GOLDEN, Colo. - A monster second half and Brendan Sullivan's career-high 20 points helped Colorado School of Mines to its 12th straight win, dropping South Dakota Mines 93-71 on Friday.

The Orediggers (13-3, 10-0 RMAC) remained perfect in conference play shooting 67.9 percent in the second half to break open what had been a close game. The Hardrockers (7-11, 4-6 RMAC) kept it close in the first half led by Allec Williams' 18 points.

Sullivan had a superb game with 20 points, six rebounds, and two assists on 6-of-8 shooting. He was part of a trio of Orediggers who stood out as Ben Sonnefeld drained 16 points to go with seven boards and six assists, and Michael Glen scored 15 with seven rebounds and four assists. 

Both teams kept it close in the first half, with the Hardrockers in the lead as late as the 8:09 mark at 22-21. The Orediggers went on a 7-0 run after that capped by a Sullivan jumper, and a Mason Baker three-pointer a few minutes later sparked a 9-4 stretch that helped the Orediggers get into halftime up 42-35.

After trading buckets to start the second half, Mines' decisive run came on a huge 23-3 effort as Joe Miks scored eight points in that span; across the eight-minute run, the Orediggers drained 9-of-11 shots while holding SDSMT to 1-for-9. That blew a 47-42 lead into an insurmountable 70-45 advantage at the halfway point of the second, and the Orediggers didn't step off the gas from there as they hit their largest lead of the game in the final minute.

NOTABLES
- Mines was a whopping +20 on rebounds (39-19), their second-largest margin of the year and biggest in RMAC play. 
- Ten different Orediggers scored in the game as Mines received 27 points off the bench led by Joe Miks' 11. Miks was 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and 4-for-4 overall; the Oredigger bench shot a combined 9-for-13.
- After setting the RMAC single-game record for free throws in a game last weekend, Mines went 15-of-18 against the Hardrockers and are a combined 39-of-42 (.928) in their last two games.
- Sullivan's 20 points topped his 18-point performance at St. Mary's early this season. 
- The Orediggers turned the ball over only eight times, their eighth single-digit turnover game of the year.
- Mines ended shooting 58.6 percent for the game.
- South Dakota Mines came in with the RMAC's best scoring defense at 68.9 points per game. 
- The Orediggers' 12-game win streak is their longest since a 12-gamer in 2016-17.

NEXT UP
Mines will host Black Hills State Saturday at 7 p.m.