Rangers Drop Second in a Row with an 83-73 Loss to Northwest Nazarene

Golden, Colo.: The Regis University Ranger men's basketball team fell for the second time in as many games in the Colorado Mines Thanksgiving Classic this time to Northwest Nazarene 83-73.  Junior guard Matt Rosinski tallied a career-high 23 points to lead the Rangers in scoring.

Regis (1-3) led by as many as six in the first half but couldn't hold onto the lead and went into halftime trailing 36-33.  Early in the second half, after a Rosinski three pointer, the Rangers trailed 44-43.  Northwest Nazarene (4-1) proceeded with a 14-0 to blow the game open.   The Rangers trailed by as many as 19 points and got within eight points on a few occassions late in the game.

Rosinski led the way with 23 points on 8-of-13 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point territory and a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.  Juniors Jason Burke-Kavros and Bill Brandenburg each chipped in with 12 points.  Isaiah Johnson scored nine points in his first start as a Ranger, while leading the Rangers with six rebounds.

The Rangers were outrebounded 28-21 and their early season free throw woes reared their ugly head again as they hit just 11-of-19 (57.9 percent).  For the season they are hitting just 54.8 percent from the charity stripe.

Regis will now play in the CSU-Pueblo/Chuck Stevens Classic next weekend with a Friday evening contest against Seattle Pacific to begin at 5 PM.

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