Last Time Out
• The Pioneers won their exhibition against Johnson & Wales on Nov. 1, 85-51 in Hamilton.
• Denver had five players score in double figures, led by freshman Robert Jones with a game-high 19 points to go with seven rebounds.
• Sophomore Jase Townsend was a force from deep, knocking down four 3s as part of a 17-point effort for DU.
• Defense was the name of the game as DU held the Wildcats to 28.4 percent shooting on the night.
• The Crimson and Gold controlled the glass, outrebounding JWU 43-32.
• Denver also handed out 20 assists, with Joseph Lanzi leading the way with four.
• The 20 assists were the most in a game by the Pioneers in nearly two years since the last time they played Johnson & Wales on Nov. 17, 2017.

About Denver
• The Pioneers averaged 69.5 points per game in 2018-19.
• DU shot 43.8 percent from the field last year.
• Denver hit 3s at a good rate last season, ranking sixth in the Summit League in 3-point percentage at 36.5, 71st in the NCAA.
• The Crimson and Gold knocked down 7.6 3s per game.
• Denver was good at the line, making 75.9 percent of its free throws last season, good for third in the Summit League and 20th in the NCAA.
• The Pioneers rank third in the Summit League in rebounding margin with a plus 2.0 margin over their opponents.
• DU brings back senior Ade Murkey as its leading scorer, who averaged 11.3 points per contest in 2018-19.
• Murkey recorded 19 games in double figures.
• Murkey tailed eight games with at least five rebounds. 
• David Nzekwesi looks to build on a promising freshman campaign, where he posted averages of 8.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

About Colorado State
• The Rams are coming off a 12-20 record last year.
• Colorado State averaged 74.8 points per game as a team last season, good for fifth in the Mountain West.
• CSU allowed 75.2 points a night, eighth in the Mountain West.
• The Rams shot 47.6 percent from the field last season, tops in the Mountain West.
• Teams were able to find success shooting against Colorado State, knocking down 45.5 percent from the field, 10th in the Mountain West. 
• CSU handed out 14.8 assists per game last season, second most in the Mountain West.
• The Rams got into the passing lanes, swiping 6.2 steals a contest, third highest in the Mountain West.
• Nico Carvacho was a force in the middle for Colorado State, averaging a team-high 16.1 points a game, good for seventh in the Mountain West.
• Carvacho was a beast on the boards, leading the country in rebounding, pulling down 12.9 boards a game. 

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