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FINAL
Jan 18, 2024

Game Recap

Tainamo scores 21 to lead Denver to 78-70 victory over North Dakota State. Touko Tainamo's 21 points helped Denver defeat North Dakota State 78-70 on Thursday night.

Box Score

12T
DEN374178
NDSU343670
Denver Pioneers logoDENVERMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
25Touko Tainamo3010-141-40-051201321
15Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente262-20-01-17000315
32Isaiah Addo-Ankrah251-41-40-01001113
0Tommy Bruner285-121-54-534005415
23Jaxon Brenchley265-91-44-661222115
24Isaiah Carr154-50-00-03012118
21Tyson Garff262-52-50-00431006
4DeAndre Craig241-51-22-24510235
TOTAL30-5653.6%7-2429.2%11-1478.6%291596151478
North Dakota State Bison logoNORTH DAKOTA STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
34Noah Feddersen152-20-00-03000014
11Jacari White365-142-82-221201114
10Damari Wheeler-Thomas375-90-22-244103212
2Tajavis Miller224-110-44-431111412
14Boden Skunberg296-143-90-062102215
5Jeremiah Burke131-20-00-01000012
23Andrew Morgan222-70-12-25100436
22Joshua Streit30-00-00-00000110
13Darik Dissette232-30-01-42000025
TOTAL27-6243.5%5-2420.8%11-1478.6%26951121770

