Fort Lewis FLC 18-11,14-5 RMAC

Black Hills St. BHSU 26-4,17-3 RMAC

Fort Lewis FLC

18-11,14-5 RMAC

Final

Mar. 06, 2026

Black Hills St. BHSU

26-4,17-3 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Fort Lewis FLC	28	47	75
Black Hills St. BHSU	37	40	77

Summary
Box Score

Hayden Mangan, Fort Lewis Athletic Communications

Stewart Erhart (1) dribbling up the floor against the Yellow Jackets in the RMAC Tournament Semifinals at the Donald E. Young Center (Mar. 6, 2026)

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 3/6/2026 10:19:00 PM | Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

Upset bid falls short, Skyhawks nearly come all the way back in thrilling 77-75 loss to No. 13 Yellow Jackets in RMAC Semifinal

Erhart nearly nabs triple-double

SPEARFISH, S.D. – Facing a dauntingly familiar uphill battle once again, the fourth-seeded Fort Lewis men's basketball team (18-11, 15-5 RMAC) nearly pulled off the upset once more behind a near triple-double from Stewart Erhart, but top-seeded and No. 13 nationally ranked Black Hills State University (26-4, 17-3 RMAC) staved off the Skyhawks, 77-75, in the 2026 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals in front of a rocking home crowd of 2,936 inside the Donald E. Young Center.

Erhart put the Skyhawks on his back, going off for a game-high 31 points on 12-of-25 shooting while also registering yet another pair of career-highs with 10 rebounds and nine steals to finish one takeaway shy of a triple-double. Erhart was also 3-of-4 at the free-throw line and 4-of-8 from the three-point line en route to his second-straight 30-point performance. In both RMAC Tournament games this year, Erhart has racked up 63 points, 16 steals, 14 rebounds, six assists, and one block.

Fort Lewis shot it at 37.3 percent (28-75) as a team with three Skyhawks finishing in double-figures. Despite a 44.8 percent (26-58) performance from Black Hills State and a crushing 41.2 percent (14-34) performance from the free-throw line, FLC picked up 16 steals on 21 forced turnovers to nearly erase a quartet of 18-point deficits and an 0-9 start to the contest, coming as close as 76-75 with 35 seconds remaining. Jaxon Smith turned in 18 points and three rebounds, and Donald Bangham, Jr., 12 points, eight rebounds, and five steals to round out the Skyhawks in double figures.

Black Hills State was forced to live on the long-ball, scoring just 20 points in the paint to Fort Lewis' 34. The Yellow Jackets also took advantage of 17 second-chance points, and The Yellow Jackets did, however, take advantage of a game-high 17 second-chance points and were aided by 28 points off the bench. BHSU also won off the glass with 48 rebounds to FLC's 36.

Fort Lewis limited RMAC Player of the Year Cam Lowe to a team-high 15 points, six rebounds, and two assists. Tristan Hurdle turned in 14 points on a team-best 4-of-6 night from beyond the arc, with Jackson Seale and BJ Woodruff supplying another 11 points and 10 points each to cap the Yellow Jackets in double figures. Jack Haggett had a team-high eight boards, and Jaeton Hackley had six assists.

Notes
-Fort Lewis fell to 1-1 against Black Hills State on the season, but still leads the Yellow Jackets 12-7 all-time and 6-5 in Spearfish, S.D.
-The Skyhawks have reached the RMAC Tournament Semifinals in back-to-back seasons and the semifinals or further in four-straight seasons. Fort Lewis is 34-20 all-time in the RMAC Tournament and 10-8 in the semifinals.
-With his 31 points tonight, Stewart Erhart posted his third career game of 30 points or more, as well as back-to-back 30-point games for the first time in his career. Erhart has racked up 63 points, 16 steals, 14 rebounds, six assists, and one block. He also reached double figures for the
-Head coach Jordan Mast caps his second season with a 37-23 (.617) overall record at FLC with a 27-13 (.675) record in RMAC play.
-Cassius Carmichael, Keither Florence, and Massal Diouf wrapped up their collegiate careers tonight. Carmichael and Florence were a part of Mast's inaugural recruiting class.

End of the Line
Fort Lewis' 2025-26 campaign has ended with the Skyhawks finishing the season at 18-11 overall and 15-5 in conference play with back-to-back appearances in the RMAC Tournament Semifinals. The Skyhawks will look ahead to the recruiting season and preparations for the fall of 2026. Fans can follow the Skyhawks men's basketball on Instagram and X @flcmbasketball.

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