LAKEWOOD, CO – A late spurt was all Adams State needed.

Down the stretch the Grizzles pulled away to break open a tight contest and post a 73-63 victory against Colorado Christian.

HOW IT HAPPENED: Colorado Christian scored the contest's first six points and continued to hold the lead until Adams State took a 16-15 edge with 9:59 left until halftime. The visitors didn't give-up their lead the rest of the frame as the Grizzles went into the locker room ahead 31-28.

As the second half unfolded the Grizzles continued to hold the advantage and eventually built their edge to 50-43. However, an undaunted Colorado Christian squad battled back. Collin Huun hit a pair of foul shots with just under five minutes left to knot the game at 54-54. On the Cougars following possession Huun hit another pair from the charity stripe as they took their first lead since the first half.

Adams State responded with a three-point play from Davere Creighton to retake the lead for good. The Grizzles methodically built their lead to double figures as the finished the game on a 19-9 scoring spurt.

COUGAR LEADERS: Justin Engesser and Braxton Tucker each fell one rebound short of a double-double as they scored 16 and 14 points respectively. Jeremiah Hanson tallied 12 points during his 36 minutes of action.

Engesser and Jake Hornick registered five and four assists respectively.

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

- Adams State held a plus-11 rebounding edge (46-35) which led them to 15 second chance points
- Both teams struggled from behind the arc as they went a combined 6-for-38 with the Grizzles making one three-pointer
- Down low the Grizzles notched a 46-26 edge for points in the paint

UP NEXT: Tomorrow night the Cougars close out their four-game homestand with a 7 p.m. contest against Fort Lewis.