Play-by-Play

1st halfdenndsu
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (19:43) Jaxon Brenchley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (19:40) Damari Wheeler-Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (19:19) Noah Feddersen made Jumper.
    02
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (18:58) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (18:58) Jaxon Brenchley made Free Throw.
    12
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (18:58) Jaxon Brenchley missed Free Throw.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (18:57) Tajavis Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (18:31) Tajavis Miller missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (18:26) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (18:25) Foul on Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (18:25) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente Turnover.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (18:09) Damari Wheeler-Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (18:05) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:53) Isaiah Addo-Ankrah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (17:49) Noah Feddersen Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (17:40) Tajavis Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (17:37) Touko Tainamo Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +3 (17:25) Touko Tainamo made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tommy Bruner.
    42
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (17:02) Boden Skunberg missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (16:59) Tommy Bruner Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (16:50) Jaxon Brenchley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (16:46) Noah Feddersen Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (16:37) Damari Wheeler-Thomas Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (16:37) Touko Tainamo Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (16:25) Touko Tainamo missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (16:21) Tajavis Miller Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (16:12) Foul on Jaxon Brenchley.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +1 (16:12) Tajavis Miller made Free Throw.
    43
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +1 (16:12) Tajavis Miller made Free Throw.
    44
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (15:59) Isaiah Carr made Dunk. Assisted by Tommy Bruner.
    64
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (15:30) Boden Skunberg missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (15:27) Tommy Bruner Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (15:06) DeAndre Craig missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (15:02) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (15:00) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente made Dunk.
    84
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (15:00) Foul on Jeremiah Burke.
  • (15:00) Official TV Timeout
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (15:00) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente made Free Throw.
    94
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (14:45) Jacari White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (14:41) Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (14:29) Damari Wheeler-Thomas made Jumper.
    96
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (14:05) Isaiah Addo-Ankrah Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (13:54) Foul on Isaiah Carr.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (13:50) Foul on Tommy Bruner.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +1 (13:50) Jacari White made Free Throw.
    97
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +1 (13:50) Jacari White made Free Throw.
    98
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (13:33) Tommy Bruner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (13:31) North Dakota State Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (13:10) Damari Wheeler-Thomas Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (13:10) Tyson Garff Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +3 (13:06) DeAndre Craig made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Garff.
    128
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (12:45) Andrew Morgan Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (12:45) DeAndre Craig Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (12:40) DeAndre Craig missed Layup.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (12:40) Tajavis Miller Block.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (12:33) Touko Tainamo Offensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (12:33) Touko Tainamo made Layup.
    148
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (12:23) Tajavis Miller made Layup. Assisted by Andrew Morgan.
    1410
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (12:09) Isaiah Carr made Layup. Assisted by DeAndre Craig.
    1610
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (11:46) Andrew Morgan Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (11:46) Jaxon Brenchley Steal.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (11:41) Foul on Tajavis Miller.
  • (11:41) Official TV Timeout
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (11:32) Touko Tainamo made Layup. Assisted by Jaxon Brenchley.
    1810
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (11:16) Noah Feddersen made Layup. Assisted by Jacari White.
    1812
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (10:59) Jaxon Brenchley made Layup.
    2012
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (10:44) Tajavis Miller missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (10:40) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (10:40) DeAndre Craig Turnover.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +3 (10:22) Boden Skunberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damari Wheeler-Thomas.
    2015
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (10:03) Tyson Garff missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (10:01) Darik Dissette Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (9:55) Damari Wheeler-Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (9:54) Denver Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (9:42) Jaxon Brenchley Turnover.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (9:42) Tajavis Miller Steal.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (9:37) Tajavis Miller missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (9:37) Jaxon Brenchley Block.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (9:37) North Dakota State Offensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (9:31) Darik Dissette made Jumper.
    2017
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (9:09) Touko Tainamo made Layup.
    2217
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (8:50) Boden Skunberg missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (8:46) Jaxon Brenchley Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (8:39) Touko Tainamo missed Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (8:36) Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (8:33) Damari Wheeler-Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Boden Skunberg.
    2219
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (8:16) Jaxon Brenchley missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (8:13) Damari Wheeler-Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (8:09) Tajavis Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (8:03) Darik Dissette Offensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (7:46) Boden Skunberg made Jumper.
    2221
  • (7:29) Official TV Timeout
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (7:29) Tommy Bruner Turnover.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (7:29) Boden Skunberg Steal.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (7:10) Jacari White missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (7:08) Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (6:59) Damari Wheeler-Thomas made Layup.
    2223
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:34) Isaiah Carr missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:33) Denver Offensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (6:33) Foul on Darik Dissette.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (6:26) Tommy Bruner made Layup.
    2423
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (6:08) Jacari White missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:08) Isaiah Carr Block.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (6:04) Andrew Morgan Offensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (6:03) Andrew Morgan missed Layup.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (6:01) Tommy Bruner Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (5:56) Tommy Bruner made Layup.
    2623
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (5:21) Foul on DeAndre Craig.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +1 (5:21) Tajavis Miller made Free Throw.
    2624
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +1 (5:21) Tajavis Miller made Free Throw.
    2625
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +3 (5:01) Isaiah Addo-Ankrah made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyson Garff.
    2925
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (4:34) Damari Wheeler-Thomas missed Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (4:34) Denver Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (4:13) Touko Tainamo made Layup.
    3125
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +3 (3:43) Boden Skunberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Damari Wheeler-Thomas.
    3128
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (3:24) Tommy Bruner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (3:20) Damari Wheeler-Thomas Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (3:12) Jacari White Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (3:12) Tyson Garff Steal.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (2:58) Tommy Bruner made Layup.
    3328
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (2:58) Foul on Damari Wheeler-Thomas.
  • (2:58) Official TV Timeout
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (2:57) Tommy Bruner missed Free Throw.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (2:56) Boden Skunberg Defensive Rebound.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (2:39) Boden Skunberg Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (2:39) Tyson Garff Steal.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (2:39) Foul on Boden Skunberg.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (2:31) Isaiah Addo-Ankrah missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (2:30) North Dakota State Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (2:30) Foul on Touko Tainamo.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (2:03) Tajavis Miller made Jumper.
    3330
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +2 (1:48) Tommy Bruner made Jumper.
    3530
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (1:32) Foul on Andrew Morgan.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (1:32) Andrew Morgan Turnover.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (1:10) Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente Turnover.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (1:00) Boden Skunberg made Jumper. Assisted by Tajavis Miller.
    3532
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (0:59) North Dakota State Timeout
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (0:48) Foul on Darik Dissette.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (0:48) Tommy Bruner made Free Throw.
    3632
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    +1 (0:48) Tommy Bruner made Free Throw.
    3732
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (0:40) Boden Skunberg missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:37) DeAndre Craig Defensive Rebound.
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:35) Denver Timeout
  • Denver Pioneers logo
    (0:12) Tommy Bruner Turnover.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    (0:12) Jacari White Steal.
  • North Dakota State Bison logo
    +2 (0:00) Damari Wheeler-Thomas made Layup.
    3734
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

78Points70
30-56(53.6%)Field Goal(%)27-62(43.5%)
7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)5-24(20.8%)
11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)11-14(78.6%)
31(4)Rebounds(Offensive)28(8)
15Assists9
9Steals5
6Blocks1
15Turnovers12
14(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)
10Largest Lead4

Game Details

Thursday, January 18, 2024 · 8:00 PM
Scheels Center · Fargo, ND
attendance: 1,527 (27.1%)
spread: NDSU -2.5
over/under: 157.5