NCAAB

Denver Pioneers at North Dakota Fighting Hawks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Denver Pioneers
5-16, 0-9 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 78
North Dakota Fighting Hawks
9-12, 5-1 Home

Walter, Stewart lead North Dakota past Denver 78-71

De'Sean Allen-Eikens added 13 points and Billy Brown scored 10 for North Dakota (9-12, 3-4 Summit League), which snapped a four-game losing streak.

Ade Murkey scored a season-high 29 points for the Pioneers (5-16, 1-6). Jase Townsend added 15 points and seven rebounds.

Denver scored only 22 points in the first half after committing 11 turnovers. The Pioneers committed another eight turnovers in the second half but shot 56% and scored 49 points.

North Dakota led 33-22 at halftime but fell behind 44-42 with 12:29 remaining. The Pioneers built a four-point lead but a 21-9 run put North Dakota back in control.

The Fighting Hawks improved to 2-0 against the Pioneers this season. North Dakota defeated Denver 82-71 on Jan. 2.

North Dakota plays Western Illinois at home on Saturday. Denver plays at North Dakota State on Saturday.

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Statistics

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24-47 FG 20-55
51 Field Goal % 36
3-10 3PT 10-29
30 Three Point % 34
20-24 FT 28-30
83 Free Throw % 93
30 Rebounds 30
1 Offensive Rebounds 7
29 Defensive Rebounds 23
12 Assists 13
6 Steals 9
2 Blocks 0
19 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
0 Points Off Turnovers 0
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
26 Fouls 22

Game Information

Venue: Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

Location: Grand Forks, ND
Attendance: 1,388 | Capacity:

2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings

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

2025-26 Summit League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
North Dakota State 14-2 - 27-8
St. Thomas 12-4 2 24-10
North Dakota 10-6 4 18-17
South Dakota 8-8 6 16-16
Omaha 8-8 6 16-17
Denver 8-8 7 15-17
South Dakota State 7-9 7 14-18
Oral Roberts 4-12 10 10-23
Kansas City 1-15 13 4-27
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