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Recap - Denver Defeats Western Illinois 74-44

Denver cruised to victory on Thursday, running Western Illinois out of the gym and running up a 74-44 score at Hamilton Gymnasium.

Denver was an underdog by +2.0 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Denver got 18 points from Tommy Bruner and another 11 points from Justin Mullins. Lukas Kisunas contributed 6 assists, while Touko Tainamo cleaned the glass with 11 rebounds.

Western Illinois got a 9-point performance from Trenton Massner, who was supported by 9 points from Quinlan Bennett. Alec Rosner had 3 assists in a losing cause for Western Illinois, while Jesiah West grabbed 11 rebounds.

Denver led at halftime, $HalfScore.

Denver won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-27.

Denver heads into a battle against St. Thomas (MN). Western Illinois, meanwhile, will have their next action against Nebraska-Omaha.