Denver 82, Nebraska-Omaha 47
DENVER -(DU Media Relations) University of Denver men's basketball sophomore forward Royce O'Neale (Killeen, Texas) led the team with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and junior forward Chris Udofia (Irving, Texas) added 11 points and a career-high eight assists, leading the Pioneers to an 82-47 victory over Nebraska-Omaha at Magness Arena on Saturday afternoon.
"Having 9 days off between games helped us improve as a team," head coach Joe Scott said. "We are executing offensively and the defense, which has been steady all year, is taking a step forward. We caused a lot of turnovers tonight which got us some easy baskets. As the game went along, everyone played well. But most importantly, we executed well, and that leads to open shots."
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Utah State 69, Utah Valley 63
OREM, Utah -(USU Media Relations) Freshman guard Marcel Davis logged his first Utah State start, junior center Jarred Shaw posted a double-double and junior center Matt Lopez made his Aggie debut to lead to Utah State men's basketball to a hard-fought 69-63 win at Utah Valley Saturday night at UVU's UCCU Center.
Davis netted a team-high 17 points while Shaw logged his third double-double of the season with 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in helping the Aggies improve to 6-1 for the first time since 2008-09 when USU also won its sixth game of the season at Utah Valley. With Saturday's win, Utah State improved to 8-0 all-time against Utah Valley. The Wolverines fall to 5-7 on the season.
The Aggies have won 32 of their last 40 overall games (.800) against in-state opponents and are 39-12 (.764) against the state of Utah in the last 13 years. Overall, USU is 40-17 (.702) versus teams from the state of Utah under head coach Stew Morrill.
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Idaho 91, Walla Walla 47
MOSCOW, Idaho – (UI Media Relations) University of Idaho men’s basketball used a 20-2 first-half scoring run and a solid second-half defensive effort and rolled to a 91-47 victory over Walla Walla University on Saturday at the Cowan Spectrum.
Twelve Idaho (4-5) players scored and Idaho shot .525 from the field and .364 from 3-point range while holding WWU (2-16) to just .262 overall and .222 three-point shooting on the day. Both teams attempted 61 field goals, but Idaho made 32 to WWU’s 16.
The Wolves hung around in the game’s first eight minutes and pulled within four points, 16-12, at the 12:02 mark of the first half, but that’s as close as it was for the remainder of the game. Idaho rattled off a 20-2 scoring run over the next seven minutes to go up by 22 points, 36-14.
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New Mexico 73, New Mexico State 58
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (NMSU Media Relations)-The New Mexico State men's basketball team fell at No. 17/20 New Mexico, 73-58. Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings scored a team-high 14 points for the Aggies (5-5).
Freshman center Sim Bhullar and sophomore guard Terrel de Rouen added nine points each, while sophomore guard K.C. Ross-Miller had eight.
The first 20 minutes of action was a half filled with runs. Down eight, 16-8, with 12:23 to play in the first half, the Aggie defense increased the pressure. NM State used a 6-1 rally to cut UNM's lead to 17-14 on a fast break dunk from senior forward Bandja Sy at 9:22. de Rouen also hit a 3-pointer from the corner to spark the Aggies off the bench in the run.
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Texas 75, Texas State 63
Austin, Texas – (TXST Media Relations) The Texas State (4-6) men's basketball team gave Texas (6-4) a good fight tonight, but the Longhorns came away with a 75-63 win at the Frank Erwin Center.
After trailing by 11 points at the half, Texas State started the second period with back-to-back jumpers by Joel Wright and Corey Stern in the first 50 seconds to get the Bobcat offense going.
Both teams went on to trade buckets for a few minutes before Texas State went on 9-0 run to close the Longhorns lead to 52-47 thanks to baskets by Nick Hinton and Reid Koenen.
The Bobcats were down by eight points with 7:19 to go in the game, and then Koenen delivered a fast break layup to the Longhorns, which forced Texas to call a timeout and talk things out. Texas held a 58-52 edge over Texas State, but the Bobcats stayed right on their heels.
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