Box Score Senior forward Jeremiah Waters scored a season-high 16 points, but Colorado College played from behind most of the night and saw its chance to move into a tie for first place in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference's West Division disappear with a 75-66 loss at Austin College on Friday night.

The Tigers took their first and only lead of the contest when freshman forward Chris Lesnansky sank a pair of free throws with 13:10 remaining, only to see the Kangaroos respond with a 15-5 run to build a nine-point advantage during the ensuing 3:52.

CC pulled to within 63-58 when sophomore guard Chris Mayo-Smith scored on a layup with 3:16 to play, but that was as close as the Tigers would get and Austin padded its advantage by making six of eight charity tosses during the final minute.

The Tigers slipped to 5-6 overall and 2-2 in the SCAC. The 'Roos improved to 7-6 overall and tied Trinity for first place in the division with a 3-1 conference mark.

Sophomore guard Ryan Milne finished with 15 points and dished out six assists, while junior forward Ian Rewoldt reached double figures with 12 points. Lesnansky grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.

The 'Roos led 31-19 after Jordan Hancock drained a 3-pointer with 3:49 remaining in the first half, but Waters scored four points during a 7-0 run that saw the Tigers pull to within five points with 2:34 to play.

AC jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Waters finally put Colorado College on the board when he connected on his first of two shots from behind the arc 3:15 into the contest.

Austin stretched its lead to double digits for the first time when Ranson Okpala drained his first 3-pointer midway through the opening frame to put AC ahead 20-9.

Okpala scored a game-high 18 points to pace the Kangaroos. Josh Saunders flirted with a triple-double and finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Austin got 28 points from its bench, compared to just 10 for the Tigers.

Colorado College visits the University of Dallas on Sunday at 3 p.m. CT.