GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – A dominant second half from Fort Lewis College was the deciding factor as they were able to defeat the Mavericks 83-77 in Brownson Arena.

Redshirt senior guard Jared Small put on a strong performance for the Mavericks in the first half as he put up 12 points in the first 20 minutes. He was able to put up a three right at the buzzer to end the half, where the Mavericks had a two point advantage.

Even though Small put up quite the performance, redshirt freshman guard Blaise Threatt led the team in scoring with 18 points and was strong defensively as he had 12 rebounds.

The Mavericks defense took advantage of every play they could as they were able to cause havoc and and scored 16 points from turnovers.

In a very back and forth game, the Mavericks were able to see their biggest lead of ten points come in the second half (12:05). Shortly after that, the Skyhawks changed the pace of the game to how they wanted to play and were able to overcome the ten point deficit.

The Skyhawks took advantage of the Mavericks drawing personal fouls late in the game as Riley Farris went 6-7 from the line helping him get 27 points in the game. After overcoming the deficit, they knew that they had to make a run of their own. FLC went on a run that allowed them to stay up six points and win the game.

The Mavericks look to rebound on Jan.29 as they take on Western Colorado University at 7:30 p.m in Brownson Arena.