The Colorado College men's basketball team jumped out to a fast start Saturday against Oglethorpe University, but Dimetri Chambers scored 20 of his game-high 31 points in the second half to lead the Stormy Petrals to a 94-74 victory at Reid Arena.
 
The Tigers had a hot hand to start the game, making four of their first seven attempts from three-point range. Scott Ruegg hit a couple from long range to give CC its biggest lead at 23-12 with 11:43 remaining in the first half.
 
The Stormy Petrals (3-0) scored five straight to cut the lead to 23-17, but consecutive layups by CC's Taylor Harris pushed the lead back to double digits at 29-19 with 8:10 left in the half.
 
The Tigers (1-2) then went scoreless for the next 4:10 as Oglethorpe scored 13 straight points to take a 32-29 lead. Neither team led by more than three the rest of the half and the Petrals had a 44-43 advantage after 20 minutes.
 
Alex Russo and Price each hit a layup early in the second half for a 47-44 Tiger lead, but Oglethorpe responded with a devastating 21-2 run, including five points apiece from Chambers, Lane Foster and Ryan Jenei, over the next seven minutes and took a 65-49 lead after a Chambers layup with 11:30 left in the contest.
 
Price hit a couple of free throws and Edgar Romero made a pair of three-pointers for a 8-0 run to cut the Oglethorpe lead to 65-57, but Jack Murrah responded with a couple of 3s of his own to give the Petrals a 73-61 lead with 7:41 remaining in the second half.
 
A Romero layup made it 75-68 with six minutes left, but Chambers scored Oglethorpe's next 13 points and put the game away with a layup that made it 88-72 with just under two minutes left on the clock.
 
"We had some good things happen tonight," head coach Jeff Conarroe said. "Oglethorpe is a very veteran and disciplined team, they were really good. We were not as effective with our defensive pressure as we were in the first two games. I thought we competed and have a lot of things we can learn from and fix if we stay the course."
 
Price led the Tigers with 19 points and nine rebounds, while Romero added 14 points. The Tigers outrebounded Oglethorpe, 46-38, and had 20 offensive boards, including six by Price.
 
"We had some great individual efforts tonight," Conarroe added. "20 offensive rebounds is fantastic. We are in a rebuilding process and cannot judge ourselves on any one outcome. We must keep our heads  down and keep working." 
 
Murrah and Foster finished with 17 and 15 points, respectively, for Oglethorpe.
 
Colorado College travels to Greeley, Colo., for an exhibition game against Division I Northern Colorado on Monday, Nov. 15, beginning at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.