Denver - The Metropolitan State University of Denver men's basketball team fell to Colorado Mesa Friday night at the Auraria Event Center 72-60. The Roadrunners record fell to 7-7 overall and 5-3 in RMAC. The Mavericks improved to 9-5 overall and 5-3 in RMAC

The Roadrunners were led by sophomore Peter Moller who scored 12 points and had three rebounds.  Junior Andre Harris (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb H.S.) finished the game with 10 blocks and sophomore Bounama Keita (Saint-Louis, Senegal/Impact Basketball Academy (Fla.)) had four blocks.  The Mavericks were led by Ryan Stephan who scored 27 points and had 13 rebounds.

The game remained tight throughout the first half with freshman Enrique Cortes Zotes hitting a three-pointer with 1:30 left to tie it at 26-26.  Each team would score a basket each before going into the locker rooms with a score of 28-28. The Roadrunners had five blocks in the first half with four of those coming from sophomore Bounama Keita (Saint-Louis, Senegal/Impact Basketball Academy (Fla.)).

The second half of the game was just as back-and-forth as the first.  The Mavericks built a lead that the Roadrunners would be able to overcome.  The game ended 72-60.

The Roadrunners next game will be Saturday, January 9 at 7 p.m. when they take on Colorado School of Mines at the Auraria Event Center.