DENVER, CO- The Cougars played on the road for the last time this season, taking on MSU Denver on Saturday. In a tight game that needed extra minutes, CCU fell in overtime 75-73 to the Roadrunners. 

DJ McDonald excelled with 20 points, while Noah Kon tallied 16 on the night. Isaiah Alonzo and Schafer Reichart each pulled down six rebounds to lead the team, and Shaylen Woodberry recorded five. Kon put out three assists, followed by McDonald, Alonzo and Woodberry with two.

CCU was effective in transition, scoring 20 points off of turnovers to their opponents' 10. They secured 14 second chance points, and the score was tied 12 times in a back and forth affair. They put in 38 points in the paint and saw their bench score 9 points. In the end a few late buckets that did not fall resulted in a narrow MSUD victory in overtime. 

Woodberry was strong all night, picking up several offensive boards and putting second chance points in. McDonald was responsible for the game going to OT, hitting a clutch three with six seconds remaining. The game was tight throughout, with each team leading by five in the first half and three in the second, not allowing either to pull away. It was fitting that such a contest required another five minutes to decide a winner. McDonald put his team up one with 2:20 left in overtime, but then the Roadrunners got a dunk to change the momentum, and a three-pointer forced the Cougars to take a timeout. A late look from CCU from three did not fall to give Metro the win in a thrilling game. 

The Cougars will return home for their second to last game of the year on February 22 at 7 p.m. against #2 Black Hills State.