Box Score SPEARFISH, S.D. – Despite a game-and season-high 23 points from junior forward Marcos Castrillo (San Francisco, CA/Pinole Valley), it wasn't enough Friday night as the Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets came away with the 75-60 victory over the Western New Mexico University men's basketball team in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.


"We ran out of gas in the second half," first-year head coach Jeff Law said. "We played hard, just not well enough to win a tough, grind out game."


WNMU (1-13, 1-10 RMAC) held an early four-point lead just over four minutes in on a jumper by senior center Brelan Berry (Chandler, AZ/Basha High School) for the 10-6 advantage. An 11-0 run followed for BHSU (6-8, 4-6 RMAC) to give them a 17-10 lead at the 12:39 mark.


Castrillo helped trigger a 9-2 run by himself for the Mustangs to help them race back to tie the game, as he connected on three jumpers around a three-pointer to pull WNMU back to a 19-all tie near the midway point of the half.


The Yellow Jackets pushed back in front by six a couple of times before the Mustangs would fight back to tie the game for the seventh time in the half on a jumper by sophomore guard Adam Kesler (Silver City, NM/Silver) to send the game into halftime all square at 31.


BHSU came out of the gates ready in the second half sprinting out to a 7-0 run and would hold the lead the rest of the way despite several attempts by the Mustangs to overtake the Yellow Jackets.


Castrillo brought WNMU back to within three, 51-48, near the midway point of the half with a jumper and after BHSU went back in front by 10, freshman forward Steven Loucks (Yuma, AZ/Cibola) cut the deficit back to five at 59-54 with a jumper at the 5:12 mark. That would be as close as the Mustangs would get with BHSU closing the game on a 16-6 run to take the 75-60 victory.


Castrillo went 10-of-14 from the field to lead all scorers with 23 points, as he also went 3-of-3 from three-point range and added five rebounds and two blocks. Loucks also reached double-figures chipping in 10 points. Junior point guard Terrez Scott (Santa Clarita, CA/Valencia) led WNMU in rebounds (6) and assists (4), while scoring eight points.


BHSU had three players in double-figures led by 19 from Myles Henry.


Both teams shot over 40 percent from the field with BHSU making 25-of-59 (42.4) to 23-of-55 (41.8) for WNMU. Each team made five 3-pointers and the Yellow Jackets held a 20-9 edge at the charity stripe.


WNMU will play at Chadron State College Saturday night beginning at 7:30 p.m.