CHADRON, Neb. – The Chadron State Eagles committed 24 turnovers and otherwise fell victim to the RMAC's top-scoring offense, losing 100-74 to UCCS on a Saturday afternoon at the Chicoine Center. 

Blessing Adesipe impressed with a 16-point, nine-rebound, three-steal statline in the losing effort for Chadron State. Jadon Cool (19 points) and Luka Djuvoric (17 points, five rebounds) joined Adesipe in double figures. 

UCCS is just the second team to score 100 points against Chadron State this season and only the third in the Chris Francis era. While UCCS had a great day offensively, the Eagles were not short on offensive highlights themselves. 

Chadron State shot a season-best 48.8 percent from the field, making 20 of 41 field goal attempts. The Eagles also set new season highs with 30 free-throw makes and 41 free-throw attempts, which are the fourth-most and second-most, respectively, in any RMAC game this season.

Djurovic's 17 points are a career-high for the true freshman from Montenegro. Djurovic also recorded multiple assists for the first time in his collegiate career. Adesipe's 16 points are a season-high for the Houston native.

The Eagles shot slightly better than the visiting Mountain Lions (47.4 percent) despite UCCS hitting the century mark. Four Eagles shot better than 50 percent from the floor individually – Adesipe (5-for-6), Djuvoric (5-for-7), Cool (5-for-8) and Ethan Russell (2-for-4). 

Extra possessions caused by turnovers and rebounds did the Eagles in as UCCS had 78 field goal attempts while Chadron State had 41. CSC's 24 turnovers were a season-high and 10 more than their opponents' 14. The Eagles were also outrebounded 39-28. 

In a testament to how well UCCS kept possessions alive and got extra looks, the Mountain Lions actually had more offensive rebounds (20) than defensive rebounds (19) in the contest.

The Mountain Lions led wire-to-wire. They jumped out to a 10-3 advantage within four minutes, stretched the lead to double digits for the first time at 28-18 with 8:48 to play in the first half, led by 15 points (50-35) at halftime and hit their largest lead of 30 points at 80-50 with 9:37 to play. 

UCCS had five double-figure scorers, four players with multiple steals and six players with three or more rebounds. The Mountain Lions used a balanced lineup, with 10 players logging over 15 minutes and only one player topping 21 minutes.

One of the second-half standouts for Chadron State was sophomore forward Alexi Anderson. A Dallas, Texas native whose brother, Porter Anderson, played three seasons for the Eagles, Alexi Anderson appeared in just his third game of the year and first home game, setting CSC career-highs in minutes (13), rebounds (five) and blocks (two) while scoring two points.

Chadron State has one game remaining before Christmas break – a nonconference contest against rivals Nebraska-Kearney on Tuesday, December 16 at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 local) or after the conclusion of the women's game. After the holidays, CSC will resume RMAC play on the road against Colorado School of Mines and Regis on January 8 and 10.

​Chadron State—Jadon Cool 19, Luka Djurovic 17, Blessing Adesipe 16, Ethan Russell 6, Mack Keighran 5, Jackson Schauer 5, Isaiah Randolph 4, Alexi Anderson 2. Totals: 20-41 FG (4-15 3PT) 30-41 FT. 74 points, 28 rebounds, 10 assists, 24 turnovers.

​UCCS—Xavier Martinez 17, Tre Lucia 16, Evan McKean 15, Mario Williams, Jr. 14, Marzouq Ibn Abdur-Razaaq 13, Brody Hull 7, Gavin Carter 5, James Ellis 5, Jezza McKenzie 4, Shawn Williams 4. Totals: 37-78 FG (10-35 3PT) 16-22 FT. 100 points, 39 rebounds, 14 assists, 14 turnovers.