BY: Con Marshall
CSC Sports Information
DENVER -- After playing arguable its best game of the year Friday night while shooting 60% from the field and defeating Colorado-Colorado Springs 93-86, the Chadron State men's basketball team lost by the widest margin of the season Saturday night when Regis overwhelmed the Eagles in the second half and won 86-55 in Denver.
The score was tied at 33-33 at halftime and also knotted at 40-40 three minutes into the second half, but the Rangers outscored CSC 46-15 the rest of the way. Both teams are now 10-9 overall and 7-6 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
The Eagles shot 42.3% (11-26) from the field in the first half, but a dismal 19.4% (7-36) in the second half for 29% overall. They were 5-of-19 from 3-point range and a shocking 14-of-29 at the free throw line.
Regis made just 29.7% (11-37) of its field goal attempts in the first half, but was a redhot 70% in (21-30) the second half for 47.8% all told. That includes going 0-15 on 3-pointers in the first half. The Rangers were 3-9 from behind the arc in the second half. They made 19 of 23 free shots in the game.
Chase Mayo-Harmon, a 6-foot-4 sophomore, led Regis with 26 points. Eddy Egun, a 6-4 junior, was next with 15 points. Trey Bryant added 12 points and claimed a team-high nine rebounds.
Senior guard Bryce Latimer paced the Eagles with 13 points, followed by Dalton Peterson with 12 points on four 3-pointer. Senior center Porter Anderson contributed 10 points is his second game back after being sidelined by an injury since early December.
Josh Robinson added eight points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Eagles, but Regis out-rebounded CSC 49-39. There were just 13 turnovers in the game.
The Eagles will have only one game this coming weekend. They will host South Dakota Mines on Saturday, Feb. 3 following the women's game that will tip off at 1 o'clock.
Chadron State—Bryce Latimer 13, Dalton Peterson 12, Porter Anderson 10, Josh Robinson 8, Martin Poznanovic 3, Jalen Patterson 3, Akene Agee 2, Caden Sclafani 2, Julio Phipps 1, Raul Nunez 1. Totals: 18-62 (5-18) 14-29 55 points, 39 rebounds, 8 turnovers, 11 assists.
Regis—Chase Mayo-Harmon 26, Eddy Egun 15, Trey Bryant 12, Olafur Stghyrmisson 9, Jalen Brown 9, Vojin Mastilovic 5, Ty Cox 4, Tarig Elsa 4, Dyland Forbord 2. Totals: 32-67 (3-24) 19-23 86 points, 49 rebounds, 5 turnovers, 7 assists.
Chadron State 33 22 ---55
Regis 33 53 ---86
3-pointers: CSC—Peterson 4, Patterson 1. Regis—Egun 2, Mayo-Harmon 1.