GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - #22 Colorado School of Mines got back on track in RMAC play, beating Colorado Mesa 82-72 on the road Friday night. 

The Orediggers (13-2, 7-2 RMAC) outscored the Mavericks (7-9, 3-7 RMAC) by a 34-5 margin off the bench as Mason Baker drained 20 and Duke Douglas had nine.

Michael Glen generated a 12-point, 16-rebound double-double to go with two blocks, and Ben Sonnefeld had 16 points with four assists as Mines used a hot start to the second half to put the game away. Colorado Mesa was held to 37.9 percent shooting as Emilio Acedo poured in 29 points in the losing effort.

Mines fell behind early in the game but quickly took control on a 13-0 run in the middle of the first half, and led 38-35 at the half. A 15-2 Mines run wrapped around halftime extended the lead to double digits early in the second half, and the Orediggers went up as much as 18 on the back of an 8-0 run capped by Glen's three-pointer at the 9:51 mark.

Mesa wouldn't go away, however, and answered with a 17-4 run of their own to cut the Mines lead to only five at the 3:35 mark, 69-64. The Orediggers shut the door with a 7-0 stretch keyed by a Luke Schroepfer three-pointer, and Sonnefeld and Baker made their free throws in the final minute to ice it.

NOTABLES
- The Orediggers shuffled their starting lineup as Zach Rusk made his first start of the season at the 3 and Brandon Lueders earned his first career start at center. 
- Mines improved to 4-0 on the road.
- It was Mines' first win in Grand Junction since the 2014-15 season.
- Glen's double-double was his fifth of the season. His 16 rebounds were a career high, with six of them coming off the offensive glass.
- Baker shot 8-of-14 overall and added a career-high eight rebounds off the bench.
- Douglas proved to be a spark off the bench in 16 minutes, draining 3-of-5 attempts and going 3-of-3 at the line.

NEXT UP
Mines stays on the other side of the Rockies to visit Western State Saturday for a 7 p.m. tip.