DENVER – The University of Denver men's basketball program fell to Omaha 91-72 on Saturday afternoon inside Hamilton Gymnasium.
The Pioneers (13-9, 4-3) had two players score in double figures, led by Tommy Bruner, who had 21 points and four assists. Jaxon Brenchley tacked on 11 points and three steals and Isaiah Carr added six points and eight rebounds.
Denver did an excellent job taking care of the basketball, dishing out 14 assists while turning the ball over four times. Bruner's four assists led the distribution list for the Pioneers.
Denver forced 14 Omaha turnovers while committing only four themselves in Saturday's game. The Pioneers turned those takeaways into 26 points on the other end of the floor. Brenchley's three steals led the way for Denver.
NOTES (Unless noted – record book references are from the modern DI era (1999-00)
Tommy Bruner finished with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Bruner finished in double figures for the 24th-straight game and the 94th time in his career.
- Bruner finished with 20+ points for the third-straight game, the 16th time this season and the 24th time in his career.
- Bruner passed Jase Townsend (2018-11)'s 1072 career points for 13th on Denver's career scoring list.
- Bruner passed Yemi Nicholson's 2004-05 campaign for third on Denver's single-season scoring list.
Jaxon Brenchley finished with 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
- Brenchley finished in double figures for the 12th time this season and the 16th time in his career.
- Brenchley finished with 3+ steals for the fourth time this season and of his career.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Denver struggled out of the gate, falling behind 43-33 heading into halftime.
Omaha kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 74-43 advantage before Denver went on an 8-0 run, finished off by Brenchley's layup, to shrink the deficit to 74-51 with 8:57 to go in the contest. The Pioneers kept their comeback going, but Omaha managed to hold on for the 91-72 win. Denver shot well from three-point range in the half, hitting six shots from deep to score 18 of its 39 points.
UP NEXT:
Denver will open a three-game road swing at Kansas City on Thursday at 6 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast live on the Summit League Network and 104.3 The Fan HD3.
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