Kearney, Neb. – Dusty Jura and Chris Dean both scored 17 points Saturday night to lead Nebraska-Kearney to an 85-75 victory over Metro State.
Jura also grabbed 11 rebounds, and a total of five Lopers scored in double figures in the win. James Lane scored 15, Avery Stephenson added 11 and Nick Morrell scored 10 points for Nebraska-Kearney (18-5, 13-2 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference).
Drew Williamson scored 21 points to lead Metro State (16-7, 10-5 RMAC). Dorian Smith added 16 points off the bench, and Willison Price added 11 before fouling out.
The Lopers shot 52.8 percent from the field, and went 10-for-20 on 3-pointers.
FORT HAYS STATE 81, COLORADO MINES 60 at Hays, Kan. – The Tigers (22-1, 15-0 RMAC) jumped out to a big first-half lead by shooting 56 percent to Mines’ 36 percent and cruised to the win, keeping them atop the RMAC East Division.
Derrick Turner led Hays with 18 points. Travis Test had 16 for the Orediggers (11-12, 6-9).
FORT LEWIS 98, WESTERN STATE 68 at Durango – Tim Bieri scored 25 points to lead Fort Lewis over Western State. Five other players scored in double figures for Fort Lewis (16-6, 12-3 RMAC), led by Gerald Bryant’s 14. Josh Thomas scored a game-high 26 for Western State (7-15, 3-12).
COLORADO CHRISTIAN 65, CHADRON STATE 56 at Chadron, Neb. – Josh Gallagher’s 21 points paced Colorado Christian to a road victory over Chadron State at Armstrong Gym. Brian Stamer added 18 for Colorado Christian (9-14, 6-9 RMAC). Marcus Ligons led Chadron State (9-14, 4-11) with 18 points.
ADAMS STATE 61, MESA STATE 59 at Alamosa – Adams State held off a late Mesa State rally and won its sixth consecutive home game and fifth overall at Plachy Hall. Wes Jensen scored a game-high 23 points for Adams State (12-11, 9-6). Mesa State (15-8, 9-6) kept Adams State from scoring in the final four minutes, but couldn’t make up the ground. Andy Classick led the Mavericks with 18 points.
CAL-DAVIS 86, NORTHERN COLORADO 73 at Davis, Calif. – Kyle Brucculeri had 28 points and tied a school record with eight 3-pointers to lead Cal-Davis (8-15) over the Bears (4-22).
Sean Taibi had 17 points for UNC, which allowed Davis to shoot almost 60 percent for the game.
