BOISE, Idaho — Robert Arnold scored 22 points to lead Boise State to a 65-52 victory over the University of Denver on Saturday night.
DU’s Chase Hallam led all scorers with 26 points. But the Broncos’ defense forced 17 turnovers, had seven steals and scored 24 points off Pioneer miscues.
Sam Houston State 92, Colorado State 81
FORT COLLINS — Gilberto Clavell scored 29 points and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Bearkats (3-1) over the Rams (2-1).
Travis Franklin led the Rams with 22 points, while Andy Ogide had 20 points and seven rebounds.
Northern Colorado 69, Bethune-Cookman 45
LAS VEGAS — Devon Beitzel scored 17 points and Neal Kingman added 16 to lead the Bears (3-3) to a victory in the final round of the Las Vegas Invitational. Beitzel was 6-of-8 from the floor and Kingman was 6-of-9.
Area women
Colorado State 80, Texas Southern 60
FORT COLLINS — The Rams (3-2) set season highs in nearly every offensive category, including points scored and margin of victory, as they defeated the Tigers (0-4) in the first game of the Coors Rocky Mountain Invitational.
The 14 3-pointers by CSU tied a program record, also accomplished in 1999 and 2001.
Denver 88, Stephen F. Austin 76
LOS ANGELES — Kaetlyn Murdoch scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Pioneers (2-3) to a win over the Ladyjacks (0-5) in the consolation game of the LMU Thanksgiving Tournament.
Colorado 65, Loyola Chicago 34
BOULDER — Chucky Jeffery had 10 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and Meagan Malcolm-Peck had 14 poitns to lead the Buffs to the Omni Hotel Classic title. It was the second triple-double in CU history.
Metro State 73, Simon Fraser 62.
Four Roadrunners scored in double figures, with Kristin Valencia leading the way with 12 points, as Metro State (4-0) won.
