South Carolina Upstate Spartans at Denver Pioneers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 84
Amigo powers Denver past SC Upstate 84-69
Joe Rosga added 14 points and Jake Pemberton and Christian Mackey had 10 points apiece for Denver (5-5), which finished with a season-high 67 percent shooting from the field. The Pioneers had 24 assists on their 35 field goals, hit 8 of 12 from long range and were 6 for 11 from the line.
Denver took the lead for good midway through the opening half with an 11-2 run capped with Jake Holtzmann's 3-pointer to make it 25-16 and stretched it to a 41-28 advantage at the break behind 72 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes.
SC Upstate (3-9) picked up the pace in the second half but the Pioneers held their double digit advantage the rest of the way.
Deion Holmes sank a career-best seven 3-pointers and finished with 24 points to lead SC Upstate, which has lost five in a row. Malik Moore added 17 points and Jure Span had 10 for the Spartans.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Malik Moore made Layup. | 69 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Isaiah Anderson Offensive Rebound. | 67 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Malik Moore missed Free Throw. | 67 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Malik Moore made Free Throw. | 67 - 84 |
Statistics
 UPST |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-61 | FG | 35-52 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 67 |
| 12-39 | 3PT | 8-12 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 67 |
| 7-14 | FT | 6-11 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 55 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 951 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |