St. Edward's SE 12-1,2-1 Lone Star

Fort Lewis FLC 5-5,3-0 RMAC

St. Edward's SE

12-1,2-1 Lone Star

Final

Dec. 16, 2025

Fort Lewis FLC

5-5,3-0 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
St. Edward's SE	45	42	87
Fort Lewis FLC	22	39	61

Summary
Box Score

Kaitlyn Silva

Massal Diouf (14) with possession near the post against the Cowboys in Whalen Gymnasium (Dec. 9, 2025)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/16/2025 12:11:00 PM | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

No. 14 Hilltoppers upend Skyhawks in San Antonio

Turnovers, three-point shooting doom Fort Lewis

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Fort Lewis men's basketball saw its three-game win streak come to an end Tuesday morning at the Northside ISD Sports Gymnasium as No. 14 St. Edward's University was lights-out from deep, disciplined with possession, and effective across the field, defeating the Skyhawks 87-61 on the neutral floor.

Fort Lewis falls to an even 5-5 overall, but maintains an unblemished 4-0 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The Skyhawks are now 0-3 against top-25 opponents, and 2-5 in non-conference play against Lone Star Conference opponents. Top-ranked St. Edward's rose to 12-1 overall.

The Skyhawks continued to find success off the glass and in the post, out-rebounding the Hilltoppers by a 42-35 margin thanks to a career-high 10 boards from Donald Bangham, Jr., who also poured in eight points. Fort Lewis' success down low led to 32 points in the paint and 12 second-chance points. Chuol Deng led all Skyhawks with 14 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and a steal, with Stewart Erhart adding 10 points as the only other player in double figures. Erhart nabbed three steals, three boards, and made an assist.

St. Edward's cruised on its defensive performance, committing just nine total turnovers while picking up 14 steals on 19 turnovers forced out of the Skyhawks for 25 points off turnovers. In addition to setting a season-high in steals and finishing one shy of its season-high in forced turnovers, SEU also had its best three-point performance of the season, knocking down 15 treys in 43 attempts (34.9 percent), two more than its previous season-best.

Four Hilltoppers finished in double figures, led by Conor McManus with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting with a 5-for-13 mark from beyond the arc alongside four rebounds, four assists, and a team-high three steals. Jamison Kay finished with 18 points, Blake Nielsen 14 points, and Ryder Bradley the final 10 points. Ten different players scored a point for SEU in the contest. Sam McKinney had a team-high nine rebounds.

Notes
-St. Edward's University snaps Fort Lewis' three-game winning streak, taking a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series as well. The Hilltoppers have won both neutral-site matchups.
-Fort Lewis is now 0-3 against top-25 opponents.
-The Skyhawks are 2-5 in non-conference play and against in-region Lone Star Conference opponents.
-Two or fewer players finished in double figures for Fort Lewis for the first time this season.
-Fort Lewis' +7 rebound margin is its second-highest of the year.
-St. Edward's 15 three-pointers mark the sixth time this season an opponent has knocked down 12 or more treys.
-Chuol Deng maintained his streak of 11-straight games scoring in double figures. Stewart Erhart has also scored in double figures in his last six games.
-Donald Bangham, Jr. set a new career-high with 10 rebounds.
-Ty Yoder made his first career assist.
-Tate Ziemkiewicz tied his career-best with two assists.

Up Next
Fort Lewis will return to the hardwood of Northside ISD Sports Gymnasium tomorrow, Dec. 17, for another 10 a.m. top-25 challenge against No. 7-ranked St. Mary's University (7-1, 2-1 LSC). The Rattlers will take on the University of Central Oklahoma (7-5, 1-2 MIAA) following the Skyhawks game against the Hilltoppers.

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