Kearney, Neb. – The Nebraska-Kearney men's basketball continues "RMAC Week" when it travels to Colorado-Colorado Springs and Colorado School of Mines this weekend.

The Lopers (1-2) faced in-state rival and RMAC member Chadron State at home on Tuesday. Check the UNK schedule page for tip times and media links.

Kearney starts its second weekend averaging 71 points per game. Having a plus 2.7 rebounding margin and a minus 2.23 turnover margin, UNK is making 75 percent of its free throws to date. Last year, the Lopers were among the best in the nation at 79 percent.

Individually, preseason All-American forward Trey Lansman (Harlan, Ia.) is at 20.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.3 steals per game. He's vaulted up to 16th on the career scoring list (1,462) and will soon become the 16th Loper to reach 1,500 points.

Guard Ty Danielson (York) is about to be the 43rd Loper with 1,000 career points. After a team-high 21 on Tuesday vs. the Eagles, he is up to 969 points. Danielson is also about to crack the career top 10 in made threes. He has 146 makes with former bomber John Webber ('01) 10th on the list at 148. 

UNK is 16-6 all-time vs. the UCCS Mountain Lions (2-1). The two met last year at the Health & Sports Center with the teams combining for 58 fouls and 83 free throw attempts. The marathon game ended with the Lopers hanging on for a 92-91 victory.

Springs has beaten Tarleton (Texas) State, 103-100 in OT, and NAIA foe Johnson & Wales (Colo.), 95-68. They lost to Angelo (Texas) State, 86-74. The Lions finished last year with a 12-16 (11-11) record.

Currently, 5-11 junior guard Elijah Ross (14.3 points, 7.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game) and 6-7 junior forward Dalton Walker (16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game) lead the way. Ross went for 30 in the win over Tarleton with Walker 12 of 29 from the three point line. 

Mines has handed UNK back-to-back heartbreaking losses. Last November, it was 73-69 in the H & S Center with a buzzer beating three accounting for a 67-66 win a season earlier in Golden. The Orediggers (2-0) were ranked ninth in the preseason NABC Division II poll and are coming off an Elite 8 season in which it went 30-5.

Having lost several key players to graduation, Mines is still one of the tallest teams the Lopers will see all season as nine 'Diggers stand 6-6 or more. That includes Scottsbluff native Ben Clare (6-8, 210 lbs.).

A balanced attack features 6-3 redshirt junior guard Ben Sonnefeld (11.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game) and 6-2 redshirdt senior guard Luke Schroepfer (15.5 points and 2.5 rebounds pg).

Kearney will have a quick return home as they head to Oklahoma and Arkansas for three games next week.