DENVER – The University of Denver men's basketball program opened the game on a 13-2 run in a 95-59 win over Colorado Christian on Tuesday night inside Hamilton Gymnasium.
LEADERS:
Logan Kinsey led Denver with 21 points in 28 minutes on 7-of-10 shooting. Carson Johnson posted another 20-point game on 8-12 shooting and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. Shaun Wysocki added career-highs 17 points and eight rebounds, and Jeremiah Burke chipped in 15 to go with five boards. Josh Lee rounded out Denver's double figure scorers with 10 points and five boards.
Denver shot 61-percent from the floor, and had only seven turnovers and 13 fouls on Tuesday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
First Half:
Denver opened the game on a 13-2 run, making each of its first three attempts from beyond the arc. Jeremiah Burke and Carson Johnson scored five points apiece in the first segment, and Logan Kinsey opened the scoring with a triple.
The Cougars responded with a 12-2 run in the next 4:10 to trim the Denver lead to 15-14 at the under-12 media.
Denver found success in the paint that included a pair of inside finishes from Shaun Wysocki to stretch the lead to four at the under-8 media.
A step-back from Burke and a driving jam by Wysocki stretched Denver's lead out to 28-20 with 6:07 to go in the frame before another 5-0 CCU run cut the Denver lead back to three.
Kinsey took advantage of a flagrant foul to produce a five-point offensive possession by himself to get the Denver lead back out to 35-25 with 4:15 to go in the first half. The Denver senior continued to be a focal point of the Denver offense to key a 18-4 run to end the half, taking Denver's advantage to 46-29 heading into the locker room. Kinsey led all scorers with 15 in the first half.
Second Half:
Denver opened the half on a 12-5 run to continue to build on its lead, stretching the advantage to 58-34 at the under-16.
The Pioneers extended the advantage in the second segment, pushing their lead to 67-39. Wysocki had five points in the four-minute stretch to get into double figures for the first time as a Pioneer.
Denver pushed its lead beyond 40 in the closing minutes before getting most of its starters out of the game ahead of Thursday's game.
NOTES:
- Junior forward Gabe Oldham made his fifth start of the campaign in place of Julius Rollins, who missed Tuesday's game.
- Senior guard Josh Lee made his first start of the season and the 17th of his career on Tuesday.
- Graduate student Zane Nelson was also not available on Tuesday.
- Logan Kinsey finished with 21 points and 3 rebounds.
- Kinsey finished in double figures for the third-straight game, the seventh time this season and the 58th time in his career.
- Kinsey finished with 20+ points for the second-straight game, the third time this season and the 15th time in his career.
- Jeremiah Burke finished with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.
- Burke finished in double figures for the third-straight game, the seventh time this season and the ninth time in his career.
- Carson Johnson finished with 20 points and 4 assists.
- Johnson finished in double figures for the eighth-straight game, the ninth time this season and the 29th time in his career.
- Johnson finished with 20+ points for the second-straight game, the third time this season and the 15th time in his career.
- Shaun Wysocki finished with 17 points and 8 rebounds.
- Wysocki's point total is a new career-high for the sophomore (previous 15).
- Wysocki finished in double figures for the first time this season and the 13th time in his career.
- Gabe Oldham finished with 8 points and 10 rebounds.
- Oldham finished with double digit rebounds for the second-straight game, the third time this season and the third time of his career.
- Josh Lee finished with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Lee finished in double figures for the first time this season and the ninth time in his career.
UP NEXT:
Denver will continue its four-game homestand on Thursday night for the first meeting between the two programs since the 2013 Great Alaskan Shootout. Opening tip on the Summit League Network is set for 7 p.m. MT.
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