Final
3:00 PM ET, February 2, 2013
Strahan Coliseum, San Marcos, TX
SAN MARCOS, Texas -- Brett Olson scored 22 points, including four 3-point baskets, to pace Denver past Texas State 79-64 on Saturday.
Olson also set up his teammates with seven assists for Denver (13-8, 9-2 Western Athletic).Royce O'Neale scored 14 points for Denver. Jalen Love and Chris Udofia each scored 12 points. Udofia also had four blocked shots and three steals.The score was tied twice in the contest, but Texas State (7-16, 3-8) never led.Texas State wasted a strong all-around effort from Joel Wright. He scored 33 points, including 14 of 18 from the free-throw line, and pulled down 12 rebounds.Denver had a 36-30 scoring advantage in the paint and a 22-14 scoring edge in turnovers.DEN | TXST | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 79 | 64 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 26-47 (.553) | 19-49 (.388) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 7-15 (.467) | 3-9 (.333) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 20-25 (.800) | 23-28 (.821) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 20 (0/0) | 19 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead | 16 | 0 |
| DEN | TXST |
|---|---|
| 02/07 SEA 9:00pm 02/09 IDHO 6:00pm 02/14 @USU 9:05pm 02/16 @SJSU 10:00pm 02/23 @UNI 8:00pm |
02/07 @UTA 8:00pm 02/09 @LT 8:00pm 02/16 UTSA 5:00pm 02/23 @LAM 7:00pm 02/28 SEA 8:00pm |
| Complete Schedule: Denver | Texas State | |
| TEAM | CONF W-L | TOTAL W-L |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 16-2 | 26-6 |
| Denver | 16-2 | 21-9 |
| New Mexico State | 14-4 | 24-10 |
| Utah State | 11-7 | 21-10 |
| Texas-Arlington | 11-7 | 19-13 |
| Idaho | 7-11 | 12-18 |
| Texas State | 5-13 | 12-22 |
| UTSA | 3-14 | 10-22 |
| San Jose State | 3-14 | 9-20 |
| Seattle | 3-15 | 8-22 |
| View expanded standings » | ||
Joel Wright of Texas State had 33 points and 12 rebounds off the bench Saturday against Denver. The last time a Division I player had at least 30 points and 10 rebounds off the bench was on Nov. 19, 2011, when Tarvin Gaines had 30 and 11 for Jacksonville State. |
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