Scores

Final

Denver 66

(8-9, 4-0 Sun Belt)

LA-Monroe 57

(5-12, 0-3 Sun Belt)

Coverage: ESFC/ESPN3

2:00 PM ET, January 8, 2011

Fant-Ewing Coliseum, Monroe, LA

1 2 T
DEN 32 3466
ULM 24 3357

Top Performers

Denver: B. Stafford 22 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

Louisiana-Monroe: T. Sykes 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl, 1 Blk

Denver 66, Louisiana-Monroe 57

Associated Press

MONROE, La. -- Brian Stafford scored 22 points and Denver used a late run to defeat Louisiana-Monroe 66-57 on Saturday, extending the Pioneers' winning streak to six games.

The Pioneers (8-9, 4-0 Sun Belt Conference) closed the game with a 13-2 run to erase a two-point deficit with 2:10 to play. Stafford scored nine points in the run and Chase Hallam added the other four as they combined to go 8 of 8 from the line in the final 35 seconds.

Stafford finished with four 3-pointers and went 6 for 6 from the free-throw line.

Denver also closed the first half with a 20-4 run for a 32-24 halftime lead as the Pioneers hit six 3-pointers during that stretch, including three from Trevor Noonan.

Tommie Sykes scored 18 points and Fred Brown added 16 points to lead Louisiana-Monroe (5-12, 0-3).

Chris Udofia added 12 points and Hallam finished with nine for Denver.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
DEN
ULM
Points 66 57
FG Made-Attempted 23-46 (.500) 19-44 (.432)
3P Made-Attempted 9-25 (.360) 4-9 (.444)
FT Made-Attempted 11-14 (.786) 15-20 (.750)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 10 8

Game Leaders

 
DEN
ULM
PointsB. Stafford 22T. Sykes 18
ReboundsC. Hallam 5T. Sykes 6
AssistsT. Hallam 6H. Mingo 4
StealsB. Stafford 3T. Sykes 2
BlocksC. Udofia 1T. Sykes 1
Team Stats: Denver | Louisiana-Monroe

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 8, 2011 DEN 66, @ULM 57Recap
Feb 17, 2011 @DEN 65, ULM 37Recap

Next 5 Games

DEN
ULM
01/15 FIU 6:30pm
01/20 ARST 9:00pm
01/22 @MTU 8:00pm
01/29 UNT 6:00pm
02/03 @UALR 8:00pm
 01/13 @UALR 8:00pm
01/15 @USA 8:05pm
01/20 UNT 9:00pm
01/22 @ULL 8:05pm
01/27 @ARST 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Denver | Louisiana-Monroe