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FINAL
Feb 29, 2020

Game Recap

Murkey scores 33 to lead Denver past W. Illinois 69-63. e Murkey had 33 points as Denver defeated Western Illinois 69-63 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
WIU253863
DEN363369
Western Illinois Leathernecks logoWESTERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
42Kyle Arrington160-20-00-06101210
15Ben Pyle385-104-70-051011314
1Zion Young295-104-70-061104514
10Kobe Webster354-202-92-231101212
40C.J. Duff353-91-52-34200419
32Roderick Smith80-20-02-22000012
24James Claar181-20-00-01100242
22Dre'Shawn Allen60-00-00-03110000
14Anthony Jones154-70-12-240100410
TOTAL22-6235.5%11-2937.9%8-988.9%34842142163
Denver Pioneers logoDENVERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Tristan Green243-50-00-08101036
21Robert Jones303-40-02-45200328
4Taelyr Gatlin271-60-43-47221125
3Jase Townsend394-141-50-04220429
0Ade Murkey399-181-414-1571210233
42JaVonni Bickham100-00-01-42001101
12Alperen Kurnaz101-11-10-02000023
2Roscoe Eastmond212-60-40-05210244
TOTAL23-5442.6%3-1816.7%20-2774.1%401074111769

Play-by-Play

1st halfwiuden
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:42) Ben Pyle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:37) Kyle Arrington Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (19:25) Kyle Arrington missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (19:22) Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (19:12) Tristan Green made Dunk. Assisted by Robert Jones.
    02
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:51) C.J. Duff missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:51) Kyle Arrington Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (18:51) Foul on Robert Jones.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (18:44) Kobe Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Arrington.
    32
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (18:27) Jase Townsend made Layup.
    34
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (18:05) Kobe Webster missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (18:02) Ade Murkey Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:57) Ade Murkey missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:54) Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:47) C.J. Duff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:41) Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:30) Ade Murkey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:25) Zion Young Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:19) Zion Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:16) Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (17:09) Foul on Kyle Arrington.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:09) Robert Jones missed Free Throw.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:09) Denver Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (17:09) Robert Jones made Free Throw.
    35
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:55) Kyle Arrington Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (16:43) Robert Jones made Layup.
    37
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:24) Ben Pyle Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (16:14) Ade Murkey made Jumper. Assisted by Taelyr Gatlin.
    39
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (16:05) Western Illinois Timeout
  • (16:05) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:55) Foul on James Claar.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:55) James Claar Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (15:38) Jase Townsend missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (15:34) Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (15:33) Foul on Tristan Green.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (15:33) Anthony Jones made Free Throw.
    49
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +1 (15:33) Anthony Jones made Free Throw.
    59
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (15:21) Robert Jones made Jumper.
    511
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (15:07) Foul on Taelyr Gatlin.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (14:50) C.J. Duff made Jumper.
    711
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (14:30) Taelyr Gatlin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:27) Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (14:13) Kobe Webster missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (14:09) Ade Murkey Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +3 (14:00) Ade Murkey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taelyr Gatlin.
    714
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:39) Kobe Webster missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (13:36) Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (13:33) Ade Murkey missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:29) Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:11) Kobe Webster missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (13:11) Kyle Arrington Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (13:11) Foul on Alperen Kurnaz.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (13:04) Anthony Jones made Jumper.
    914
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (12:51) Jase Townsend missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:47) Ben Pyle Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (12:31) Kyle Arrington Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (12:17) Ade Murkey made Jumper.
    916
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:46) Ben Pyle missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (11:43) Alperen Kurnaz Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +3 (11:35) Alperen Kurnaz made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roscoe Eastmond.
    919
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:09) Anthony Jones missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (11:05) Roscoe Eastmond Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (11:01) Roscoe Eastmond Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (11:01) Dre'Shawn Allen Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:45) Kyle Arrington missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (10:41) Alperen Kurnaz Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (10:16) Ade Murkey missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:14) Dre'Shawn Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (10:07) Foul on Roscoe Eastmond.
  • (10:07) Official TV Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:00) Foul on Zion Young.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (10:00) Zion Young Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (9:48) Jase Townsend Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:48) Anthony Jones Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:38) Kobe Webster missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (9:35) Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (9:29) Roscoe Eastmond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:25) C.J. Duff Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (9:21) C.J. Duff Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (9:21) Taelyr Gatlin Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (9:14) Tristan Green made Dunk. Assisted by Roscoe Eastmond.
    921
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:46) Foul on James Claar.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:46) James Claar Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (8:32) Ade Murkey made Jumper.
