DENVER â The South Dakota Mines menâs basketball team ran into a hot shooting MSU Denver squad Thursday night during a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matchup in Denver, where the Roadrunners came away with a 72-56 win.
The Roadrunners were able to gain the edge Thursday with 13 made 3-pointers. MSUD also held Kolten Mortensen, SDMâs leading scorer, to no points. They led 39-30 at the half and then outscored the visitors, 33-26.
The Hardrockers shot 42% from the field Thursday, making 21 of 50 attempts, including 9 of 24 from 3-point range, and converted 5 of 9 free throws. They tallied 29 rebounds, had 14 assists, three steals and two blocks.
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