DENVER, Colo. - #17 Regis overcame a late deficit to escape with a win over Colorado School of Mines, 66-64, in a back-and-forth battle on Tuesday.

The Rangers (12-1, 7-0 RMAC) remained perfect in conference play but had to overcome the Orediggers' (5-7, 3-5 RMAC) seven-point second-half lead to win late. 

Brendan Sullivan led Mines with 19 points and Kobi Betts scored 10, while Trent Dykema was a second-half bench spark with nine points. Brian Dawson led all scorers with 22 points to go with eight rebounds for Regis, who had to overcome .403 shooting by capitalizing on 16 Oredigger turnovers.

Aaron Bokol converted a three-point play with 1:11 left in the game to take the lead and neither team scored after that as Bokol blocked Ben Boone in the closing seconds and Regis denied Mines a chance at a final shot.

Mines led 47-40 with 11:28 left after Sullivan's and-one slash, but Regis responded with an 8-0 run to take the lead before Dykema's first three-pointer wrested it back at 50-48. It was a dogfight for the final eight minutes as the two teams traded leads and ties, but Mines went up five, 63-58, with 4:03 on a Betts jumper.

Dawson reacted with a three-pointer to cut the lead to two, then hit another basket to tie it less than a minute later. Sullivan made one of two free throws with 2:10 remaining to retake the lead 64-63, but the Orediggers would not score again as Bokol's three-point play with 1:11 to go put the Rangers on top and neither team scored after that. 

NOTABLES
- The game featured seven lead changes and six ties.
- Mines shot .491 for the game including .519 in the first half. Free throw shooting was key for Regis was 13-of-18; Mines went to the stripe only seven times, making five. 
- Regis held a 36-31 rebounding advantage and took seven more shots (62-55) than the Orediggers.
- Titus Reed scored the game's first six points on the way to nine as he got the start. 
- Sullivan was 8-of-12 and added seven rebounds and a steal to his night.

NEXT UP
Mines heads to South Dakota Mines on Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. tip.