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136
Western N.M. WNMU 1-1,0-0 Lone Star
137
Winner Fort Lewis FLC 2-0,0-0 RMAC
Western N.M. WNMU
1-1,0-0 Lone Star
136
Final
137
Fort Lewis FLC
2-0,0-0 RMAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Western N.M. WNMU 53 47 36 136
Fort Lewis FLC 51 49 37 137
Antonije Ristic vs. Justice
Kaitlyn Silva
Antonije Ristic (33) shoots free throws against the Lions in Whalen Gymnasium (Nov. 9, 2026)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Skyhawks outrun Mustangs 137-136 in a four-overtime marathon

LAS VEGAS, N.M. – For the first time in the program's 64 seasons, two regulation halves and three overtime periods weren't enough to decide a victor on Friday evening at the John A. Wilson Center in historic Las Vegas, N.M.

Skyhawks Athletics is aware of the discrepancy in the box score showing only one overtime period. New game files will be uploaded once rectified. 
 
Fort Lewis men's basketball improved to 2-0 with a historic 137-136 quadruple-overtime win over Western New Mexico University (1-1) after committing the most personal fouls (40), taking the second-most field goal attempts (103), shooting the third-most free throw attempts (54), conceding the fourth-most turnovers (26), grabbing the seventh-most rebounds (56), making the seventh-most free throws (37), and nabbing the eighth-most steals (20) in program history.
 
The Skyhawks were led through the additional 20 minutes of action by fifth-year guard Jude Tapia, who went off for a game-high 33 points on 8-of-22 shooting, including five made three-pointers, alongside a game-high 12 made free throws in 18 attempts, also tying senior guard Yorgio Golesis with a team-high four steals. Golesis scored 18 points and had a game-high six assists and three rebounds.
 
Fort Lewis escaped shooting 43.7 percent (45-103) for the evening, thanks to a 50 percent shooting night from Rickey Mitchell Jr., who scored 25 points, led the team with nine boards, and made two steals and an assist, and also went 3-of-6 from deep to guide the Skyhawks to a 31.3 percent (10-32) night from the three-point line. The Skyhawks finished 37-of-54 (68.5 percent) at the free-throw line.
 
Creating chaos proved pivotal, as the Skyhawks found an edge with 27 points off 18 steals and 36 turnovers forced out of the Mustangs. Fort Lewis also won down low 62-52 off points in the paint, and came out on top after 27 lead changes, including as deep as a 10-point deficit with 5:56 remaining in the opening half.
 
Freshman forward Antonije Ristic went for 16 points, eight rebounds, one steal, and one assist before fouling out, and senior guard Griffyn Doughty added 15 points, six rebounds, two steals, and one assist. In total, three Skyhawks and five Mustangs fouled out, with another seven finishing with four personal fouls.
 
Western New Mexico's Andre Harris helped his side with a monstrous 11-point, 20-rebound double-double, and Jeremy Pierro also supplied a 21-point, 10-rebound double-double of his own. Nolan Brown led WNMU with 32 points on 8-of-20 shooting. The Mustangs shot at clips of 44.7 percent (42-94) from the floor, 35 percent (14-40) from beyond the arc, and 65.5 percent (38-58) at the free-throw line.
 
Notes
-Fort Lewis moved to 2-0 to start the season for the second consecutive year under head coach Jordan Mast.
-The Skyhawks extended their lead to 52-45 all-time over the Mustangs.
-FLC tied the program record set on Nov. 15, 2014, against the University of Texas Permian Basin, for the most personal fouls in a contest with 40.
-The Skyhawks 103 field goal attempts are second in program history to only 106 taken against Colorado College back on Nov. 17, 1990.
-Fort Lewis' 54 free throw attempts are the third-most in program history and the most taken since the mark of 51 at Colorado Mesa University back on Feb. 10, 2018.
-FLC's 26 turnovers tie for the fourth-most in program history and are the most since 27 were committed at Adams State University on Feb. 28, 2012.
-The Skyhawks tied for the seventh-most rebounds, and hauled in the most since 57 were grabbed against Western Colorado University on Dec. 21, 2013.
-FLC tied the seventh-most made free throws (37) with its most since hitting the same total against University of Colorado Colorado Springs on Jan. 11, 2019.
-The Skyhawks' 20 steals tied the eighth-most in program history and marked the eighth time under Jordan Mast that Fort Lewis has grabbed 20 or more steals.
-FLC has reached triple overtime just three times in program history, including a 113-108 loss at Westminster University (Jan. 11, 2025); a 91-83 win vs. Adams State University (Feb. 18, 2003); and a 96-91 win at Occidental College (Jan. 2, 1988).
-Jude Tapia's 33 points notched his third-career 30-point effort and 32nd career game in double figures. His four steals also matched his career mark for the third time.
-Rickey Mitchell Jr.'s 25 points set a new career high at the NCAA Division I or II level, while his nine rebounds set a new career mark overall.
-Yorgio Golesis has made six assists in back-to-back appearances.
-Muhammed Kora's eight rebounds set a new career mark at the DII level.
-Antonije Ristic has scored in double figures in back-to-back games to start his career, and also set a new mark with eight boards.
 
Up Next
Fort Lewis continues the conference challenge tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 14, with a 3 p.m. tip-off against preseason No. 16-ranked Eastern New Mexico University (0-0) at the John A. Wilson Center.

 
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