Denver 68, Utah State 57
DENVER -(DU Media Relations) University of Denver sophomore guard Brett Olson (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) scored 18 points and dished out four assists, leading the Pioneers to their seventh-straight victory with a 68-57 win over the Utah State Aggies at Magness Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Senior guard Chase Hallam (Mesquite, Texas) scored 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting for Denver (11-7, 7-1 WAC). Junior forward Chris Udofia (Irving, Texas) added 13 points, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Freshman Jalen Love (Wichita, Kan.) rounded out the double-digit scoring with 10 points.
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Texas State 81, UTSA 78
San Antonio, Texas –(Texas State Media Relations) Texas State came out of the gates like a team on a mission. Its mission was to take down UTSA and win the I-35 Rivalry matchup - mission complete. The Bobcats defeated UTSA, 81-78, in overtime at the Convocation Center. The win gave Texas State (5-14, 1-6 WAC) its first conference victory, while it left UTSA (4-13, 0-7 WAC) still in the hunt for the same.
Reid Koenen found his stroke today, as he led the Bobcats with a career-high 23 points on 7-for-9 shooting; 5-for-7 from long range. Corey Stern recorded his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds for a career night in both categories. Joel Wright chipped in 16 points, while Phil Hawkins added 13 points, and Wesley Davis finished with 10 points.
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Idaho 77, UT Arlington 64
ARLINGTON, Texas –(UI Media Relations) Behind a dominant rebounding performance and season-best offensive efficiency, University of Idaho men’s basketball led from start to finish in a 77-64 Western Athletic Conference road win at UT Arlington on Saturday.
Idaho (7-10, 3-4 WAC) shot a season-best 59.5 percent from the floor, went 8-of-19 (.421) from 3-point range, knocked down 86.4 percent of its free throws and out-rebounded UTA (8-8, 3-4 WAC) by a 38-26 margin to get the win.
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New Mexico State 70, San Jose State 53
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (NMSU Media Relations)-The New Mexico State men's basketball team won its sixth consecutive game with a 70-53 victory over San Jose State.
Senior forward Bandja Sy led the Aggies (12-8, 6-2 WAC) with 16 points on 50 percent shooting (6-of-12), and he had eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings and senior forward Tyrone Watson were also in double digits with 13 points and 10 points, respectively.
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Louisiana Tech 78, Seattle U 71
RUSTON, La. (AP) - Alex Hamilton and Jaron Johnson each scored 15 points and Louisiana Tech's bench outscored Seattle's by 42 points in the Bulldogs' 78-71 victory over Seattle Saturday night in Western Athletic Conference game.
Louisiana Tech (16-3, 7-0) had an enormous 60-18 advantage in bench scoring.
The Bulldogs also had a huge edge at the foul line. They hit 30 of 40 free throws. Seattle (6-11, 1-6) was 11 for 18 from the stripe.
Hamilton, Johnson and Kenyon McNeail (12 points) combined for 42 of those 60 bench points.
Hamilton was perfect at the foul line, hitting 8 of 8 free throws. McNeail went 7 for 9 at the stripe, while Johnson was 4 for 4. Four of Hamilton's free throws came in the last 1:21, when Seattle drew within 70-68, but then Louisiana Tech hit 8 of 10 free throws, three by McNeail.
Clarence Trent led Seattle with 19 points.