Complete Notes in PDFColorado Mesa will continue RMAC play at home this weekend with games against UCCS Friday (Dec. 18) and MSU Denver Saturday (Dec. 19).
Scoring
No team has scored more points this season in the RMAC than Colorado Mesa. The Mavs are averaging 84.3 points this season and lead the league in scoring margin at 9.7 points per game. MSU Denver leads the league in scoring defense allowing only 66.3 points per game.
Assists
Derek Biale leads the RMAC in both total assists (36) and assists per game (5.1).
Big Steph
Big man
Ryan Stephan currently sits sixth in career scoring with 1,479 points. He needs 24 points to pass Daven Bond for fifth place. The Lakewood, Colo., native ranks in the top-25 in Div. II in six different categories; fourth in double-doubles (five), fifth in points per game (26.3), sixth in defensive rebounds (8.43), eighth in free throws attempted (72), eighth in rebounds per game (11.0) and 13th in free throws made (56). Stephan was named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week the first two weeks of the season.
Defense
Colorado Mesa is 3-0 this season when it holds its opponents to under 40-percent from the field this season.
Rebounds
The Mavericks are 4-1 this season when it finishes with more or the same number of rebounds as their opponents. CMU is 0-2 this season when its opponents grab more rebounds.
Second Half Success
Mesa has been a second half team this season scoring more in the second (317 to 259) and allowing fewer in the second (259-263).
Free Throws
CMU has made more free throws (136) than its opponents (133) have attempted this season.
Looking Ahead
CMU will close play in 2015 with games at Colorado Mines (Dec. 18) and Colorado Christian (Dec. 19).