Box Score Colorado College cut a 17-point second-half deficit to six in the final seconds, but dropped a 72-66 decision to Regis University in CC's home opener on Tuesday night at Reid Arena.

Sophomore forward Dexter Sienko, who led the Rangers with 19 points, turned a steal into a layup with 7:53 remaining to give the visitors a 56-39 lead.

The Tigers pulled to within single digits for the first time when senior forward Tyler Jonas scored in the paint with 1:33 remaining off a feed from sophomore guard Ryan Young.

After junior guard Noah King and Sienko each sank a pair of free throws to extend RU's lead to 70-58, sophomore forward John Hatch and sophomore guard Bobby Roth connected from long distance to pull the Tigers to within seven points with 11 seconds remaining.  

Freshman forward Ryan Beisty made one of two free throws to give Regis a 72-64 lead with 10 seconds to go, then Hatch scored off the rebound of a senior guard Luke Winfield's three-point attempt with one second to go.

Sophomore forward Andrew Maddock scored two of his career-high 17 points to pull CC to within 21-19 with 5:30 remaining in the first half, but the Rangers scored the next seven points to build a 28-19 lead after 20 minutes.

Colorado College was within four points after sophomore forward Chris Martin sank a pair of free throws 5:22 into the second half.

Regis used a 19-6 run during the next 6:45 to extend its lead to 17 points, which proved to be too much for the Tigers to overcome.   

Hatch scored 11 points for CC, while Roth connected on three of five attempts from behind the arc and finished with a career-high 10 points. Winfield also reached double-digits with 13 points.

Senior forward James Lonergan grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and dished out a career-high five assists.

Freshman guard Jarrett Brodbeek scored 15 points for the Rangers, who evened their record at 2-2. Noah King added 13.

Colorado College (0-2) returns to action on Friday night at 7 p.m. against Howard Payne University in the 2015 Rocky Mountain Thanksgiving Classic.

The tournament tips off at 5 p.m. when Hamline University squares off with Whitworth University.