You better break every bulb if both teams are shooting the lights out.
The Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team outlasted Colorado Christian 87-82 on Friday in Lakewood on a night when both teams shot above 40 percent.
But FLC (11-4, 8-3 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) made 49.2 percent of its shots, 6-of-17 from behind the arc, to eke out a close victory.
Colorado Christian came into the game third in the country in scoring at 92.4 points per game, so FLC held the Cougars 10 points below their average.
The Skyhawks led by three with five seconds left after the Cougars’ Wayne McCullough hit a layup to cut the Cougars’ deficit to one possession.
Oscar Garcia sank two free throws with two seconds left to ice the Skyhawks’ third consecutive road win and seventh victory in their last eight games.
Colorado Christian made 28-of-36 free throws compared to just 21-of-29 for FLC.
Alex Herrera scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the double-double.
Nick Tomsick joined him in double figures with 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the free throw line.
Colorado Christian led 63-62 with 10 minutes, 6 seconds remaining in the game when Garcia made a layup to give FLC a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
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RMAC Basketball
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Note: The numbers in parentheses indicate national ranking.
RMAC Overall
Metro State (3) 12-0 15-1
Colorado Mines (11) 10-2 14-2
Fort Lewis 9-3 12-4
Colorado Christian 8-4 10-6
UC-Colorado Springs 7-5 10-6
CSU-Pueblo 7-5 9-7
Adams State 6-6 9-6
N.M. Highlands 6-6 9-7
Colorado Mesa 6-6 8-8
Black Hills State 5-7 7-9
Chadron State 4-8 7-9
Regis 2-10 5-12
Western N.M. 1-11 1-14
Western State 1-11 1-15
Friday, Jan. 24
CSU-Pueblo 94, Chadron State 88
Fort Lewis 87, Colorado Christian 82
Metro State 86, Colorado Mesa 76
Regis 67, Western State 61
UC-Colorado Springs 81, Black Hills State 52
Adams State 89, Colorado Mines 75
Saturday, Jan. 25
Colorado Mesa at Regis, 5 p.m.
Adams State at Colorado Christian, 7 p.m.
Chadron State at UC-Colorado Springs, 7 p.m.
Fort Lewis at Colorado Mines, 7 p.m. (KIUP 930 AM)
Western State at Metro State, 7 p.m.
Black Hills State at CSU-Pueblo, 7:30 p.m.
N.M. Highlands at Western N.M., 7:30 p.m.
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