ALAMOSA, Colo. (February 4, 2016) –After a four-game home stand, Adams State University goes back on the road with games against Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Adams State faces Black Hills on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. tip off. The Grizzlies turn around to face the Hardrockers on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
Last Time OutAdams State (9-11, 8-7 RMAC) had a promising start to last weekend with a 94-78 victory over Chadron State. The Grizzlies grabbed the lead two minutes in and never relinquished it again going up by as much as 21 points early in the second half.
Shakir Smith posted another impressive point total with 28, also snagging three steals and three assists.
Kendyl Grover was one rebound away from his third double-double in three weeks. Grover contributed for 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Joe Bell Austin led the Grizzlies in assists with 6 and shored up the offense by tallying 15 points.
The Grizzlies then closed the weekend out with Regis University. The Rangers paced the Grizzlies for the majority of the game as ASU was unable to find an answer to take an extended lead. Adams State took their only lead of the game with two minutes left in the first half which the Rangers promptly took back and carried to the game's 74-62 completion. The Grizzlies were led by
Shakir Smith and
DJ Morgan who each posted 18 points.
About Black Hills State University (9-10, 7-8 RMAC) After having mixed performances to arrive at 3-4, the Yellow Jackets got on a hot streak and ripped off four straight wins to earn a respectable 7-4 record. However, they currently find themselves on the business end of a four-game skid that has them on the wrong side of .500. Nick Ongarato leads the Yellow Jackets in scoring putting up 19 points per game, good enough for sixth in the conference. Ongarato is also shooting 51 percent from the field. Ongarato is flanked by Riley Ryan who leads the team in three-point shooting going (41%) and is second on the team in scoring.
About South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (7-12, 5-10 RMAC)The Hardrockers have also been having a rough go of things after a 7-5 start to the season. Since then, SDSM&T has lost seven consecutive outings. The Hardrockers are led by Marco Pascolo who is ranked 13th in the conference with 6.2 rebounds per game. He also has the Hardrockers ranked fourth in rebounding defense with 31.9 per game.
When Last We Met 1-02-15Adams State - 68Black Hills State - 58 Michael Middlebrooks led the Grizzlies going 10-of-13 for 20 points during a Grizzly win. Middlebrooks saw fit to add 7 rebounds, a steal, a block and an assist. Smith led the team in assists with four and added nine points. The Grizzlies had a nice team effort on defense collecting 13 steals and four blocks.
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