GOLDEN, Colo. - For the second straight night, Colorado School of Mines put together a lights-out shooting half as they exploded for 63 second-half points in a 103-64 win over Western State.

After missing only five shots in the first half Friday against Colorado Mesa, the Orediggers (14-3, 9-2 RMAC) won their seventh consecutive game with a big second half against Western State, shooting 71 percent and 8-for-13 for three to bust open a 40-33 halftime lead.

Luke Schroepfer and Gokul Natesan each scored 21, with Caleb Waitsman adding 13, Adam Laine 12, and Kaan Korkmaz 11. 

It was a high-paced first half that saw both teams take multiple leads, and Western State was up as much as five before a 10-0 Mines run sparked by a Natesan three put them up for good.

The key to the second half was a 16-2 Mines run that turned a six-point lead into an 18-point cushion. Laine scored six of Mines' 18 in that span, and Mines run of 13-2 deeper in the half sealed it up. The Orediggers won going away, taking their largest lead at 40 with Ruben Jackson's off-balance layup in the final minute.

NOTABLES
- Mines sank 14 three-pointers a night after canning 16.
- Waitsman matched his career-high with five steals.
- Ben Clare led Mines with seven rebounds. The Orediggers led 41-29 on the boards.
- Mines held Western State's leading scorer Ben Beauchamp, averaging 17 points per game, to eight. Brady Subart's 20 led the Mountaineers.
- It was the first time Mines hit 100+ points in a regulation RMAC game since the 2013-14 season.

NEXT UP
Mines will host New Mexico Highlands Tuesday at 8 p.m.