By RENALDO DORSETT

Tribune Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

IT was a weekend on the wrong side of upsets for several high profile Bahamian basketball players in NCAA Division I conference play.

Charles Bain had one of his best shooting performances of the season, but it was not enough to prevent his Robert Morris Colonials from suffering a third consecutive loss.

Bain scored 15 points on 6-8 shooting and 3-4 from three point range in the Colonials' 73-67 loss to the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team, concluding a four-game homestand at PPG Paints Arena Saturday by dropping its third consecutive game, 73-64 to the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Sunday. He also added four rebounds in 24 minutes.

It was Bain's fourth game in double figures thus far in his freshman season as he continues to be a contributor off the bench for the Colonials who fell to 12-13 on the season.

"We didn't come out with good urgency offensively in the first half, and that really hurt us," head coach Colonials head coach Andrew Toole said on the Colonials' athletic website.

"The inability to rebound the ball really was key. There were a number of balls that we didn't give the right effort on or had in our hand and lost. They scored on almost all of those possessions."

The Colonials began a four-game homestand with a win over Sacred Heart, but dropped other Northeast Conference standings to Wagner, Mount St Mary's and most recently to the Knights.

"We really have to do some self-evaluation on where we're at," Toole said. "Some of our guys we need to perform better than they are. That doesn't mean get 10 points or get 10 rebounds. That means just don't turn the ball over or follow your slides properly."

In Conference USA, Dwight Coleby and the Western Kentuky Hilltoppers were upset by the streaking UT San Antonio Roadrunners for just their second loss in 10 conference matchups this season. Coleby finished with seven points and 10 rebounds in Sunday's 74-63 loss.

The Roadrunners (13-11, 6-5 Conference USA) knocked down 8 of 23 shots from 3-point range (35 percent), while holding the Hilltoppers (16-7, 8-2) to 2 of 20 from distance. UT San Antonio made 16 of 20 from the foul line, while Western Kentucky connected on just 17 of 30 attempts (57 percent).

In the Sun Belt Conference, Travis Munnings scored 14 points but his ULM Warhawks continue to struggle and dropped to 9-12 on the season after their latest decision. The Warhawks lost 80-59 to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns who remain undefeated thus far in conference play.

"Down by five points at the half, we felt we were in pretty good shape but knew we needed to put together a strong second half. After Lafayette got called for the technical early in the second half, we thought we were in position to make a run. Unfortunately, we had a long scoring drought and the game got away from us. We were disappointed in our 3-point shooting, and we had some open looks in the second half. Unfortunately, Lafayette wears you down physically and mentally. With Lafayette's ability to score, you almost have to be perfect on the offensive end of the floor to keep up with them," ULM head coach Keith Richard said, "We're all disappointed in the outcome because we put a lot into preparing for this game. We need to review the film, learn from our mistakes and move on."

Deandre Ayton and the No.9 ranked Arizona Wildcats lost in thrilling fashion , 78-75 to the Washington Huskies, for just their second PAC-12 loss this year. With the clock winding down, Ayton blocked a layup from the Huskies' Jaylen Nowell only to have the ball land in the hands of Dominic Green who collected the loose ball and made a three at the buzzer.

Ayton finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots.

In the Big 10, Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr finished with three points and two assists in the No.5 ranked Michigan State Spartans escaped with a 63-60 win over the Indiana Hoosiers.