Ranger Men Can't Run with Metro State in 94-75 Roadrunner Victory

Denver, Colo.: Head Coach Lonnie Porter's 900th career game did not go like he wanted against a team that has had the Rangers number recently.  #22 ranked Metro State came into the Regis Fieldhouse and left with a 94-75 victory in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.

Regis (6-10, 1-7 RMAC) came out strong and trailed by only two points, 23-21, with eight minutes remaining.  Metro State (14-2, 7-1 RMAC) then ramped up their defense and went on a 16-2 run over the next four and a half minutes to blow open a 39-23 lead.  Regis, falling for the sixth straight time, trailed at half 46-31.

The Rangers were able to cut the lead under 10 a few times but was only able to get as close as eight points, 71-63 at the 8:06 mark of the second half. 

The full-court zone defense that Metro State deploys forced the Rangers into 22 turnovers in which they scored 22 points off those turnovers.

Metro State scored 52 points in the paint to just 18 for the Rangers and the rebounding battle was nearly even with Regis trailing just 34-31.

Senior guard Matt Rosinski, the second leading scorer in the RMAC, led the Rangers with 20 points and a team-leading six rebounds.  Sophomore Chris Johansen notched a career-high with 17 points on 8-for-11 shooting.  Junior Curtis Mitchell came off the bench to chip in with 13 points.

Reggis Evans had a game-high 24 points, while Donte Nicholas had 18.  The leading shooter in the RMAC, Jonathan Morse, went a perfect 7-for-7 from the field for 14 points.

Regis travels to Colorado Springs to take on the Mountain Lions on Friday evening.

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