DENVER - The University of Denver men's basketball senior captain Nate Rohnert (Parker, Colo.) posted a game-high 25 points and eight rebounds, as the Pioneers defeated Florida Atlantic 73-63 at Magness Arena on Saturday afternoon.

Freshman guard Chase Hallam (Mesquite, Texas) chipped in 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting for the Pioneers (14-9, 7-5 SBC), while junior guard scored 10 points. Sophomore guard Brian Stafford (Walnut Creek, Calif.) dished out a game-high four assists and added eight points.

Denver shot 61.1 percent (22-of-36) from the floor, the third time in the past four home games that DU eclipsed 60 percent, and 71.4 percent (10-of-14) from three-point range. Florida Atlantic (12-12, 8-5 SBC) hit 46.5 percent (20-of-43) from the field and 4-of-13 (30.8 percent) from beyond the arc.

"I thought we had a really good week of practices, and we transferred that to the game," head coach Joe Scott said.  "Our offense was crisp right from the start, and I thought we were very good defensively at zeroing in on the scouting report."

Denver carried a 37-29 advantage at the half after shooting an impressive 68.4 percent (13-of-19) from the field and 7-of-9 from beyond the arc, while holding FAU to 40.9 percent (9-of-22). 

Denver led by as many as 18 in the second half, but the Owls battled back to cut the Pioneer lead to six with 2:04 remaining in the game.  However, Denver was able to maintain its lead with clutch free throw shooting by Rohnert, who went 10-of-13 from the charity stripe on the afternoon and 7-for-8 in the final two minutes.

The win extended Denver's home winning streak to 13 games. FAU was led by Raymond Taylor's 20 points.

Next up, the Pioneers hit the road for a matchup with conference rival Middle Tennessee next Thursday at 6 p.m. MT.