LAS VEGAS, N.M.--Westinster men's basketball team (19-3, 15-3 RMAC) began an end-of-season, five-game, road trip with a win, 90-82, over New Mexico Highlands.  Dayon Goodman, Sam Orchard, and Tanner Newbold combined for 67 points.
 
The first half was a back and forth battle with three ties and seven lead changes.  The Griffins finished the half with a two-point lead.
 
Westminster went 4-13 from three, 48.3 percent from the field and 4-4 from the charity stripe.  New Mexico Highlands shot 40.7 percent from the field, making 5-11 from beyond the arc and 7-9 from the free throw line.
 
Westminster got out to an 11-point lead after starting the second half with a 17-6 run.  Westminster held its largest lead, 23-points, with 8 minutes remaining.
 
The Cowboys made four 3-pointers during a 22-9 run, cutting Westminster's lead down to seven and putting pressure on visitors for the final minute of the game.  In the final minute, Newbold and Jarred Laws made 7-8 free throws, keeping Westminster ahead of New Mexico Highlands, 90-82.
 
The Griffins finished the game shooting 54.7 percent from the field, making 9-18 from three-point range, and going 23-27 from the free throw line.
 
Goodman led the team in scoring with 31 points.  He was perfect from the line on four attempts, made 3-6 from beyond the arc and 12-20 from the field.  Goodman pulled down five rebounds and tallied three assists and one blocked shot.
 
Tanner Newbold scored 22 points, shooting 5-7 from the field, making 3-4 from three and 9-10 from the charity stripe.  He added three assists and two rebounds.
 
Sam Orchard scored 14 points with three assists and a steal.  Orchard was perfect from the free throw line, made one 3-pointer and was 5-8 from the field.
 
The Griffins next game is against CSU-Pueblo, scheduled to tip-off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.  The game will be broadcast on the RMAC Network and be available on live stats.