COLORADO SPRINGS – The Adams State Grizzlies Men's Basketball team dropped their second game of a two-game road trip this weekend, falling to the UCCS Mountain Lions 85-92. The game was a closely contested matchup of two teams fighting to keep pace in the RMAC postseason race, but ultimately it was the home team that got the upper hand on the night.
 
Guard Juwan Green did his best to will his team to the victory, scoring 37 of the Grizzlies' 85 points in the game. The game was by far the graduate senior's biggest night of the year, and even in a loss he continues to impress on the offensive end of the floor. On the defensive end, the crafty guard notched 2 steals in the contest and played 38 of the 40 minutes giving absolutely all he had. He has proven that he is the real deal and is perhaps the next great point guard in Coach Caton's system.
 
 Senior Forward Rickey Norris had what is now becoming a routine team-leading rebounding night for him, as he logged 8 boards on the evening to complement his 15 points in just 20 minutes of action. Guard Szymon Walczak and Forward Kaelin Crane were also in double figures, each registering 10 points.
 
The Grizzly bench had a tough night, which ultimately was the difference in the game, as the UCCS bench provided them with 19 points to the Grizzlies' 10. The Grizzlies shot a respectable 47.7% from the field, but going just 4-16 from three-point range and 19-28 from the foul line played a huge role in their loss. They now sit at 3-6 in RMAC play and still have not won on the road in the 2019-20 season.
 
If history tells anything, it is that Coach Russ Caton's teams typically peak later in the season, just in time for a playoff run. If the Grizzlies can find a formula to win big games at home and on the road, they can still make a playoff push, being that the RMAC season is not even halfway over. They will be back on the road next weekend as they prepare for two more conference opponents, the Colorado Mesa Mavericks on Friday and their archrivals, the Western Colorado Mountaineers on Saturday.