CHADRON, Neb. – Isaiah Randolph and Jadon Cool combined for 38 points and Jackson Schauer scored a career-high 14, but CSU Pueblo shot over 50 percent from both the field and three-point range to outpace the Eagle men's basketball team 89-74 in a Thursday afternoon contest in the Chicoine Center. 

The visiting ThunderWolves made 55 percent of their field goal attempts and sunk half their three-pointers (12 of 24) to lead for the entire second half after CSC controlled play early. CSU Pueblo improved to 7-2 overall and 2-1 in the RMAC with the win. Chadron State fell to 2-8 and 0-3. 

CSU Pueblo's shooting night carried the visiting Pack despite the Eagles scoring 74 points to match an opponent season-high against Pueblo's defense, which entered the day as the best in the RMAC in scoring defense and field goal percentage allowed.

The Eagles made 44 percent of their shots (22-50) against a team which was holding opponents to 35.9 shooting for the season. Chadron State was 8 of 24 from three-point range and 22 of 29 from the line in a game where both teams combined for 54 foul shot attempts. 

Much of the Eagle shooting came from Schauer, a redshirt freshman from Faith, South Dakota who had his most impressive game in an Eagle uniform. Schauer was 4-for-8 from three-point range and 2-for-2 from the line to rack up 14 points, way over his previous career-high of four, and had a steal and multiple held balls on defense.

Chadron State's two main scorers also ended up with impressive numbers, although they differed in efficiency. Senior guard Isaiah Randolph scored 20 points on 7 of 10 shooting and went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line to go with five rebounds, two assists and two steals. 

Junior Jadon Cool, who came off the bench but still played 33 minutes, finished with 18 points to tie for his third-highest scoring output of the season on 5-for-10 from the field, 2-for-6 from three and 6-for-11 from the stripe. 

True freshman Luka Djurovic finished just off a double-double with nine points and 14 rebounds, tying a career-high in boards for the Montenegro native. Djurovic, who at 6-foot-8 functioned as CSC's big for large stretches of the contest, made 3 of 5 field-goal attempts and had four offensive rebounds among his total of 14. 

Chadron State used an early 10-0 run to take a 12-5 lead on the ThunderWolves. Trailing 5-2, the Eagles received back-to-back threes from Cool and Schauer before a Randolph rebound turned coast-to-coast fastbreak layup and another bucket from Cool. 

After Pueblo clawed back to tie the score at 16-16, Randolph hit a jumper to put the Eagles back ahead, but Pueblo splashed home a three-pointer to take a one-point advantage. Mack Keighran hit two free throws on the other end to put the home team up by one again with 8:24 to go in the first half, but CSUP's Jordan Blair hit a go-ahead jumper and soon after, South Dakota Mines transfer Mac Terry buried a three to give Pueblo a 24-20 cushion they would ultimately not relinquish.

Blair scored a game-high 22 points for the ThunderWolves, while Dylan Sanders added 20 and Terry poured in 15. 

After winter commencement ceremonies in the Chicoine Center on Friday, it's back to basketball on Saturday as Chadron State will play host to UCCS with the women's game at 1 p.m. and the men's game at 3 p.m. The UCCS men are 5-3 overall and 2-0 in the RMAC, pending a late Thursday night tip against Black Hills State.

​Chadron State—Isaiah Randolph 20, Jadon Cool 18, Jackson Schauer 14, Luka Djurovic 9, Mack Keighran 7, Jovan Jovanovic 3, Collin Nick 3. Totals: 22-50 FG (8-24 3PT) 22-29 FT. 74 points, 31 rebounds, 6 assists, 10 turnovers.

​CSU Pueblo—Jordan Blair 22, Dylan Sanders 20, Mac Terry 15, Jaden Kennis 12, Kyren Allen 6, Bryce Riehl 6, Ty Adam 4, Sam Howery 4. Totals: 28-51 FG (12-24 3PT) 21-25 FT. 89 points, 25 rebounds, 15 assists, 7 turnovers.