COLORADO SPRINGS – Kobi Betts drained back-to-back, step-back jump shots in the final two minutes on Saturday night to push the Colorado School of Mines Men's Basketball team (4-3, 2-1 RMAC) to a 75-70 win at UCCS (7-2, 2-1 RMAC).
 
Betts accounted for six of Mines' last eight points as he finished the game with 17 points, three rebounds and two assists. His first step-back jumper fell with 1:50 to play in the game and broke a 67-67 tie. His second step-back from the baseline made it 71-67 with 68 seconds remaining. Titus Reed stepped up with a pair of free throws as part of an 11-point effort which pushed Mines ahead 73-67. The Mountain Lions hit a three, but Betts was good for two more free throws with two seconds on the clock to close out the win.
 
Adam Krasovec provided additional highlights for the Orediggers with a superlative night. He turned 16 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks, all of which tie or break his career bests. Meanwhile, Brendan Sullivan made it a quartet of double-digit scorers for Mines thanks to 14 points as the Orediggers combined to shoot over 50 percent from the field.
 
Outside of the final five minutes of action, Mines controlled a majority of the game. The visitors led by as many as 18 points in the first half. UCCS used a dunk on the opening play of the second half to spark a shootout in the early going. Later, suspense truly grew with the Mountain Lions producing a 13-2 run which eventually resulted in the 67-67 tie. However, it wasn't quite enough as UCCS never gained the lead.
 
NOTABLES
- Mines and UCCS entered Saturday's game as the RMAC's #1 defense and #2 offense, respectively.
- The Orediggers improved to 36-12 in the all-time series against the Mountain Lions including an active, three-game winning streak.
- Betts' 17 points mark a season high for the redshirt senior.
- Saturday served as a homecoming of sorts for both Betts and Reed who previously played collegiate basketball at Air Force and Reed competed for UCCS in a former life.
- Mines' 50.9 shooting percentage against the Mountain Lions marks the Orediggers' highest efficiency of the season. The same is true for their 41.2-percent mark from three-point range.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Mines heads to Western Colorado next Friday followed by Fort Lewis in Durango, Colo., on Saturday. Live stats and video on the RMAC Network will be linked at www.minesathletics.com.