Denver 69-63 Western Illinois (29 Feb, 2020) Play-by-Play

Western Illinois Leathernecks

5-21, 2-14 Conference

	1	2	T
WIU	25	38	63
DEN	36	33	69

Denver Pioneers

7-23, 3-13 Conference

TIME		WIU	DEN
19:42	Ben Pyle missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:37	Kyle Arrington Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Kyle Arrington missed Layup.	0	0
19:22	Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Tristan Green made Dunk. Assisted by Robert Jones.	0	2
18:51	C.J. Duff missed Layup.	0	2
18:51	Kyle Arrington Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:51	Foul on Robert Jones.	0	2
18:44	Kobe Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Arrington.	3	2
18:27	Jase Townsend made Layup.	3	4
18:05	Kobe Webster missed Jumper.	3	4
18:02	Ade Murkey Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:57	Ade Murkey missed Jumper.	3	4
17:54	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:47	C.J. Duff missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:41	Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:30	Ade Murkey missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:25	Zion Young Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:19	Zion Young missed Three Point Jumper.	3	4
17:16	Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:09	Foul on Kyle Arrington.	3	4
17:09	Robert Jones missed Free Throw.	3	4
17:09	Denver Offensive Rebound.	3	4
17:09	Robert Jones made Free Throw.	3	5
16:55	Kyle Arrington Turnover.	3	5
16:43	Robert Jones made Layup.	3	7
16:24	Ben Pyle Turnover.	3	7
16:14	Ade Murkey made Jumper. Assisted by Taelyr Gatlin.	3	9
16:05	Western Illinois Timeout	3	9
16:05	Official TV Timeout	3	9
15:55	Foul on James Claar.	3	9
15:55	James Claar Turnover.	3	9
15:38	Jase Townsend missed Layup.	3	9
15:34	Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.	3	9
15:33	Foul on Tristan Green.	3	9
15:33	Anthony Jones made Free Throw.	4	9
15:33	Anthony Jones made Free Throw.	5	9
15:21	Robert Jones made Jumper.	5	11
15:07	Foul on Taelyr Gatlin.	5	11
14:50	C.J. Duff made Jumper.	7	11
14:30	Taelyr Gatlin missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
14:27	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	7	11
14:13	Kobe Webster missed Three Point Jumper.	7	11
14:09	Ade Murkey Defensive Rebound.	7	11
14:00	Ade Murkey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelyr Gatlin.	7	14
13:39	Kobe Webster missed Jumper.	7	14
13:36	Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.	7	14
13:33	Ade Murkey missed Jumper.	7	14
13:29	Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.	7	14
13:11	Kobe Webster missed Jumper.	7	14
13:11	Kyle Arrington Offensive Rebound.	7	14
13:11	Foul on Alperen Kurnaz.	7	14
13:04	Anthony Jones made Jumper.	9	14
12:51	Jase Townsend missed Three Point Jumper.	9	14
12:47	Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.	9	14
12:31	Kyle Arrington Turnover.	9	14
12:17	Ade Murkey made Jumper.	9	16
11:46	Ben Pyle missed Jumper.	9	16
11:43	Alperen Kurnaz Defensive Rebound.	9	16
11:35	Alperen Kurnaz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roscoe Eastmond.	9	19
11:09	Anthony Jones missed Jumper.	9	19
11:05	Roscoe Eastmond Defensive Rebound.	9	19
11:01	Roscoe Eastmond Turnover.	9	19
11:01	Dre'Shawn Allen Steal.	9	19
10:45	Kyle Arrington missed Layup.	9	19
10:41	Alperen Kurnaz Defensive Rebound.	9	19
10:16	Ade Murkey missed Layup.	9	19
10:14	Dre'Shawn Allen Defensive Rebound.	9	19
10:07	Foul on Roscoe Eastmond.	9	19
10:07	Official TV Timeout	9	19
10:00	Foul on Zion Young.	9	19
10:00	Zion Young Turnover.	9	19
9:48	Jase Townsend Turnover.	9	19
9:48	Anthony Jones Steal.	9	19
9:38	Kobe Webster missed Jumper.	9	19
9:35	Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.	9	19
9:29	Roscoe Eastmond missed Three Point Jumper.	9	19
9:25	C.J. Duff Defensive Rebound.	9	19
9:21	C.J. Duff Turnover.	9	19
9:21	Taelyr Gatlin Steal.	9	19
9:14	Tristan Green made Dunk. Assisted by Roscoe Eastmond.	9	21
8:46	Foul on James Claar.	9	21
8:46	James Claar Turnover.	9	21
8:32	Ade Murkey made Jumper.	9	23
8:17	Zion Young missed Three Point Jumper.	9	23
8:13	Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.	9	23
8:13	Foul on Zion Young.	9	23
8:13	Ade Murkey made Free Throw.	9	24
8:13	Ade Murkey made Free Throw.	9	25
8:04	Anthony Jones made Layup.	11	25
7:59	JaVonni Bickham Turnover.	11	25
7:59	Kobe Webster Steal.	11	25
7:51	Kobe Webster missed Layup.	11	25
7:51	JaVonni Bickham Block.	11	25
