DENVER - Rocky Mountain High School graduate Franklin Ryk scored 17 points to fuel the Orediggers against the host Rangers.

Ian Elseth added 13 points for Colorado School of Mines, which shot 52.4 percent from the floor.

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (13-11, 7-9 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) - Pape 5-12 0-0 11, Ryk 5-11 3-5 17, Gunhus 4-9 1-1 10, Elseth 6-7 1-2 13, Dav. Iverson 1-1 1-2 3, O'Hayre 2-3 1-2 6, Trujillo 0-3 0-0 0, Mehl 1-4 0-0 3, Moores 7-8 0-0 14, Mohr 2-5 0-0 4, Dan. Iverson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-63 7-12 81.

REGIS UNIVERSITY (8-16, 3-14 RMAC) - Brever 0-5 0-0 0, Vaden 0-1 2-4 2, Gibson 4-11 1-2 9, Winder 3-3 0-0 6, Butler 6-12 5-8 17, Cornejo 2-7 2-2 6, Chadwick 3-4 2-3 8, Potts 2-3 0-0 5, Laramore 0-1 0-0 0, Garibay 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 21-49 12-19 55.

Three-point goals - CSM, Ryk 4, Pape, Gunhus, O'Hayre, Mehl; R, Potts.

Colorado State men at No. 17 Air Force

• When: 3:30 p.m. today.

• Where: Clune Arena, Air Force Academy.

• Records: Colorado State, 15-9, 5-7 in the Mountain West Conference; Air Force, 22-4, 9-3.

• TV/radio: the mtn; KLZ-AM (560) and KYOL-AM (1510), KCOL-AM (600) in Fort Collins and KVOR-AM (740) in Colorado Springs.

• Leaders: Colorado State - Jason Smith, 16.4 points, 9.3 rebounds; Cory Lewis, 4.5 assists. Air Force - Dan Nwaelele, 14.6 points; Jacob Burtschi, 5.7 rebounds; Matt McCraw, 2.9 assists.

• Stat that matters: Air Force's 29-game home winning streak is the longest current streak in the nation.

• Etc.: Air Force, which walloped Utah 69-43 on Wednesday, trails Brigham Young by one game in the MWC standings. . . . Nick Welch matched a career best with 20 points in the win. . . . Fifth-place CSU halted a five-game losing streak Tuesday with an 82-66 win against Texas Christian. Smith had 18 points and 14 rebounds. . . . CSU's post players have shot 15-for-16 from the floor against TCU.

Colorado men at Texas Tech

• When: 5:30 MST tonight.

• Where: United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas.

• Records: Colorado, 6-15, 2-9 in the Big 12 Conference; Texas Tech, 16-10, 5-6.

• TV/radio: No television; KKZN-AM (760).

• Leaders: Colorado - Richard Roby, 16.5 points; Dominique Coleman, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists. Texas Tech - Jarrius Jackson, 20.0 points; Martin Zeno, 5.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists.

• Stat that matters: CU has lost 10 straight conference road games, including five this season. The Buffaloes have scored fewer than 60 points in three of this season's losses.

• Etc.: Roby did not start Wednesday in a 75-46 loss to Kansas. Buffs coach Ricardo Patton said he will open with the same starting five he used in that game. Xavier Silas was on the bench for almost 5 minutes in that game. Freshman Kal Bay did not start. . . . Roby needs 16 points to crack CU's top-10 list. . . . CU has used 11 different starting lineups, and no unit has started more than four games.

Louisiana-Lafayette men at Denver

• When: 7 tonight.

• Where: Magness Arena.

• Records: Louisiana-Lafayette, 8-18, 6-9 in the Sun Belt Conference; Denver, 4-22, 3-13.

• TV/radio: FSN Rocky Mountain; KEPN-AM (1600).

• Leaders: Louisiana-Lafayette - David Dees, 17.4 points, 2.9 assists; Elijah Millsap, 6.5 rebounds; Ben Bell, 3.0 assists. Denver - DaShawn Walker, 15.8 points; Antonio Porch, 5.5 rebounds; Alex Cox, 2.8 assists.

• Stat that matters: This is the final home game for Walker, Porch, and Cox, DU's three seniors.

• Etc.: DU suffered its seventh loss in eight games, 78-65 against North Texas on Thursday. . . . Australian center Adam Tanner scored a career-best 21 points against North Texas and Porch posted a double-double. . . . The Ragin' Cajuns have won three of their past four games. . . . The Pioneers close the regular season Thursday at Louisiana-Monroe.

Brigham Young women at Colorado State

• When: 2 p.m. today.

• Where: Moby Arena, Fort Collins.

• Records: Brigham Young, 18-6, 9-2 in the Mountain West Conference; Colorado State, 7-17, 2-10.

• TV/radio: No television; KCOL-AM (600) in Fort Collins.

• Leaders: Brigham Young - Mallory Gillespie, 13.4 points; Dani Wright, 6.9 rebounds; Melinda Johnsen, 4.3 assists. Colorado State - Sara Hunter 12.5 points, 2.5 assists; Marilyn Moulton, 8.3 rebounds.

• Stat that matters: CSU has lost 10 of its past 11 games.

• Etc.: BYU beat the Rams 69-56 on Jan. 13 in Provo, Utah. . . . In a 77-66 loss Wednesday at New Mexico, Hunter equaled a career best with seven assists and reserve Nya Mason scored a career-most 14 points. Mason, a freshman center, played a season-most 24 minutes after Moulton fouled out. . . . The first-place Cougars are limiting opponents to 35.3-percent shooting and 56.9 points a game. . . . BYU is coming off a 69-62 win at Wyoming in which Gillespie, a junior guard, scored a career-best 31 points.

Colorado women at Iowa State

• When: 1 p.m. MST today.

• Where: Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa.

• Records: Colorado, 11-13, 5-7 in the Big 12 Conference; Iowa State, 18-7, 6-6.

• TV/radio: No television; KKFN-AM (760).

• Leaders: CU - Jackie McFarland, 18.1 points, 11.0 rebounds; Whitney Houston, 2.5 assists. Iowa State - Nicky Wieben, 12.4 points; Toccara Ross, 7.7 rebounds; Lyndsey Medders, 6.4 assists.

• Stat that matters: CU is in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big 12, but with a win, it can clinch a tiebreaker over Iowa State, which currently is tied for fifth place.

• Etc.: The Buffaloes broke an 11-game road losing streak Wednesday with a 70-68 win at Kansas State. It was only the Buffs' second win in the past 25 road contests. . . . CU's five conference wins match its total for the past two seasons (combined 5-27). . . . Houston, a freshman point guard, has averaged 11.1 points during the past nine games. . . . CU beat the Cyclones 81-67 on Jan. 10 in Boulder. . . . The Cyclones are coming off a 61-54 home win against No. 13 Texas A&M. . . . Medders' assists average is tops in the conference.

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