DENVER – The University of Denver men's basketball program dropped its home finale 84-69 against Kansas City on Thursday night inside Hamilton Gymnasium.

Tommy Bruner added three assists and two steals to his 31 point-game to lead the Pioneers (15-15, 6-9). Pedro Lopez Sanvicente helped out with 15 points and Jaxon Brenchley chipped in with five points.

The Denver offense made hay from downtown, making nine threes on 27 attempts. Bruner hit four treys for the Pioneers in the contest.

NOTES (Unless noted – record book references are from the modern DI era (1999-00)

• Following the game on Thursday night, the Pioneers honored four seniors: Tommy Bruner, Jaxon Brenchley, Drake Muller and Carlos Fuentes. All four, with Touko Tainamo, started for the Pios on Thursday.

Tommy Bruner finished with 31 points and 3 assists.

• Bruner finished in double figures for the 30^th-straight game and the 102^nd time in his career.
• Bruner finished with 20+ points for the third-straight game, the 21^st time this season and the 29^th time of his career.
• Bruner finished with 30+ points for the 10^th time this season and the 11^th time in his career.
• Bruner moved up to sixth in Summit League history in single-season points with 760.

Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds.

• Lopez-Sanvicente finished in double figures for the fourth time this season and of his career.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

After falling behind 27-21, Denver went on an 8-0 run with 5:54 left in the first half, culminating in a three from Josh Lee, to take a 29-27 lead. The Pioneers then surrendered that lead and entered halftime down 38-37.

UMKC kept widening its lead after intermission, constructing a 73-54 advantage before Denver went on a 5-0 run to shrink the deficit to 73-59 with 4:31 to go in the contest. UMKC responded and outscored the Pioneers the rest of the way, ending the game with a final score of 84-69. Denver got a boost from its bench in the period, as non-starters accounted for 11 of its 32 total points.

UP NEXT:
Denver will head to St. Thomas on Saturday night to close out the regular season. Tip on the Summit League Network and 104.3 The Fan HD3 is set for 7 p.m. MT. 

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