Umude double-double lifts South Dakota over Denver 72-45
Stanley Umude had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lift South Dakota to a 72-45 win over Denver on Wednesday night.
Stanley Umude had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lift South Dakota to a 72-45 win over Denver on Wednesday night.
John Konchar had 29 points and a career-high 14 assists as Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Denver 94-81 on Thursday night. Matt Holba added 22 points for the Mastodons.
Vinnie Shahid had 27 points as North Dakota State got past Denver 81-71 on Saturday.
Kevin Obanor had 28 points to go with 12 rebounds as Oral Roberts held off Denver for a 78-65 victory on Thursday night to halt a four-game losing skid.
Mike Daum scored 28 points to move past Larry Bird in the Division I record books and grabbed 12 rebounds to break South Dakota State's career program record, helping the Jackrabbits beat Denver 92-82 on Sunday.
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Joe Rosga had 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and David Nzekwesi scored 13 as Denver pulled away late to beat Oral Roberts 74-58 on Sunday night for its sixth consecutive win against the Golden Eagles.
Ade Murkey scored 18 points and Denver rallied in the second half to beat North Dakota State 80-65 for its first conference win on Wednesday night, snapping a six-game skid.
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TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Dakota State | 11-2 | - | 21-7 |
Omaha | 11-2 | - | 17-9 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 9-4 | 2 | 17-11 |
North Dakota State | 8-5 | 3 | 14-13 |
Oral Roberts | 6-8 | 5.5 | 10-19 |
South Dakota | 5-8 | 6 | 11-15 |
North Dakota | 4-9 | 7 | 10-16 |
Western Illinois | 3-10 | 8 | 8-18 |
Denver | 2-11 | 9 | 7-20 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Robert Jones | C | Committed | - |
Mykell Robinson | SF | Committed | - |
Owen McGlashan | SF | Committed | - |
Final Fours | 0 |
Tournament Record | 0-0 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 0 |