DENVER, CO- Colorado Christian played their final road contest of the season on Saturday as they headed to crosstown rival MSU Denver. In a tight game throughout, the Roadrunners managed to close late for the 73-65 victory in a tough outcome for the Cougars. 

Pierce Bazil started the game with an early three-pointer as he often does, but a surge from MSUD forced a timeout trailing 14-5 early. The Cougars responded out of the timeout as Porter Bazil hit a jumper and Ezra Guest nailed a three-pointer to bring his team back. Andrew Reichart continued the rally as he went on an 8-0 run of his own to put CCU up 18-17. 

Jumpers from Jared Lloyd Jr. and Joshua Reid sent the Cougars up five, while Reid connected from deep to make it 26-24. A run from the Roadrunners was ended late in the half on a three from Zachary Reed as CCU trailed 35-29 going to the break. 

After the hosts took a 10 point lead, Guest connected on another three and Andrew hit a pair of free throws to cut the lead in half. Pierce then splashed in consecutive three-pointers to cut the lead to one, and Porter hit a three as suddenly the barrage from deep tied the contest at 56-56. 

Feeling the momentum, Pierce and Reid went to work to give their team a one point lead as the final stretch of play arrived. After consecutive baskets from the Roadrunners, a Schafer Reichart free throw cut the gap to two, but a tough close saw the hosts score six straight to close the game out on a run for the 73-65 win. 

Pierce paced the offense with 22 points, while Andrew and Reid scored 12 and 10 points respectively. 

The Cougars will return home to close the season, starting with a matchup against New Mexico Highlands on February 26 at 8 p.m. MST.