GOLDEN, Colo. (November 9, 2019) – Lubbock Christian dropped its second straight game to start the season, as the hot-shooting host Colorado School of Mines closed out the LSC/RMAC Challenge by beating LCU 75-47.
 
Three Chaparral players scored the first points of their LCU careers, with Ty Caswell putting in eight, Aamer Muhammad scoring six and Joshua Davey scoring five, but LCU shot just 28.1 percent from the field overall in a tough offensive night.
 
Lubbock Christian did start the night well enough offensively, getting a jumper from Lloyd Daniels and a three-pointer from Caswell to take a brief three-point lead. A seven-point lead from the Orediggers put them on top and they never looked back.
 
Three straight made shots from behind the arc from CSM pushed the lead to double-digits with just over ten minutes left in the first half. LCU scored only three points in the final 10 minutes of the half on a free throw from Cameron Copley and a layup from Rashaan Proctor, and the Orediggers were up by 26 when the two teams went into the locker room.
 
The second half went much better for the Chaps as they scored 33 points on 35.7 percent shooting, but they were unable to ever close the gap as the Orediggers scored 35. The CSM lead got as wide as 38 points midway through the half, but LCU was able to close it to 28 before the final horn sounded.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
10 | The Orediggers went 5-10 on three-pointers in each half, shooting 50 percent from behind the arc overall
28.1 | Lubbock Christian's field goal percentage was its lowest since December 17, 2015, when they shot 27.5 percent in a loss at Texas A&M International
8 | Daniels, Caswell and Kobe Thompson all scored eight points apiece to tie for the team lead
16-9 | LCU forced CSM into 16 turnovers during the game, but were unable to capitalize on theme with just nine points off turnovers