Adams St. ASC 2-6,0-2 RMAC

100

Fort Lewis FLC 6-1,2-0 RMAC

Adams St. ASC

2-6,0-2 RMAC

Final

Dec. 05, 2023

100

Fort Lewis FLC

6-1,2-0 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Adams St. ASC	33	47	80
Fort Lewis FLC	45	55	100

Summary
Box Score

JoJo Lutz, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications

Samier Kinsler (2) scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed a career-high four steals against the Grizzlies.

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/5/2023 11:15:00 PM | Hayden Mangan, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Garbrah, Kinsler lead No. 20 Fort Lewis to exhilarating and fourth-consecutive win over Route 160 rival Adams State

DURANGO, Colo. – Whalen Gymnasium was rocking on Tuesday night as Junior Garbrah scored 20, Samier Kinsler 18, Malik Whitaker 15, Obi Agbim 13, and Brayden Carter another 10 to lift the 20^th-ranked Fort Lewis men's basketball team to its sixth-straight win in a 100-80 victory over Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and U.S. Route 160 rival Adams State University.

The Skyhawks advance to 6-1 on the season and 2-0 in league play while the Grizzlies fall to 2-6 on the year and 0-2 in RMAC games.

"Fun rivalry game, they were a hard fish to reel in and get in the boat tonight," head coach Bob Pietrack commented. "I'm really happy with our guys and the depth of our team. For us to continue to win in bench points, points in the paint, turning them over 19 times, and out-rebounding them by ten, those are what we preach, and it was the difference in the game. I'm proud of our team, but we know Highlands has been waiting for us and we expect another great game Friday night."

Garbrah, who finished two points shy of his career high, finished his night 8-for-10 from the floor and 2-for-2 at the three-point line while picking up three assists and one steal. Kinsler posted a season-high with 18 points tonight, has scored in double figures his last three games, and set a new career-high with four steals.

"It was electric, we've been waiting to have the students back," Garbrah added. "We just wanted to show out and represent the Skyhawks in the right way."

Three Grizzlies racked up double-digit points headlined by Austin Fadal who registered 19 while adding five rebounds, four assists, and a steal. Destan Williams provided another 17 on a team-leading 34 minutes while Jude Tapia secured 11 more on a trio of three-point jumpers.

Fort Lewis out-rebounded its opponent (36-to-26) for its fourth consecutive game, forced at least 19 turnovers while also leading in points-in-the-paint (50-to-34) for in its third consecutive game, and recorded a team season-high 14 steals on the night.

Both sides shot above 40 percent in the opening half with three treys each, but Fort Lewis found themselves in front thanks to a 10-rebound margin, twice as many trips to the free-throw line (9-to-4), and forcing 10 of Adams State's 19 total turnovers.

Out of the intermission, a layup from Kaleb Mitchell had the Grizzlies back within two, 53-55 before a three-point jumper from Kinsler kicked off the final breakaway of the night. Fort Lewis went off to the races on a 22-13 run while shooting 67 percent in the second half to ice the game.

Notables
-Fort Lewis has won its sixth straight game, fourth-straight over Adams State, and now leads the all-time match-up 75-57 and 40-15 inside of Whalen Gymnasium
-Garbrah notched the second-most points in his career with 20 while finishing one assist shy of his career high (4).
-Kinsler tallied a season-high 18 points with the Skyhawks while setting a new career-high with four assists in the game.
-Carter continues his season streak of recording either double-digit points or rebounds in each game this season.
-Whitaker's 15 points mark a season-high with Fort Lewis.
-It's the first game this season that five Skyhawks finished in double figures.
-Fort Lewis' bench has out-scored its opponents in every game this season.

Back at Home
Fort Lewis has four games remaining in its longest home stand of the year with the Cowboys of New Mexico Highlands University (5-2, 2-0 RMAC) on deck this Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:00 p.m. inside Whalen Gymnasium. Tabbed as Veterans and First Responders Night, fans are encouraged to wear camo in support of our nation's service members and first responders.

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