NCAAB

Western Illinois Leathernecks at Denver Pioneers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks
10-2, 4-2 Away
Final
84 - 80
Denver Pioneers
4-10, 3-2 Home

Massner carries W. Illinois past Denver 84-80 in OT

Massner surpassed 1,000 career points on a 3-pointer from the corner and finished with a career-high 31 points, matching his career-best four 3-pointers and pulled down nine rebounds while playing the whole 45 minutes in the Summit League opener for both schools.

Will Carius had 13 points for Western Illinois (10-2), which won its sixth straight game. Tamell Pearson added 11 points and eight rebounds. Colton Sandage had 11 points.

KJ Hunt had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Pioneers (4-10, 0-1). He also had seven turnovers but only one assist. Jordan Johnson scored a career-high 21 points. Touko Tainamo scored a season-high 21 points and had 10 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 84 - 80
3rd 0:00 Trenton Massner Defensive Rebound. 84 - 80
3rd 0:02 Tevin Smith missed Jumper. 84 - 80
3rd 0:07 Touko Tainamo Offensive Rebound. 84 - 80
3rd 0:07 Trenton Massner made Free Throw. 84 - 80

Statistics

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27-60 FG 26-57
45 Field Goal % 46
7-26 3PT 4-14
27 Three Point % 29
23-33 FT 24-32
70 Free Throw % 75
32 Rebounds 40
8 Offensive Rebounds 10
24 Defensive Rebounds 30
7 Assists 12
9 Steals 6
4 Blocks 3
13 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 18
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Off Turnovers 14
0 Fast Break Points 2
0 Points in Paint 32
26 Fouls 30
5 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Hamilton Gymnasium

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 682 | Capacity:

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Morehead State 15-5 - 20-13
Southeast Missouri State 14-6 1 20-13
UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
SIU Edwardsville 12-8 3 19-13
Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 7 13-18
Eastern Illinois 8-12 7 13-20
Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
Western Illinois 1-19 14 5-26

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
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North Dakota 10-6 4 18-17
South Dakota 8-8 6 16-16
Omaha 8-8 6 16-17
Denver 8-8 6 15-17
South Dakota State 7-9 7 14-18
Oral Roberts 4-12 10 10-23
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