Box Score DENVER - No. 15 Metro State defeated Regis University 81-55 on Saturday night at the Auraria Event Center as junior
Jonathan Morse (Boulder, Colo./Fairview H.S.) went over the 1,000-point mark for his career. The Roadrunners improved to 22-5 overall and 17-5 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference as they finished second in the league for the second year in a row.
Regis fell to 5-21 and 2-20 as its season came to an end.
Morse, a junior from Boulder, scored 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting and pulled down 13 rebounds for his 15th double-double this season.
Aurora-native
Reggie Evans (Aurora, Colo./Rangeview H.S.), however, stole the show on senior night with 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting. He also had five rebounds, two steals, two assists and a blocked shot.
Demetrius Miller (Flint, Mich./Flint Central H.S.) also had 11 points and freshman
DeShawn Phenix (Fort Worth, Texas/North Crowley H.S.) added seven off the bench.
The Roadrunners outrebounded Regis 51-24 and forced 19 turnovers.
Metro led 40-29 at halftime after outrebounding the Rangers 24-9 in the first half. Evans led all scorers with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
A 21-3 run early in the second half pushed the lead to a game-high 29 points at 68-39 with 10:44 left. The Rangers never got closer than 24 points the rest of the game.
Dionte Goodlett led Regis with 11 points.
Metro State will host an RMAC Shootout quarterfinal game at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The opponent is yet to be determined.