Denver fends off Omaha 66-63 in Summit League Tournament semifinal
AP
Mar 12, 2024
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) Tommy Bruner had 23 points and Denver Pioneers held off Omaha 66-63 on Monday night in the semifinals of the Summit League Tournament.
Denver advances to play South Dakota State in Tuesday's championship game with an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line.
Bruner shot 7 of 15 from the field, including 5 for 11 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 7 from the line for the Pioneers (17-16). DeAndre Craig added 15 points and five assists. Isaiah Carr shot 4 of 8 from the field to finish with nine points.
Frankie Fidler led the way for the Mavericks (15-18) with 27 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Omaha also got 12 points from Tony Osburn. Marquel Sutton had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Bruner scored 14 points in the first half and Denver went into halftime trailing 34-32. Denver pulled off the victory after a 9-0 second-half run erased a seven-point deficit and gave them the lead at 46-44 with 12:36 remaining in the half. Craig scored 10 second-half points.
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1st Half
DU
Pioneers
32
OMA
Mavericks
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Pioneers gains possession)
19:47
+3
Tommy Bruner makes three point jump shot (Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente assists)
3-0
19:18
Tony Osburn misses three point jump shot
19:16
Touko Tainamo defensive rebound
19:05
+3
Tommy Bruner makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Craig assists)
6-0
18:35
Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
18:33
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound
18:23
+3
Tommy Bruner makes three point jump shot
9-0
18:21
Mavericks 30 second timeout
18:09
Frankie Fidler misses three point jump shot
18:07
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound
17:49
+2
Touko Tainamo makes two point hook shot
11-0
17:42
+2
Tony Osburn makes two point jump shot
11-2
17:23
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses two point jump shot
17:21
Touko Tainamo offensive rebound
17:19
Touko Tainamo misses two point layup
17:19
Marquel Sutton defensive rebound
17:19
Tommy Bruner personal foul
17:06
Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
17:04
Jaxon Brenchley defensive rebound
16:59
+3
Touko Tainamo makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Brenchley assists)
14-2
16:37
+2
Marquel Sutton makes two point jump shot
14-4
16:23
+2
Touko Tainamo makes two point layup
16-4
16:13
Touko Tainamo shooting foul (Frankie Fidler draws the foul)
16:13
+1
Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-5
16:13
+1
Frankie Fidler makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-6
15:56
Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
15:54
Marquel Sutton defensive rebound
15:47
+3
JJ White makes three point jump shot (Frankie Fidler assists)
16-9
15:20
DeAndre Craig misses three point jump shot
15:18
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente offensive rebound
15:15
Touko Tainamo misses two point layup
15:14
Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound
15:14
Tony Osburn personal foul
15:14
TV timeout
15:14
Jaxon Brenchley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:14
+1
Jaxon Brenchley makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-9
14:54
+2
Marquel Sutton makes two point jump shot (Jaeden Marshall assists)
17-11
14:29
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses two point layup
14:27
Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
14:18
Isaiah Carr blocks Frankie Fidler's two point dunk
14:16
Tommy Bruner defensive rebound
13:55
Tommy Bruner misses three point jump shot
13:53
Isaiah Carr offensive rebound
13:51
Isaiah Carr misses two point layup
13:49
Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
13:38
Marquel Sutton misses two point jump shot
13:36
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente defensive rebound
13:31
Marquel Sutton shooting foul (Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente draws the foul)
13:31
+1
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente makes regular free throw 1 of 2
18-11
13:31
Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:31
Jaeden Marshall defensive rebound
13:15
Jaeden Marshall misses three point jump shot
13:13
Nick Davis offensive rebound
13:08
JJ White misses three point jump shot
13:06
DeAndre Craig defensive rebound
12:45
Nick Davis personal foul
12:40
+3
DeAndre Craig makes three point jump shot
21-11
12:13
Nick Davis misses two point layup
12:11
Isaiah Carr defensive rebound
11:48
Jaeden Marshall personal foul
11:48
TV timeout
11:43
Tommy Bruner misses two point jump shot
11:41
Tony Osburn defensive rebound
11:18
Frankie Fidler misses two point jump shot
11:16
Isaiah Carr defensive rebound
11:00
Touko Tainamo misses two point jump shot
10:58
Frankie Fidler defensive rebound
10:54
Marquel Sutton misses three point jump shot
10:52
Isaiah Carr defensive rebound
10:31
Touko Tainamo misses three point jump shot
10:29
Nick Davis defensive rebound
10:29
Isaiah Carr personal foul
10:13
+2
Nick Davis makes two point hook shot (Frankie Fidler assists)
21-13
9:53
Frankie Fidler blocks Isaiah Carr's two point layup
9:51
Grant Stubblefield defensive rebound
9:46
+3
Frankie Fidler makes three point jump shot (Grant Stubblefield assists)
21-16
9:19
+3
Tommy Bruner makes three point jump shot
24-16
9:13
+3
Tony Osburn makes three point jump shot (Grant Stubblefield assists)