GOLDEN, Colo. - Murphy Gershman's double-double and Gokul Natesan's 24 points helped #22 Colorado School of Mines come back to beat Adams State, 75-66, and run their win streak to 11 in a row.

The Orediggers (17-3, 12-2 RMAC) will end the month of January without a loss as they used a late 15-2 run to erase a four-point Adams State lead with less than five minutes to go. It was a match-up of the RMAC's two hottest teams as the Grizzlies (10-11, 7-8 RMAC) had their five-game win streak snapped.

Gershman had a superb effort with 14 points and 11 rebounds while Natesan poured in 24 points and Ben Clare added 11 with nine boards. The win came despite a season-worst 21 turnovers for the Orediggers, but they made up for it at the foul line going 22-for-27 to ASU's 12-21.

Mines led most of the first half but went into the break tied after Adam Laine and Brandon Sly traded buckets to end the period 31-31. ASU immediately took control coming out of the locker room with an 8-0 run, but seven straight points by Natesan gave Mines the lead back temporarily.

The two sides traded the lead over the next several minutes before a 5-0 ASU spurt put them up 56-52 with 8:07 to go. A Kaan Korkmaz layup sparked Mines' big run as the Grizzlies were held without a field goal for a 7:19 span. Mines also feasted on poor ASU foul shooting down the stretch as they went 3-9 in the final 7:45, while separate 8-0 and 7-0 Mines runs put the game out of reach. Clare's and-one with 1:18 remaining to go up six was the key play in the run, with Natesan's breakaway layup the dagger at 1:09.

NOTABLES
- Gershman's double-double was his first as an Oredigger. He added two steals, an assist, and a block shooting 7-of-12 in 24 minutes.
- Natesan was 11-of-14 from the line and 6-of-10 from the floor to produce his 24 points.
- Luke Schroepfer got off to a hot start with three early three-pointers before being saddled with foul trouble. 
- The game featured eight ties and 10 lead changes.
- ASU's Sly led the Grizzlies with 20 points.
- Mines shot 45.3 percent to ASU's 37.5 percent. They controlled rebounding 42-33.
- Fort Lewis' win over Colorado Christian ensured that Mines and FLC remained tied atop the RMAC standings with seven games left to play. The two meet on Feb. 17 in Durango.

NEXT UP
Mines will head across town to play Regis on Friday, with the game airing live on CET.