LAS VEGAS, N.M. - Led by a trio of big scorers, Colorado School of Mines pulled away late and held off New Mexico Highlands to earn an 81-78 road win Thursday night.

The Orediggers (14-3, 8-3 RMAC) received career-highs in scoring from Duke Douglas (26) and Michael Glen (19) as Luke Schroepfer drained 20.

After leading 38-33 at the half, Mines fell behind by as much as eight in the second half after Chris Lewis' dunk with 7:25 remaining made it 67-59 in favor of the hosts. Mines came out of the under-eight media timeout on a 9-2 run, however, turning it into a one-point game, and they took the lead on Glen's jumper with 2:49 left to go up 73-71.

Mines never trailed after that, getting two straight buckets from Glen and key late free throws by Douglas and Mason Baker to go up five with 17 seconds to go. NMHU's Mike Nwabuzor hit a layup with 11 seconds left to cut it to a basket, and had a chance to force overtime just before the buzzer as Jordan Jones' three-point bid was too strong.

NOTABLES
- Douglas, who played three seasons at the University of Denver, surpassed his previous Mines best of 15 points; his DU high was 12. Douglas has surged over the last three games, averaging 16.0 ppg in that span.
- Glen's 19 beat his 18 against Nebraska-Kearney from earlier this season. The true freshman also added nine rebounds, a team best.
- Douglas, Glen, and Schroepfer combined to shoot 25-for-37, with Douglas an exceptional 10-for-13 and Schroepfer going 4-for-6 from beyond the arc. The trio was also a perfect 8-for-8 at the line.
- Mines was 13-for-14 at the line overall.
- Chris Lewis scored 29 points off the bench for NMHU, who generated 45 bench points and shot 50 percent overall.
- Mines shot 49.2 percent for the game and was 8-for-16 from beyond the arc.

NEXT UP
Mines will turn around and head home to host CSU-Pueblo Saturday night at 7 p.m.