SPEARFISH, S.D. - Black Hills State's Jonas Anderson hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 17 seconds left and the Yellow Jackets upset #18/23 Colorado School of Mines 57-56.

On a night in which both teams struggled to kickstart their offenses, Mines shot only 29 percent (18-of-62). The game featured eight ties and nine lead changes as BHSU ended the game on a 9-2 run to erase a six-point Mines lead.

Mines led much of the early going before Black Hills State went up by four on the back of a 13-2 run midway through the first half. The Orediggers responded by reeling off nine straight points, with Caleb Waitsman hitting six straight in that span, to take a 26-24 lead into the break.

The two sides went back and forth in the second half before Ben Clare and Ben Sonnefeld hit consecutive and-one opportunities to seize control of the game, 54-48, with 3:53 remaining. A Zach McLemore three and Fraser Malcom's free throw with 2:17 remaining cut the Mines lead to 54-52, and Jonas Anderson's layup out of a Mines timeout tied it with 1:43 left.

Mines caught a break as Max Mueller (11 rebounds) fouled out with a minute to go, and Natesan went to the line to take back the lead. The advantage lasted only seconds before Anderson hit a three-pointer with 17 seconds remaining to go up 57-56; Mines had looks from Luke Schroepfer and Waitsman to win it, but couldn't get one to fall as time expired.

NOTABLES
- Gokul Natesan scored 14 of his game-high 16 points in the second half.
- Sonnefeld and Schroepfer each had nine points. Adam Laine pitched in eight off the bench. Waitsman ended with six points and a team-high eight rebounds.
- BHSU held a 39-34 rebound advantage, but Mines owned the offensive glass with a 13-5 lead. Mines' 12-5 second-chance points lead was a big factor in keeping them in the game despite a 46.5 percent shooting night for the hosts.
- Foul shooting also helped Mines as they went 15-of-19 at the line to BHSU's 9-of-14 night. 
- The win was BHSU's first ever against Mines in nine tries. The loss was the first by Mines (7-2) to an NCAA Division II team this season.
- The Yellow Jackets were led by McLemore (16 points) and Malcolm (15 points). 

NEXT UP
Mines will head across the Black Hills to visit South Dakota Mines Saturday 5:30 p.m.