26 points, 11 rebounds, a block and a steal for his 11th double-double of the season.

Adam Moussa scored 19 to go with six rebounds, five assists and two steals.

Sindou Cisse also had a well-rounded night after missing a pair of games due to injury, tallying six points, seven rebounds and five assists in his return.

Caelin Hearne went 5-of-6 from the field and 2-of-3 from deep to finish with 12 points.

FLC scored nine unanswered to open the game as their offense was hot out of the gates. BHSU would fall behind 28-8 minutes later and eventually trail by as many as 26 (51-25) with under four minutes left in the first.

In the final minutes before the break, buckets from Hayes, Cisse and Moussa helped the Yellow Jackets take some momentum into the locker room, trailing 55-31.

Threes from Scott and Ragsdale out of the half, followed by layups from the same duo drew the deficit to 18, 61-43, with 13:24 to play.

Then a 9-0 run that included a Hearne triple and a pair of Moussa buckets made it 67-55 with 8:12 remaining. Minutes later, six straight from Scott, including his record-setting layup, along with a Moussa pull up made it 80-67 as the clock ticked under three minutes to go.

A Moussa three-point play and another layup from Scott pulled BHSU back within single digits, 80-72 with 1:41 left on the clock.

Scott would elevate for a pair of dunks and Hearne drove in for a layup to keep BHSU within striking distance as the team began fouling in the final seconds, but it wouldn't be enough, eventually falling 88-78.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets return to Spearfish for their final home weekend of the regular season, taking on No. 10/12 Fort Lewis once again on Friday, Feb. 17 before hosting Adams State on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m.