GREELEY – The University of Denver men's basketball team fell 86-64 to Northern Colorado on Tuesday at the Bank of Colorado Arena. The Pioneers were led by senior Ade Murkey, who finished with a team-high 17 points and 11 rebounds, his first collegiate double-double of his career.

Jase Townsend added 12 points, his sixth straight game in double figures.

Jonah Radebaugh led the way for UNC with a game-high 26 points and six assists, one of four players to finish in double figures.

Denver got in a hole early, going down 7-0 within the first two minutes of the contest before a layup from Roscoe Eastmond got the Pioneers on the board.

Northern Colorado pushed its lead to double digits after a trio of made free throws from Bodie Hume made it 15-4.

DU again though fought itself back into it, closing to within seven points at 33-26 after a made 3 from Taelyr Gatlin on a great find from Murkey with 4:10 left in the opening 20 minutes of action.

But a game-breaking 19-9 run over the final four minutes gave the Bears a 17-point lead by at the half, 52-35.

UNC was effective at getting to the paint in the first period, outscoring DU 28-18 in points down low.

Northern Colorado opened the second half strong, building its lead to 22 after a 3 from Hume at the 17:27 mark, his third make from deep on the evening.

Pioneers couldn't get any closer than 15 the rest of way en route to dropping its third straight game against UNC.

UP NEXT:
Denver (4-9) closes out non-league play with a showdown with regional foe Wyoming on Saturday at Magness Arena at 1 p.m. The contest can be seen on Altitude.

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