DENVER - University of Denver junior guard Travis Hallam (Mesquite, Texas) scored 18 points, establishing a new career high for the third-straight game, as the Pioneers routed Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-55 at Magness Arena on Tuesday night.

 "We played a strong 35 minutes tonight," head coach Joe Scott said. "The final five minutes were junk basketball, and we need to take care of the ball then, just like the rest of the game. For the second-straight game, we got contributions from everybody, and that's important to win basketball games. We're 3-3 in our last six games, but more importantly we are a better basketball team."

Denver (4-9) shot 58.5 percent (24-for-41) from the field and 47.4 percent (9-for-19) from three-point range, while holding the Golden Lions (0-11) to just 2-for-9 from beyond the arc and 19-for-45 from the field.

The Pioneers jumped out with an early 21-8 lead and never looked back, extending the lead to as many as 33 points and held a 68-39 advantage with 4:47 to play.

Travis Hallam was 6-for-7 from the field, including a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range, and also tied his career high with five rebounds.

Freshman forward Chris Udofia (Irving, Texas) added 10 points, while sophomore guard Chase Hallam (Mesquite, Texas), junior guard Brian Stafford (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and redshirt sophomore guard Tyler Thalken (Tulsa, Okla.) scored nine points each.

Chase Hallam led all players and tied his career high with nine rebounds, while dishing out a game high six assists.

UAPB junior guard Savalace Townsend scored 28 points for the Golden Lions.

Following a holiday break, the Pioneers begin Sun Belt Conference action against Louisiana-Lafayette on Thursday, Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. MT. The game can be seen live on Pioneer Vision and heard on Mile High Sports Radio AM 1510 and FM 93.7, as well as www.DenverPioneers.com.

Notes: Arkansas-Pine Bluff won the SWAC tournament championship last season to earn a berth in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, where the Golden Lions beat Winthrop before falling to eventual national champion Duke...redshirt freshman forward Blake Foeman (Weston, Fla.) scored his first career bucket tonight, while junior guard Alex Pickert (Carmel, Calif.) scored his first point of the season on a free throw...junior forward Justin Coughlin (Yuma, Colo.) tied his career high with three blocked shots against UAPB.