The Chadron State College men’s basketball hopes to find some home magic this weekend as they host Colorado State University-Pueblo Friday night and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Saturday in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action. Both games start at 8:00.

The CSC men fell to 1-14 on the year and 1-10 in the RMAC last weekend with two heart-breaking losses on the road, falling to New Mexico Highlands 89-86 in double overtime and to Western New Mexico 75-65 in a game that was a 4-point game until the final 2:00.

CSU-Pueblo comes in 6-11 for the reason and 5-6 in league play. They’re led by a player familiar to Panhandle high school and junior college fans…6-7 Matt Rosenbaum of Sidney and Eastern Wyoming College. He’s averaging 11.7 ppg on 39% shooting from 3-point range.

The ThunderWolve have a second double-digit scorer with 6-1 senior Arden Dean at 11.2 ppg, and have 3 players averaging about 9 points each.

Colorado Springs is like the Eagles, young and struggling to get wins. The Mountain Lions are 2-13 overall 2-9 in the RMAC with victories over Western New Mexico and Western State. CSC’s lone win was also over Western State.

UCCS is led in scoring by freshman guard Derrick White at 16.7 ppg, followed by sophomore guard Darius Pardner at 10.7 and freshman Alex Welsch at 10.2.

Chadron State junior Zac Bargen is the leading scorer in the RMAC at 18.9 ppg, and the Eagles should get their #2 scorer, Grant Stone, back this week. Stone, averaging 10.8 ppg, has missed the last 3 games with an ankle injury suffered in a fall on the ice on campus.