Denver- The Metropolitan State University of Denver men's basketball (4-6, 3-1) team earned a 79-67 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference win over Chadron State (3-7, 1-3 RMAC) on Saturday, December 9.
 
MSU Denver jumped out to an early 7-2 lead over Chadron, but two back-to-back threes from the Eagles would steal the lead heading into the first media timeout at 8-7.
 
Sophomore Allec Williams (Albany, Ga./Westover High School) gave the Roadrunners a spark, burying one from downtown to take the lead back for the Roadrunners.  The team would then show up big on the defensive side with two steals leading to two explosive dunks to finish an 8-0 run.  A three from senior Kyle Lawson (Tustin, Calif./Foothill H.S.) and yet another dunk from Williams would extend the run to 13-2 and give MSU Denver a 20-10 lead with just under under 12 to play in the half.
 
The Roadrunners were able to maintain a solid lead over the Eagles for the remainder of the half leading by as many as 11.  MSU Denver lead Chadron 35-27 at half.
 
Williams led the Roadrunners with 12 points in the first half. Senior Bounama Keita (Saint-Louis, Senegal/Impact Basketball Academy (Fla.)) led the team with 4 rebounds. The Roadrunners had an impressive first half, shooting 13-26 from the field and held the Eagles to 10-24.
 
The Roadrunners continued the second half strong, outscoring the Eagles 10-1 in the opening minutes and extending their lead to 43-28. However, Chadron caught fire in the following minutes to outscore the Roadrunners 13-5 heading into the second media timeout of the half and cutting the Roadrunners lead to 46-41.
 
MSU Denver fought hard and went on to gain its 15-point lead going on a 13-1 run with 8:21 left on the clock.  Senior Cameron Williams (Omaha, Nebraska/Omaha South H.S.) led the run with six of the 13.
 
The Eagles would continue to fight, going on a 7-0 run lasting just over a minute to cut the Roadrunners lead back to seven at 61-54 with 6:33 remaining in the game.  A jumper from senior Peter Møller (Værløse, Denmark/Falkonergårdens Gymnasium) would end the run.  Cameron Williams (Omaha, Nebraska/Omaha South H.S.) then earned two free throws from an Eagles flagrant foul to take back a nine-point lead.
 
MSU Denver was able to maintain a double digit lead until there was 2:47 remaining in the game when Chadron cut the lead to 70-62.
 
A steal and converted layup from Cam Williams would gain back a ten-point lead for the Roadrunners and the team would finish strong to finish on top 79-67.
 
MSU Denver ended with four in the double digits. Cam Williams ended the night with 24 shooting 53 percent from the field. Allec Williams (Albany, Ga./Westover High School) added 14 for the Roadrunners.  Kieta had 13 points and grabbed 7 boards for this team.  Møller ended the night with 10.
 
The Roadrunners will be on the road against Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, December 16 at 3 p.m.