Second-half woes doom Skyhawks against No. 16 Greyhounds in Las Vegas

Fort Lewis FLC 2-1,0-0 RMAC

Eastern N.M. EastNM 2-0,0-0 Lone Star

Fort Lewis FLC

2-1,0-0 RMAC

Final

Nov. 14, 2026

Eastern N.M. EastNM

2-0,0-0 Lone Star

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Fort Lewis FLC	38	40	78
Eastern N.M. EastNM	44	54	98

Summary
Box Score

July Lafferty

Jude Tapia (2) floats a jumper against the Mustangs at the John A. Wilson Center (Nov. 13, 2026)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/14/2026 6:08:00 PM | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Second-half woes doom Skyhawks against No. 16 Greyhounds in Las Vegas

Mitchell Jr. puts up second straight 20+ point effort

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Costly turnovers and a lack of success off the glass proved too much for the Fort Lewis men's basketball team to overcome Saturday night at the John A. Wilson Center in historic Las Vegas, N.M., as the Skyhawks were upended 98-78 by preseason No. 16-ranked Eastern New Mexico University.

Fort Lewis, coming off a four-overtime win last night, suffered its first setback and fell to 2-1 on the season after top-ranked Eastern New Mexico (2-0) out-rebounded the Skyhawks 50-29, grabbed 15 steals to Fort Lewis' six, and won the turnover battle 15-20.

Senior guard Rickey Mitchell Jr. scored a team-high 21 points on 6-of-13 shooting, posted his second straight 20-point effort, and has finished in double figures in each game this year. Mitchell Jr. knocked down five three-pointers as Fort Lewis finished the night 41.4 percent (29-70) from the field, 36.7 percent (11-30) from the three-point line, and 69.2 percent (9-13) at the free-throw line.

18 points from Griffyn Doughty, by way of four treys, marked the only other Skyhawk in double figures. Jude Tapia had a team-high five assists, two steals, and two rebounds, and Antonije Ristic led Fort Lewis with five rebounds while also scoring seven points.

Eastern New Mexico led by just six points at halftime before erupting for 54 points in the second half, thanks to a dominant 35-point, nine-rebound, five-assist effort from junior guard Mo Austin. Austin went 13-for-20 from the field, pacing five Greyhounds in double figures, and his team to a 47.2 percent (34-72) shooting mark for the evening.

In addition, ENMU was 76.5 percent (26-34) at the charity stripe and controlled the pace with 50 points in the paint, 35 fast-break points, and 23 second-chance points. Savon Myers won down low with an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double; Austin Abrams scored 20 points, Syncere Burnette 15, and Michael Jones another 10.

Notes
-Fort Lewis fell to 2-1 to start the season.
-Eastern New Mexico snapped an eight-game Skyhawks winning streak in the series and cut into Fort Lewis' all-time lead, 17-9.
-The Skyhawks fell to 4-6 overall against opponents ranked on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll.
-Senior Rickey Mitchell Jr. has scored 20+ points in back-to-back games and has scored 19 points or more in each game thus far.
-Senior guard Griffyn Doughty has finished in double figures in each game this year.
-FLC has recorded 18 or more assists in every game this year.
-Fort Lewis' six steals tie the third-fewest over the past three seasons.
-The Skyhawks have been outrebounded by a -14.0 margin this year.

Up Next
Fort Lewis will head for the Big Island and Hilo, Hawai'i, for the Big Island Invitational, hosted by the University of Hawai'i at Hilo at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. The Skyhawks will battle San Francisco State University (1-1) on Friday, Nov. 20, at 11:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, and California State University, Monterey Bay (1-0), the following Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m.

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