GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Michael Skinner's steal and fast break layup with 12.4 seconds left gave Colorado Mesa their final lead of the night in a 60-58 win over the MSU Denver Roadrunners in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference contest on Friday (Dec. 13) night in Brownson Arena. The game was the featured matchup as part of the NCAA National Showcase.
 
The Mavericks raced out to a 12-2 lead early in the contest only to see it shrink away. They went a stretch of four minutes and 46 seconds without a point in the first half but only trailed by four, 28-24, entering halftime.
 
The Roadrunners led nearly the entire second half (15:39) and led 58-55 with 4:19 to play. That's when they hit their cold streak and wouldn't score again.
 
Junior Georgie Dancer finished with a game-high 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field. It was his third straight 20 point game and has been in double-digits every game this season.
 
Skinner continued to fill the stat sheet, finishing with eight points, six rebounds, and three steals. Two of his three steals came in the final 3:20 of action.
 
MSU Denver's Garrett Carter finished with a double-double at 12 points and ten rebounds.
 
Colorado Mesa improves to 6-3 on the year and 2-1 in the conference while MSU Denver falls to 5-4 overall, 1-2 in RMAC action.
 
The Mavericks will continue their three-game homestand on Saturday with a matchup with the Chadron State Eagles at 7pm in Brownson Arena. The Eagles dropped a 69-66 decision to Western Colorado on Friday evening.