Colo. Christian CC 11-15,7-11 RMAC

Fort Lewis FLC 17-10,11-7 RMAC

Colo. Christian CC

11-15,7-11 RMAC

Final

Feb. 22, 2025

Fort Lewis FLC

17-10,11-7 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Colo. Christian CC	33	35	68
Fort Lewis FLC	35	42	77

Summary
Box Score

Kaitlyn Silva

AJ Riggs (2) burries a triple over a Cougars defender in Whalen Gymnasium (Feb. 22, 2025).

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/22/2025 6:37:00 PM | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Skyhawks down Cougars; punch ticket to 2025 RMAC Tournament

Fort Lewis clinches fifth-straight conference tournament appearance

DURANGO, Colo. – They were picked to finish ninth in the league's preseason head coaches poll. And in his first season at the helm, head coach Jordan Mast has led Fort Lewis (17-10, 11-7 RMAC) to its fifth consecutive appearance in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament.

"I'm proud of these guys for putting together a year where we get to go compete and get to extend our season, that's special, especially on a senior night," head coach Jordan Mast commented. "I felt we were a bit lethargic to start, and maybe some of that is the senior night, but credit to our second half. We played some guys that hadn't been getting a lot of big minutes, and they gave us that energy push we needed to extend the lead and get the big win."

The Skyhawks sent out its three graduating seniors – Biko Johnson, Tru Allen, and Tristan Moore – with a 77-68 victory in what could be their final games inside of Whalen Gymnasium to complete the season sweep of Colorado Christian (11-15, 7-11 RMAC), and eliminate the Cougars from postseason contention and secure a spot in the 2025 RMAC Tournament. Fort Lewis is currently locked in a tie for fourth place with Colorado Mesa (17-9, 11-7) and Black Hills State (15-11, 11-7), giving the Skyhawks the fifth-overall seed on a head-to-head win over BHSU and loss to CMU. With two home games left, a first-round home game in Durango remains mathematically possible.

While both sides saw three players finish in double figures, it was Johnson, a six-two product of King Drew High School, who went for a game-high 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting with a 3-of-6 clip from the three-point line. Johnson was aided by Tru Allen's 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Cassius Carmichael's 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting.

As a team, Fort Lewis edged Colorado Christian 50 percent (30-60) to 46.6 percent (27-58) shooting from the field but was out-rebounded 35-29. However, the Skyhawks narrowly won the turnover margin 16-10 with 10 steals for 22 points off turnovers. FLC continued to struggle at the free throw line where it shot 9-of-14 (64.3 percent).

Colorado Christian's Bradley Land just eclipsed his season average, scoring a team-high 15 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Jacob Everson poured in 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting, most notably thanks to a 3-of-9 mark from deep, while Shaylen Woodberry added another 10 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Four different Cougars surrendered three or more turnovers.

Notes
-Fort Lewis won its sixth straight game over Colorado Christian since Dec. 12, 2020, and its 19^th straight over the Cougars at home. The Skyhawks are now 22-1 against CCU in Whalen Gymnasium.
-Head coach Jordan Mast, in his first season, led FLC to its fifth consecutive appearance in the RMAC Tournament. The Skyhawks are two-time defending champions, having won in 2023-24 and 2022-23.
-Biko Johnson, Tru Allen, and Tristan Moore have possibly played their final games in Whalen Gymnasium as Skyhawks.
-AJ Riggs was a perfect 3-for-3 from the three-point line.
-FLC shot 50 percent or above from the floor for just the third time this year.
-Biko Johnson, Tru Allen, and Cassius Carmichael have scored in double figures for their 24^th, 18^th, and sixth times, respectively.

Up Next
Fort Lewis will cap the 2024-25 regular season on the road next week with a 7 p.m. showdown with Chadron State (13-13-, 9-9 RMAC) on Thursday, Feb. 27, followed by a 3 p.m. season-finale with South Dakota Mines (4-21, 4-13 RMAC) on Saturday, Mar. 1.

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