Western N.M. WNMU 2-1,0-0 Lone Star

Fort Lewis FLC 2-1,0-0 RMAC

Western N.M. WNMU

2-1,0-0 Lone Star

Final

Nov. 21, 2025

Fort Lewis FLC

2-1,0-0 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Western N.M. WNMU	41	54	95
Fort Lewis FLC	37	49	86

Summary
Box Score

Kaitlyn Silva

Donald Bangham, Jr. (12) drives around the top of the arc against the Mustangs in Whalen Gymnasium (Nov. 21, 2025)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/21/2025 10:30:00 PM | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Mustangs even score, hand Skyhawks a 95-86 loss at home

Deng, Golesis stay hot, combine for 43 points

DURANGO, Colo. – Fort Lewis men's basketball was dealt its first setback of the 2025-26 campaign on Friday night inside Whalen Gymnasium, as Western New Mexico found the edge off the glass and capitalized on small miscues to down the Skyhawks 95-86, even up the season series at 1-1, and avenge last Saturday's loss down in Portales, N.M.

Western New Mexico converted on 38 free throws in 45 attempts (84.4 percent) and bested Fort Lewis off the glass 42-38 to climb to 2-1 overall on the season. The Skyhawks fall to an identical 2-1 overall, despite outshooting the opposition 41.5 percent (27-65) to 38.5 percent (25-65) from the floor.

Fort Lewis held just three leads in the game, two in the opening three minutes of action, and its final lead from the 9:03 to 6:03 marks late in the second half, only holding off the Mustangs by as many as three points. Western New Mexico capitalized on its 13-point first-half lead, holding a four-point advantage heading into halftime to ultimately never trail Fort Lewis by more than a single possession.

Chuol Deng finished in double figures for his fourth consecutive game dating back to last season, scoring a game-high 24 points while grabbing nine rebounds, blocking two shots, and nabbing a steal. Deng was also perfect at the line, leading Fort Lewis to 28 conversions in 35 attempts (80.0 percent) at the charity stripe. Yorgio Golesis poured in 19 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals, while Keither Florence had a strong night, supplying 15 points and seven rebounds, and Donald Bangham, Jr., added a final 12 points to round out the Skyhawks in double figures.

Carson Kelly was right on Deng's heels, leading WNMU with 23 points on 5-of-13 shooting with a 9-of-10 mark at the free-throw line. Andre Harris, held to four points in the two teams' first meeting, dominated the lane for a 15-point, 11-rebound double-double. Harris also led the Mustangs with six assists and all four blocked shots. Isaiah Broady and Cortaviaus Seales added another 16 points and 14 points, respectively.

The Skyhawks made nine steals to the Mustangs' seven, but still lost the overall turnover battle 14-15. Most notably, Western New Mexico, despite being outscored in the paint 44-28, found 24 second-chance points and 19 points off turnovers.

Notes
-Western New Mexico snapped Fort Lewis' four-game winning streak in the series, even tying the 2025-26 season series up at 1-1 after FLC defeated WNMU 85-82 last weekend (Nov. 15), but the Skyhawks still lead the Mustangs 51-45 all-time.
-Fort Lewis is now 2-1 overall and against in-region Lone Star Conference opponents.
-The Skyhawks dominated the post with 44 points in the paint.
-FLC has forced 14 or more turnovers in all three games thus far.
-Chuol Deng has scored in double figures in four straight games, dating back to March 7 of last season, and in 24 of his 34 career games at Fort Lewis. Deng's 24 points tonight also mark his sixth game with 20 or more points.
-Keither Florence's 15 points were three shy of his career-high (18).
-Yorgio Golesis has now scored 42 points in his last two games, and added 10 rebounds and 10 assists as well.
-Donald Bangham, Jr. has scored in double-figures in back-to-back games.

Up Next
Fort Lewis will face its first ranked opponent of the season tomorrow night in No. 25 Lubbock Christian University (5-0), who narrowly edged Colorado Mesa University (1-2), 77-75, earlier this afternoon. The Skyhawks and Chaparrals will tip off at 7 p.m., or roughly 25 minutes after the conclusion of Western New Mexico and Colorado Mesa, scheduled at 5 p.m.

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