ROCKLAND - A poor third quarter doomed the Rockland boys' basketball team in its 63-49 loss to Mackay on Thursday.

After the Bulldogs trailed only 26-25 at the half, the Miners went on a 26-4 burst in the third to prevail in the 1A Division II Rocky Mountain Conference showdown.

"We came out asleep and didn't make a basket," said Rockland coach Dan Ralphs. "They got several fastbreaks on us, and that hurt us big-time in the third quarter. We had to work hard to fight back into it."

Matt Nelson led the Bulldogs (1-5, 0-1) with 16 points, and Jake Spillett added 12. Rockland next will play Wednesday at North Gem.