7:45	Roscoe Eastmond Defensive Rebound.	11	25
7:42	Foul on C.J. Duff.	11	25
7:42	Official TV Timeout	11	25
7:42	JaVonni Bickham missed Free Throw.	11	25
7:42	Denver Offensive Rebound.	11	25
7:42	JaVonni Bickham missed Free Throw.	11	25
7:42	Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.	11	25
7:29	C.J. Duff missed Three Point Jumper.	11	25
7:27	Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.	11	25
7:12	Taelyr Gatlin missed Three Point Jumper.	11	25
7:07	Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.	11	25
7:05	Anthony Jones made Jumper.	13	25
6:44	Jase Townsend made Layup.	13	27
6:38	C.J. Duff Turnover.	13	27
6:38	Taelyr Gatlin Steal.	13	27
6:33	Taelyr Gatlin missed Layup.	13	27
6:33	Taelyr Gatlin Offensive Rebound.	13	27
6:33	Foul on Anthony Jones.	13	27
6:33	Taelyr Gatlin missed Free Throw.	13	27
6:33	Denver Offensive Rebound.	13	27
6:33	Taelyr Gatlin made Free Throw.	13	28
6:10	Anthony Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	13	28
6:06	Ade Murkey Defensive Rebound.	13	28
6:00	Jase Townsend missed Layup.	13	28
5:57	Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.	13	28
5:52	C.J. Duff Turnover.	13	28
5:52	Roscoe Eastmond Steal.	13	28
5:43	Ade Murkey missed Three Point Jumper.	13	28
5:40	Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.	13	28
5:25	Kobe Webster missed Jumper.	13	28
5:21	Jase Townsend Defensive Rebound.	13	28
5:20	Jase Townsend Turnover.	13	28
5:20	Denver Timeout	13	28
5:06	Kobe Webster Turnover.	13	28
5:06	Jase Townsend Steal.	13	28
5:01	Ade Murkey made Layup. Assisted by Jase Townsend.	13	30
4:49	Ben Pyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Duff.	16	30
4:24	Robert Jones made Layup.	16	32
4:01	Anthony Jones missed Jumper.	16	32
3:58	Roscoe Eastmond Defensive Rebound.	16	32
3:46	Roscoe Eastmond missed Three Point Jumper.	16	32
3:37	Kobe Webster Defensive Rebound.	16	32
3:32	Ben Pyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Webster.	19	32
3:09	Foul on Anthony Jones.	19	32
3:09	Official TV Timeout	19	32
3:09	Ade Murkey missed Free Throw.	19	32
3:08	Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.	19	32
2:42	Roderick Smith missed Layup.	19	32
2:40	Roderick Smith Offensive Rebound.	19	32
2:37	Roderick Smith missed Layup.	19	32
2:37	JaVonni Bickham Defensive Rebound.	19	32
2:23	Foul on Ben Pyle.	19	32
2:23	Ade Murkey made Free Throw.	19	33
2:23	Ade Murkey made Free Throw.	19	34
2:10	Foul on Ade Murkey.	19	34
2:02	Ben Pyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Duff.	22	34
1:34	Taelyr Gatlin made Layup. Assisted by Tristan Green.	22	36
1:23	C.J. Duff missed Layup.	22	36
1:20	Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.	22	36
1:17	Foul on Jase Townsend.	22	36
1:17	Jase Townsend Turnover.	22	36
1:05	Ben Pyle missed Three Point Jumper.	22	36
1:05	Ade Murkey Block.	22	36
0:58	JaVonni Bickham Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:56	Tristan Green missed Layup.	22	36
0:56	Kyle Arrington Block.	22	36
0:51	Dre'Shawn Allen Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:40	Kobe Webster missed Layup.	22	36
0:40	Taelyr Gatlin Block.	22	36
0:40	Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.	22	36
0:32	C.J. Duff missed Three Point Jumper.	22	36
0:29	Ben Pyle Offensive Rebound.	22	36
0:18	Kobe Webster missed Layup.	22	36
0:15	Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:13	Jase Townsend missed Three Point Jumper.	22	36
0:09	Tristan Green Offensive Rebound.	22	36
0:08	Jase Townsend missed Jumper.	22	36
0:03	Dre'Shawn Allen Defensive Rebound.	22	36
0:00	Kobe Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre'Shawn Allen.	25	36
0:00	End of 1st half	22	36

Magness Arena

8:00 PM, 29 February 2020

Denver, CO

Attendance: 1,390

Referees:
Brian McNutt
Jeff Spedoske
Luke Chittum

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Morehead State	2-0	-	6-6
Southeast Missouri State	2-0	-	6-6
Little Rock	1-0	0.5	7-5
Western Illinois	1-1	1	7-6
Southern Indiana	1-1	1	6-6
Lindenwood	1-1	1	6-7
Tennessee Tech	1-1	1	5-7
UT Martin	1-1	1	5-8
Eastern Illinois	0-1	1.5	3-8
SIU Edwardsville	0-2	2	7-6
Tennessee State	0-2	2	4-9

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
North Dakota State	0-0	-	10-4
St. Thomas-Minnesota	0-0	-	10-4
South Dakota State	0-0	-	9-5
South Dakota	0-0	-	9-6
Kansas City	0-0	-	8-7
Denver	0-0	-	6-9
North Dakota	0-0	-	5-9
Omaha	0-0	-	5-9
Oral Roberts	0-0	-	3-9

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