Angelo St. ASU 1-1,0-0 Lone Star

Fort Lewis FLC 1-3,0-0 RMAC

Angelo St. ASU

1-1,0-0 Lone Star

Final

Nov. 09, 2024

Fort Lewis FLC

1-3,0-0 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Angelo St. ASU	33	36	69
Fort Lewis FLC	27	36	63

Summary
Box Score

Kaitlyn Silva

Keither Florence (20) powers to the lane against the Rams in Whalen Gymnasium (Nov. 10, 2024)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/10/2024 12:57:00 AM | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

No. 22 Skyhawks fall to Rams in close contest

DURANGO, Colo. – Biko Johnsen registered a game-high 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting as the only Skyhawk to finish in double figures while the Fort Lewis men's basketball team (1-3) dropped its first game at home of the season narrowly 69-63 to the Angelo State Rams (1-1).

"I think last week we learned a lot about being more disciplined, and I honestly thought we did both games," Jordan Mast shared post-game. "I thought our defense took a huge step, showed how good we can be, and now we have to focus a little more on the offensive end, being a little tougher, getting to our spots, not settling for tough shots, and taking advantage of mismatches. Right now, we're just playing, and we need to get better at reading, and when we do that, I think we'll see a big step on the offensive end."

Shooting struggles continued as the Skyhawks were out-shot by the Rams 44.6 percent (25-56) to 38.9 percent (21-54) from the field and 38.1 percent (8-21) to 19.0 percent (4-21) from the three-point line, while edging the visitors from the Lone Star Conference at the free throw line 60.7 (17-28) to 57.9 percent (11-19). Fort Lewis won the turnover battle 19-to-17 and rebound battle 37-to-34, but was out-scored on said turnovers 19 points to 15 points

Johnson has now upped his season-high in three straight games, adding five rebounds, two steals, and an assist to his final line on the night. Chuol Deng continued to dominate off the boards, bringing down a game-high seven rebounds and blocking a season and game-high three shots.

Carvell Teasett led the Rams with 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting including a 4-for-6 mark from downtown while adding one rebound, one assist, and a steal. Shemar Smith was the only other Angelo State player to finish in double figures with 13 points, four rebounds, and a steal in his 16 minutes on the floor.

After a free throw from Tru Allen gave Fort Lewis the first bucket of the night, Angelo State quickly found its rhythm, running out a 13-point lead in the first ten minutes. FLC cut the lead to six, 33-27, heading into the locker room, but it took ASU just three and a half minutes in the second half to jump back out to a double-digit lead. The Skyhawks came as close as four points on three occasions down the stretch, lastly 67-63 with 15 seconds remaining on a layup from Johnson.

Notables
-Fort Lewis loses its second-straight game to Angelo State to trail the Rams 4-2 in the all-time series since 2009.
-The Skyhawks have not shot above 41.3 percent for a game this season.
-Biko Johnson has scored in double figures for three consecutive games with a pair of 21 and 26-point performances and is firing off at 52.9 percent from the floor.
-Chuol Deng tied his career-high with three blocks. He has led Fort Lewis in rebounding in all four games.

Skyhawks Hardwood Classic
Next weekend will feature another action-packed weekend of men's basketball in Whalen Gymnasium with the Skyhawks Hardwood Classic. Fort Lewis will take on Western New Mexico (0-2) on Friday, Nov. 15, at noon and Northern New Mexico (0-5) on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. The Skyhawks will also host Colorado Mesa (0-2) as the Mavericks play a flipped version of the same schedule against NNMC at 2 p.m. on Friday and WNMU at 5 p.m. on Saturday.

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