GOLDEN, Colo. - #14/11 Colorado School of Mines used a huge second half to overcome Adams State and advance to the RMAC Tournament semifinals with a 99-79 quarterfinal win.

The Orediggers (25-4) sank eight three-pointers and received a combined 35 points from Gokul Natesan and Luke Schroepfer in the second half to shake off a tough Grizzly team and win going away.

Mines, the tournament's top seed, will host rival MSU Denver in the semifinals on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The fifth-seeded Roadrunners were an upset 80-73 winner over Regis. In Friday's other semifinal, second-seeded Fort Lewis will take on sixth-seeded Colorado Christian at 5 p.m. Lockridge Arena will host that game as well as Saturday's 7:30 p.m. final; all games will air live on CET.

Natesan ended up with a huge stat line of 27 points, seven assists, and three steals, while Schroepfer came alive in the second half to score 24 with a 6-for-10 three-point shooting night. Caleb Waitsman pitched in 16 points with seven boards. Brandon Sly paced ASU with 24 points.

Mines held a slim lead for most of the first half, but couldn't shake the Grizzlies. After leading by 11 early in the second half, Mines gave up a 16-6 run as ASU cut the lead to a point, 58-57, at the 13:22 mark. The Orediggers responded with a huge 17-5 run which included a combined 12 points by Natesan and Schroepfer. That put the Orediggers up 75-62, and after two straight buckets by Sly, Mines put the hammer down with a Schroepfer trifecta and Waitsman's three-point play before a shot-clock-beating bankshot three-pointer by Natesan put the final nail in the coffin with 5:03 remaining.

NOTABLES
- Mines shot 58.9 percent for the game, including 11-for-21 (52.4%) for three.
- Mines was forced to go to the outside in the second half with posts Ben Clare and Adam Laine both in foul trouble. The pair each picked up their fourth fouls early in the second half, with Clare limited to only 13 minutes and Laine 16.
- Mines assisted on 24 of its 33 field goals, led by Natesan's seven with Kaan Korkmaz dishing four and Waitsman and Schroepfer each notching three.
- Murphy Gershman came off the bench to score 10 points and grab six rebounds in 16 minutes. Waitsman made his first start since Jan. 17 against New Mexico Highlands.
- With his three steals, Natesan is now one shy of tying the program record of 234 owned by Mike Ziegler. He became the fifth player in program history to cross 1,900 career points in the game and now has 1,912 in his career.