Denver 80, Troy 66
Joe Jackson scored a career-high 24 points as undermanned DU defeated the Trojans at Magness Arena.
Denver (10-12, 6-5 Sun Belt) played only six players.
The Pioneers overcame a nine-point halftime deficit, then Jackson hit successive 3-pointers and Nate Rohnert had another with 5:07 to play to put Denver ahead 63-56.
Northern Colorado 76, Idaho State 66
POCATELLO, Idaho — Sean Taibi played only nine minutes but scored 16 points, including 10 in a decisive two-minute run in the second half, to help the Bears (10-13, 4-7 Big Sky) to their first conference road win. Will Figures had 14 points, Jabril Banks tallied 13 points and Taylor Montgomery added 12.
Women
Denver 77, Troy 76, OT
Down by five points with 2:24 remaining, the Pioneers (8-14, 3-8 Sun Belt) rallied behind Alisha Godette, who scored six of Denver’s final nine points, including the final four of regulation.
