#23-ranked Mesa State Mavericks (22-4, 16-3) wrapped up RMAC regular season play Saturday night with an 83-75 win over visiting New Mexico Highlands (18-9, 12-7).
Mesa men will enter the RMAC post season tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and host CSU-Pueblo Tuesday a t 7 p.m. at Brownson Arena.
NMHU saw a 10 point first half lead (39-29) at the 4:46 mark disappear with a 15-5 Maverick run to close out the half tied at 44.
The second half had seven lead changes with the largest lead coming at 8:31 remaining in regulation with a 68-60 MSC lead. Highlands ran off 10 straight points for a 70-68 advantage with 5:16 left.
At 3:02 MSC tied the game for the 13th time (71-71). Down the stretch the Mavericks went 12 for 14 from the foul line and a 12-4 spurt to seal their 22nd victory of the season.
Mike Dominguez led all players with 26 points going 6 of 13 from the floor and 10 of 10 from the free throw line.
Jase Herl finished with 19 points and six rebounds. Lance Fite pulled grabbed a game high 10 rebounds, and added six points.
Justin Ashbaugh was perfect from the floor (3-3) and from the foul line (3-3) for nine points and pulled down six rebounds.
The Cowboys were led by Chop Tang's 17 points and six rebounds.
MSC will host CSU-P on Tuesday night in the first round of the RMAC Shootout Tournament at 7 p.m. at Brownson Arena.
Listen to the game live on KEXO 1230 AM and via the internet at www.mesamavs.com.
The game can also be watched on B2 Networks (subscription) or viewed on live stats by going to www.mesamavs.com and click on the media center link.
