FORT COLLINS — Will Stephenson scored five of his 28 points in overtime to lead Division II Panhandle (Okla.) State to a 97-91 victory over Colorado State on Tuesday.
Colorado State (6-9) hadn’t lost to a Division II team in 20 years since losing 58-54 to Northern Colorado in the 1986-87 season.
Fred Durr added 25 for Panhandle State (7-4).
Stephenson put the Aggies up 85-83 with a rebound basket over Ronnie Aguilar with 2:06 left in the extra period. Aguilar missed two free throws, turned the ball over, then missed a shot in Colorado State’s next three possessions. Stephenson then scored on a breakaway layup to make it 87-83 and later put the game away with a free throw with 11 seconds left.
Marcus Walker led the Rams with 27 points, and Aguilar added 12 points and 17 rebounds.
Colorado State played a second straight game without 7-foot center Stuart Creason, who is out with an injured right foot.
Women
The University of Denver set a school record for points in a game in a 101-75 win over visiting Utah Valley State, breaking the previous record of 100 set in February 1999.
The Pioneers (5-9) made 14 3-pointers, the second most in team history. Brooke Meyer went 4-for-4 beyond the arc and finished with 16 points, one of five DU players in double figures.
