Fort Lewis FLC 14-1,8-1 RMAC

Chadron St. Chad 8-8,5-5 RMAC

Fort Lewis FLC

14-1,8-1 RMAC

Final

Jan. 13, 2023

Chadron St. Chad

8-8,5-5 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Fort Lewis FLC	39	45	84
Chadron St. Chad	28	44	72

Summary
Box Score

Angela Roberts, FLC Athletic Communications

Brenden Boatwright (33) goes up and over a Mountain Lions defender.

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/13/2023 10:34:00 PM | Hayden Mangan, Athletic Communications Assistant

Boatwright eclipses 1,000 career points, No. 15/17 Skyhawks top Eagles 84-72

CHADRON, Neb. – Five Skyhawks finished with double-digit points led by Brenden Boatwright with 19 as the No. 15/17 Fort Lewis College men's basketball team topped the Chadron State College Eagles 84-72 in the Chicoine Events Center on Friday night.

Fort Lewis moves up to 14-1 overall and 8-1 in RMAC play while Chadron State falls to 8-8 overall and 5-5 in conference play. With his sixth point in tonight's game, Boatwright, a senior center and five-year veteran, has surpassed 1,000 career points with Fort Lewis College.

"It's difficult anytime you go on the road in the RMAC," head coach Bob Pietrack said. "[Chadron State] got off to a good start, but I thought we dominated in every facet. After our thirteen-point run to take the lead we never really looked back. I felt our offense really turned it up a notch, but with five guys in double-figures it was really a collective effort. I'm proud of our guys for the way they played tonight, and especially for Brenden Boatwright for adding over 1,000 career-points to his impressive career here at Fort Lewis."

Chadron was full-throttle from the get-go, racing out to a nine-point lead on the back of ten straight points from Isaiah Wyatt. Fort Lewis would respond, however, making a 13-point run across 3:59 minutes of play to take a 19-15 lead capped off with a layup from Sekou Dembele.

The Skyhawks would go on another pair of small, five-point runs, but it was shooting struggles that plagued the Eagles. Shooting 31.43% (11-35) from the field in the opening half, Chadron State trailed Fort Lewis 39-28 at halftime.

Wyatt and the Eagles found shooting success in the second half, but the Skyhawks would not falter, leading by as many as 20 points without letting Chadron come any closer than ten.

Boatwright finished the night with two assists and nine rebounds to compliment his 19 points: a near double-double. Dembele finished just shy of a double-double as well, providing 10 rebounds and eight points in tonight's contest. JaQuaylon Mays also supplied 14 points, Obi Agbim and Akuel Kot another 13 each, and Brendan La Rose 11 – a new season high – to round out the double-digit scorers for FLC.

Fort Lewis out-shot the Eagles from the field 52.5% (32-61) to 39.4% (26-66) while also out-scoring Chadron State on points in the paint 42-26. Additionally, both sides had an even 36 total rebounds while Chadron State committed 12 turnovers to the Skyhawks 11.

NOTABLES
-Brenden Boatwright surpassed 1,000 career points (1,014) in tonight's contest.
-Brenden Boatwright's 19 points tonight ties his season-high previously set against Western Colorado back on Dec. 3, 2022.
-Brendan La Rose set a new season-hight tonight with 11 points.
-Tonight's game is the fifth this season with five Skyhawks scoring in double figures.
-Fort Lewis has now won 10 straight games at Chadron State College. The Skyhawks last loss on the road was 85-75 back on Jan. 14, 2006.

TOMORROW NIGHT
The Skyhawks are right back in action tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 14, with a matchup against the Colorado Christian Cougars. Tipoff in Lakewood, Colorado is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

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