IRVING, Texas -- Colorado College, the second-seed from the Blue Division, was paced by Scott Ruegg's 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc as the Tigers earned a decisive 89-64 win over the Gold Division's third-seeded Concordia (Texas) Tornados in SCAC semifinal Friday night at the 2025 SCAC Men's Basketball Tournament on the campus of the University of Dallas. Official Tournament Website | Photo Gallery | Postgame Interview | Men's Tournament Stats
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Concordia (Texas) opened the game on a 7-0 run over the game's nearly first two minutes. Colorado College answered with an 8-0 run of its own to take an 8-7 lead at the 16:22-mark thanks to a Scott Ruegg 3-pointer.
- The Tigers pushed their lead to 23-14 nearing the midway mark of the first half thanks to a Ruegg 3-pointer.
- A layup from Colorado College's philio, devin extended the Tiger lead to 19 (34-15) with 4:56 to play in the first half before the Tigers took a 43-28 lead at halftime.
- A Corey Thompson layup pulled Concordia (Texas) to within 49-40 at the 15:50-mark of the second half. From there, Colorado College used the next three minutes to push the lead to 20 at 64-44 after a tipin from Kevin Dittman.
- The Tornados fought back and cut the lead back down to 12 (64-52) at the halfway mark of the second half but could not get any closer as the Tigers put the game out of reach the rest of the way.
COLORADO COLLEGE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Scott Ruegg: 24 points, 9-of-14 FG's, 6-of-9 3FG's, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Devin Philio: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6-of-10 FG's,
- Kevin Dittman: 11 points, 8 rebounds
- Asher Nofziger: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
SCHREINER STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Core Thompson: 20 points, 8-of-16 FG's, 7 rebounds, 3 assists
- Joey Ramierz: 19 points, 8-of-15 FG's, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
- Aaron San Miguel: 9 points, 5 rebounds (3 offensive), 2 assists
NOTABLES
- Ruegg's six three-pointers are tied for the seventh-most made in a single SCAC men's tournament game and are the most in a single game since Schreiner's Beau Cervantes made seven in the quarterfinals last year.
- The game was the first tournament matchup between the two schools and the first appearance in program history for Concordia (Texas).
- The win also improved Colorado College to 6-10 all-time in SCAC postseason play.
- Colorado College advances to its second consecutive SCAC semifinal while earning the program's sixth all-time SCAC tournament semifinal appearance.
- The Tornados end the season with a 13-13 record.
UP NEXT
Colorado College (14-12) advances to the semifinals where the Tigers will take on the top-seed from the Gold Division, Trinity University tomorrow at 5 p.m. CT. This will be the fifth tournament matchup between Colorado College and Trinity and the first since last year's 71-70 Colorado College semifinal victory.
