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Western Illinois Leathernecks at Denver Pioneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks
9-13, 3-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
63 - 60
Denver Pioneers
13-12, 7-7 Home

Western Illinois grabs lead late, tops Denver 63-60

Fouled in the backcourt by Jake Pemberton, Garrett Covington sank three straight free throw attempts to give the Leathernecks a 60-58 lead and Chapman padded it with a layup with 3:13 left.

Denver could add only a Nate Engesser layup in the final three minutes and Western Illinois added a Mike Miklusak free throw with five seconds remaining.

The Leathernecks took a 31-26 lead into intermission, but Denver stayed close. Pemberton gave the Pioneers the lead, 51-50 with 7:09 left in the game.

Covington added 11 points and Tate Stensgaard 10 for Western Illinois (9-13, 2-9).

Marcus Byrd scored 18 points to lead Denver (13-12, 5-7). Engesser added 15 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 63 - 60
2nd 0:00 Western Illinois Defensive Rebound. 63 - 60
2nd 0:00 Nate Engesser missed Three Point Jumper. 63 - 60
2nd 0:05 Marcus Byrd Defensive Rebound. 63 - 60
2nd 0:05 Mike Miklusak missed Free Throw. 63 - 60

Statistics

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21-43 FG 23-49
49 Field Goal % 47
3-10 3PT 6-19
30 Three Point % 32
18-25 FT 8-10
72 Free Throw % 80
33 Rebounds 20
7 Offensive Rebounds 1
26 Defensive Rebounds 19
12 Assists 13
5 Steals 8
3 Blocks 2
17 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 15
0 Fast Break Points 2
36 Points in Paint 30
19 Fouls 21
12 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: Magness Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 1,425 | Capacity:

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