Ranger Men's Basketball Finishes up Exhibition Season with 78-60 Loss to Division I Wyoming

Laramie, Wyo.: In front of nearly 7,000 fans tonight the Regis Rangers fell to Division Wyoming 78-60 in their second and final exhibition game.  Regis got 21 points from senior Matt Rosisnki but were out shot from the charity stripe 40-15.

Regis trailed much of the first half but at the 9:18 mark, Rosinski hit a three-pointer to give the Rangers a 19-18 lead.  The Rangers again took the lead just over two minutes later when Rosinski was fouled on a three-point attempt and proceeded to make all three free throws to take a 24-23 lead.

Neither team was able to score the next two minutes, but the Cowboys were able to close at the half with a 13-4 run to lead 36-28 at halftime.

The second half was a different story as Regis could only get as close as nine points on several ocassions and eventually fell 78-60.

Junior guard Jordan Martinez-Doublin was the other Ranger in double figures with 10 points.  Regis did well on the boards as they tied Wyoming with 36 rebounds.

Junior guard Curtis Mitchell came off the bench to contribute nine points on 4-for-7 shooting.

Regis will wait till Nov. 27th for their first regular season game against Northwestern Oklahoma State in the Regis/Colorado Mines Thanksgiving Classic.  Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.

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