GOLDEN, Colo. – March 12, 2017 – For the third time this season, the Fort Lewis College men's basketball team fell to Colorado School of Mines.  The No. 5 seed Skyhawks lost to the top seed Orediggers Sunday night in the semifinal round of the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament, 86-67.
 
The loss ends the Skyhawks season at 26-7 overall.
 
FLC's 16-point deficit at halftime (46-30) grew to as many as 29 points in the second half.
 
Joshua Blaylock paced FLC with 16 points.  Rasmus Bach and Alex Semadeni each added 12 points.  Bach dished out a team high five assists.  Riley Farris came off the bench to score 10 points.
 
Fort Lewis made 44.6 percent from the floor after netting 25-of-56 field goals.
 
CSM out-rebounded the Skyhawks, 39-24, including 12-6 on the offensive glass.
 
The 26 wins are the second most in program history, next to last season's 28 wins.