DENVER  – The University of Denver men's basketball program will hit the road once again on Wednesday when the Pioneers return a trip to former Western Athletic Conference foe Idaho on Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT. Wednesday night's match-up will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and 104.3 The Fan HD3.

SERIES HISTORY:
The Pioneers are a perfect 3-0 in the series. Denver won the two Western Athletic Conference regular season meetings in the 2012-13 season, the only previous meetings before the Pioneers beat Idaho inside Hamilton Gymnasium last season by a count of 68-63.

BRUNER LEADING THE COUNTRY IN SCORING:
Tommy Bruner ranks first in the country in points per game (25.6), 6th in free-throws made (44), fourth in field goals made, 12th in three-point field goal percentage (49.0) and 10th in three-pointers made per game (3.57). Touko Tainamo ranks 46th nationally in double doubles (2), fourth in free-throw attempts (56), eighth in free-throws made (43), 52nd in points per game (19.1) and 43rd in rebounds per game (9.4). Jaxon Brenchley is 16th in the country in assist/turnover ratio (4.8).

Denver entered this week second in the country in free-throw attempts per game (30.1) and fifth in free-throw makes per game (21.6). As a team, the Pioneers are 34th in scoring offense (85.0), 45th in rebounds per game (41.0) and 13th in turnovers per game (9.0). 

TAKING CARE OF THE BASKETBALL:
Denver had five turnovers or less in the final two games of the Jaguar Classic, including just one in the Pioneers seven-point loss to South Alabama on November 17.  The Pioneers entered the week 13th in the country in turnovers per game, averaging just 9.0 turnovers per contest.

Denver didn't have a single game with five turnovers or less last season, and only did it once in 2021-22 (Omaha, 1/22/22). Zero turnovers in the first half of Denver's November 17 game at South Alabama was Denver's first full half without a turnover since January 19, 2013 vs. Utah State. Denver's 1 total turnover on November 17 was the lowest in DU's DI history. 

DOUBLE DIGIT WORKLOAD:
Tommy Bruner leads the Pioneers with 79 career games in double figures, including nine-straight contest spanning back to the end of last season. Touko Tainamo is the next closest Pioneer with 35 games in double figures, including in six of the seven games for Denver this season. 

100 GAMES PLAYED:
Both fifth-year guard Tommy Bruner and graduate student transfer Jaxon Brenchley have crossed the century mark in games played in their NCAA career this season.

UP NEXT:
Denver will return home on Saturday to take on Colorado College. Tip on the Summit League Network and 104.3 The Fan HD3 is set for 1 p.m. MT.

Summit League Network:
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