DENVER - No. 12/10 Metropolitan State University of Denver fell 82-65 to No. 21/20 University of Colorado Colorado Springs on Saturday night in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship. The Roadrunners were seeking their third consecutive tournament championship, but dropped to 26-5 with the loss. UCCS improved to 26-5.
 
The loss snapped a 41-game home winning streak for MSU Denver, the second-longest streak in school history.
 
Mitch McCarron (Brisbane, Australia/Genesis Christian College) led the Roadrunners with 27 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals. Eric Rayer (Colorado Springs/Coronado H.S.) knocked down 4-of-7 3-point field goals and scored 13 points. Nicholas Kay (Tamworth, Australia/Newington College) provided 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
 
For the game, the Mountain Lions shot 55 percent, including 11-of-19 from the outside.
 
UCCS shot 56 percent in the first half to lead 42-38 at the break. The Mountain Lions led by as many as 12 points, but two late 3-pointers by Rayer helped chip into the lead.
 
UCCS opened a 13-point lead early in the second half, but a 9-0 run capped by a 3-pointer by Rayer quickly cut that Roadrunners deficit to 54-50 with 11:51 to go. But that was as close as the Roadrunners would get.
 
Derrick White scored 37 points and had 10 rebounds and five assists to lead UCCS, shooting 5-of-7 from the outside.
 
MSU Denver will find out its opponent in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night. The selection show will be broadcast live on NCAA.com at 8:30 p.m. through this link: http://www.ncaa.com/live/player?vid=2015/1906&date=2015/03/08.