    923
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:17) Zion Young missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (8:13) Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (8:13) Foul on Zion Young.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (8:13) Ade Murkey made Free Throw.
    924
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (8:13) Ade Murkey made Free Throw.
    925
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (8:04) Anthony Jones made Layup.
    1125
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:59) JaVonni Bickham Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:59) Kobe Webster Steal.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:51) Kobe Webster missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:51) JaVonni Bickham Block.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:45) Roscoe Eastmond Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:42) Foul on C.J. Duff.
  • (7:42) Official TV Timeout
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:42) JaVonni Bickham missed Free Throw.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:42) Denver Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:42) JaVonni Bickham missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:42) Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:29) C.J. Duff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:27) Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:12) Taelyr Gatlin missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (7:07) Anthony Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +2 (7:05) Anthony Jones made Jumper.
    1325
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (6:44) Jase Townsend made Layup.
    1327
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:38) C.J. Duff Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:38) Taelyr Gatlin Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:33) Taelyr Gatlin missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:33) Taelyr Gatlin Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:33) Foul on Anthony Jones.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:33) Taelyr Gatlin missed Free Throw.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:33) Denver Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (6:33) Taelyr Gatlin made Free Throw.
    1328
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (6:10) Anthony Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:06) Ade Murkey Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:00) Jase Townsend missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:57) Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:52) C.J. Duff Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (5:52) Roscoe Eastmond Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (5:43) Ade Murkey missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:40) Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:25) Kobe Webster missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (5:21) Jase Townsend Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (5:20) Jase Townsend Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (5:20) Denver Timeout
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (5:06) Kobe Webster Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (5:06) Jase Townsend Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (5:01) Ade Murkey made Layup. Assisted by Jase Townsend.
    1330
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (4:49) Ben Pyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Duff.
    1630
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (4:24) Robert Jones made Layup.
    1632
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (4:01) Anthony Jones missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (3:58) Roscoe Eastmond Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (3:46) Roscoe Eastmond missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:37) Kobe Webster Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (3:32) Ben Pyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Webster.
    1932
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:09) Foul on Anthony Jones.
  • (3:09) Official TV Timeout
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (3:09) Ade Murkey missed Free Throw.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (3:08) Kyle Arrington Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:42) Roderick Smith missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:40) Roderick Smith Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:37) Roderick Smith missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (2:37) JaVonni Bickham Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (2:23) Foul on Ben Pyle.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (2:23) Ade Murkey made Free Throw.
    1933
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (2:23) Ade Murkey made Free Throw.
    1934
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (2:10) Foul on Ade Murkey.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (2:02) Ben Pyle made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by C.J. Duff.
    2234
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (1:34) Taelyr Gatlin made Layup. Assisted by Tristan Green.
    2236
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:23) C.J. Duff missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (1:20) Tristan Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (1:17) Foul on Jase Townsend.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (1:17) Jase Townsend Turnover.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (1:05) Ben Pyle missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (1:05) Ade Murkey Block.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:58) JaVonni Bickham Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:56) Tristan Green missed Layup.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:56) Kyle Arrington Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:51) Dre'Shawn Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:40) Kobe Webster missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:40) Taelyr Gatlin Block.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:40) Western Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:32) C.J. Duff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:29) Ben Pyle Offensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:18) Kobe Webster missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:15) Taelyr Gatlin Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:13) Jase Townsend missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:09) Tristan Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:08) Jase Townsend missed Jumper.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    (0:03) Dre'Shawn Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Western Illinois Leathernecks logo
    +3 (0:00) Kobe Webster made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre'Shawn Allen.
    2536
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

63Points69
22-62(35.5%)Field Goal(%)23-54(42.6%)
11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)3-18(16.7%)
8-9(88.9%)Free Throw(%)20-27(74.1%)
35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)41(7)
8Assists10
4Steals7
2Blocks4
14Turnovers12
21(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
1Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, February 29, 2020 · 2:00 PM
Hamilton Gymnasium · Denver, CO
attendance: 1,390 (57.9%)
spread: DEN -5
over/under: 154.5