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Western Illinois Downs Denver 84-80 - Match Report
Denver was burned for 31 points by Trenton Massner on Monday as Western Illinois picked up a 84-80 win at Hamilton Gymnasium.
Western Illinois earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -8.0-point spread.
Will Carius had 13 points for Western Illinois and Tamell Pearson chipped in with 11 points. Trenton Massner had 4 assists for them, while Trenton Massner was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Denver got a 22-point performance from KJ Hunt, who was supported by 21 points from Touko Tainamo. Payton Moore had 3 assists in a losing cause for Denver, while Touko Tainamo grabbed 10 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Denver were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
Denver won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 35-29.
Next game, Western Illinois takes its act on the road to face Nebraska-Omaha looking for another win. For Denver, they head home to face St. Thomas (MN).