Scores

Final

Southern Utah 47

(3-7, 1-0 Big Sky)

Denver 72

(4-6, 4-2 home)

6:00 PM ET, December 21, 2012

Magness Arena, Denver, CO

1 2 T
SUU 20 2747
DEN 40 3272

Top Performers

Southern Utah: J. Stevenett 12 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast

Denver: C. Udofia 7 Pts, 4 Reb, 7 Ast, 3 Stl, 3 Blk

Denver 72, S. Utah 47

Associated Press

DENVER -- Royce O'Neale and Cam Griffin scored 12 points apiece to help Denver beat Southern Utah 72-47 Friday.

O'Neale was 5 of 7 from the field, while Griffin was 3 of 5 and had four rebounds.

Chase Hallam scored 11 points, and Brett Olson and Nate Engesser scored 10 points apiece. Chris Udofia had seven points, four rebounds and seven assists.

Southern Utah had a one point lead early in the first half, but Denver (4-6) led 40-20 at halftime and never looked back. The Pioneers shot 55 percent from the field for the game, while the Thunderbirds shot 40.8 percent.

Jackson Stevenett led the Thunderbirds (3-7) with 12 points. Jayson Cheesman added 10 points and six rebounds. Wade Collie had nine points, all from 3-point range.

This was the third-straight home win for the Pioneers.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SUU
DEN
Points 47 72
FG Made-Attempted 20-49 (.408) 26-47 (.553)
3P Made-Attempted 3-12 (.250) 7-16 (.438)
FT Made-Attempted 4-6 (.667) 13-15 (.867)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 11 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 30

Game Leaders

 
SUU
DEN
PointsJ. Stevenett 12C. Griffin 12
ReboundsJ. Cheesman 6C. Griffin 4
AssistsJ. Stevenett 2C. Udofia 7
StealsJ. Johnson 2C. Hallam 4
BlocksC. Hanks 2C. Udofia 3
Team Stats: Southern Utah | Denver

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Dec 21, 2012 @DEN 72, SUU 47Recap

Next 5 Games

SUU
DEN
12/29 UNCO 9:35pm
01/05 @NAU 5:05pm
01/07 @SAC 10:05pm
01/10 WEB 9:05pm
01/12 IDST 9:05pm
 12/29 @LT 8:00pm
12/31 @UTA 3:00pm
01/03 TXST 9:00pm
01/06 UTSA 4:00pm
01/10 @IDHO 10:05pm
Complete Schedule: Southern Utah | Denver