DENVER – The University of Denver men's basketball program were led by 20+ point games from both Tommy Bruner and Touko Tainamo en-route to a 90-57win over Northern New Mexico on Wednesday night inside Hamilton Gymnasium.
The Pioneers (8-5) had three players score in double figures, led by Bruner, who had 22 points and four assists. Tainamo added 21 points, nine rebounds and two steals and Tyson Garff helped out with 13 points and two steals off the bench.
Denver shared the ball well in Wednesday's game, racking up 15 assists on 32 made field goals. Bruner's four assists led the Pioneers and Jaxon Brenchley also added three assists of his own.
Denver did a great job disrupting Northern New Mexico shots in the contest, coming away with five blocks. Isaiah Carr led the way individually for the Pioneers with three rejections.
Notes:
Denver finished with single-digit turnovers for the seventh time this season.
The Pioneers finished 17-for-18 from the free-throw line, shooting 54-for-61 in the final two games combined this week.
DU had 12 different players score in the victory.
Touko Tainamo finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Tainamo finished in double figures for the second-straight game, the 10th time this season and the 39th time in his career.
Tommy Bruner finished with 22 points
Bruner finished in double figures for the 15th-straight game and the 85th time in his career.
Bruner finished with 20+ points for the eighth time this season and the 16th time in his career.
Tyson Garff finished with 13 points.
Garff finished in double figures for the first time in his career.
Tainamo had 20+ points for the fifth time this season and the seventh time in his career.
Isaiah Carr finished with 3 blocks
Carr had 3+ blocks for the fourth time this season and the fifth time in his career.
How it Happened:
After jumping out to a 17-13 advantage, Denver went on a 16-0 run with 13:32 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Isaiah Addo-Ankrah, to increase its lead to 33-13. The Pioneers then added two points to that lead by the end of the period and entered halftime with a 48-26 advantage. Denver did most of its first half damage in the paint, scoring 24 of its 48 points close to the basket.
Following intermission, Denver kept widening that lead, expanding it to 66-38 before going on an 11-0 run, finished off by Garff's three, to grow the lead to 77-38 with 10:55 to go in the contest. The Eagles narrowed the margin somewhat before the game was over, but the Pioneers still cruised the rest of the way for the 90-57 win. Denver got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 26 of its 42 total points.
UP NEXT:
Denver will take its annual holiday break before hitting the road to open the Summit League slate at Omaha on December 29 at 6 p.m. MT. The Pioneers first home game in league play will be a 3 p.m. MT tip on New Year's Even against Oral Roberts inside Hamilton.
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