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Men's Basketball

Cowboys Have Important Weekend Ahead

GOLDEN and LAKEWOOD, Colo. – After having a strong win against Colorado Mesa last weekend, the Cowboys look to use that momentum to finish the season strong. The Cowboys head north to face Colorado School of Mines on Fri., Feb.12 at 8:00 p.m. and Colorado Christian University on Sat., Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. The Cowboys look for some revenge after losing to Colorado Christian in their first meeting. Last Saturday, the Cowboys beat Mesa 99-95.
 
In that game, the Cowboys kept the Mavericks down as the Mavs' only lead was a one point lead in the first half. In addition, the Cowboys had a good shooting night as they shot 50% from the field and made 16 threes.
 
Leading the way for the Cowboys was Ron Lawton with 28 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block; followed by Jonathon Mines with 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.
 
The Cowboys are currently sitting in 6th place in the conference. Only the top eight teams will make the RMAC Championship. Colorado Mines is currently a game ahead of the Cowboys while the Cougars of Colorado Christian are on the outside looking in tied for ninth.  
 
Live stats and video will be available.
 
Here is how the team compares in their games.
 
Colorado MinesNMHUColorado Christian
Points Per Game79.082.581.9
Points Allowed Per Game70.084.181.2
Rebounds Per Game35.136.233.5
Assist Per Game17.012.013.8
Leading ScorerGokul Natesan 21.1Jonathon Mines 21.6Zach Mclemore 16.2
Leading RebounderCaleb Waitsman 6.6Marlon Johnson 9.0Ty McGee 7.5
Field Goal Percentage48.1%47.1%47.1%
Three Points Percentage38.4%39.6%38.6%

 
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Players Mentioned

Jonathon Mines

#0 Jonathon Mines

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6' 4"
Senior
Marlon Johnson

#11 Marlon Johnson

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6' 10"
Junior
Ron Lawton

#22 Ron Lawton

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6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jonathon Mines

#0 Jonathon Mines

6' 4"
Senior
G
Marlon Johnson

#11 Marlon Johnson

6' 10"
Junior
F
Ron Lawton

#22 Ron Lawton

6' 5"
Junior
F