Salt Lake City, UT – A quick turnaround from the weekend, Colorado Mesa men's basketball made it was west visiting the Westminster Griffins in a midweek matchup, the Mavericks coming home with the 63-52 win.

Each team finished shooting around 36%, the difference coming from beyond the arc with the Mavericks making 11, 3-point baskets throughout the night. Four different players knocked down a pair of baskets from deep.

Reece Johnson finished as the team's top scorer with 14-points, putting in work on the defensive end as well with seven rebounds and three steals. Georgie Dancer pitched in 12-points, Trevor Baskin adding 10.

The advantage went the way of Westminster early, the Griffins building up to a 16-point lead. Johnson and Jared Small went on a mini scoring runs, helping to get the team cut into the deficit.

Blaise Threatt hit the team's fifth 3-pointer of the half just before the break, CMU trailing by two after the first.

Michael McCurry got in on the scoring with 6-points, one of his two 3-pointers of the night breaking the tie and leading to the Mavs takeover. Following his, Mac Riniker and Johnson buried two more from deep.

From there it was Colorado Mesa's game, gaining a double-digit edge that held strong for the remainder of the game.

The win brings the Mavericks to 17-8 on the year, 11-5 in the conference. Westminster moves to 8-13, and 6-9 in the RMAC.

The Maverick men return to Brownson Arena this Saturday, taking on South Dakota Mines at 6 p.m.