Las Vegas, New Mexico - The Cowboys are back in Las Vegas for their final two games of 2023 this weekend. On Friday Black Hills State is at the Wilson Complex and South Dakota Mines visits on Saturday. Friday's game starts at 7:00 pm while Saturday's game gets under way at 6:00 pm.
Black Hills State is 4-5 overall and 2-2 in RMAC play this season. The Yellow Jackets split a pair of games last weekend in Spear Fish defeating MSU-Denver on Friday before losing to Colorado Mines on Saturday. Matthew Ragsdale leads Black Hills State in scoring at 20.6 per outing. Friday's game marks the 17th all-time meeting between the two teams with the Yellow Jackets holding a 9-7 edge in the series history.
South Dakota Mines is 4-6 overall and 2-2 in conference play. The Hardrockers split last weekend as they defeated MSU-Denver on Friday and lost to Colorado Mines on Saturday. Alejandro Rama leads South Dakota Mines in scoring at 19.0 per outing. The Cowboys won the only meeting last season 82-80 in Rapid City. The Hardrockers play at CSU-Pueblo on Friday before heading to Las Vegas.
The Cowboys are 5-4 overall and 2-2 in RMAC play this season. They dropped a pair of games last weekend at nationally ranked Fort Lewis on Friday and Adams State on Saturday.
Kenard Richardson (10.9),
AC Curry (10.8), and
Kyrie Thomas (10.4) are all scoring in double digits for NMHU.
Ezichi Kalu leads the Cowboys in rebounds at 9.3 per game and blocked shots at 1.1 per game.
After Saturday's game with the Hardrockers, NMHU is off until January 5th when they travel to Salt Lake City to play Westminster.
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