Fort Smith, Ark. – The No. 18 Metropolitan State University of Denver men's basketball team fell to Rogers State (Okla.) 71-50 on Friday evening in the season opener.
The Roadrunners struggled shooting going 16-for-56 from the field and 2-for-14 from three-point range. MSU Denver shot 28.6 percent from the field and Rogers State shot 53.2 percent.
MSU Denver did outrebound Rogers State 36-33 and the Roadrunners grabbed 16 offensive rebounds.
Junior
Andre Harris (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb H.S.) led the Roadrunners in scoring with 17 points. Sophomore
Bounama Keita (Saint-Louis, Senegal/Impact Basketball Academy (Fla.)) was the leading rebounder for MSU Denver grabbing seven boards.
The Roadrunners will face Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday, Nov. 14. Game time is set for 4 p.m. CT/3 p.m. MT.