Pioneers Rally Late, Beat Owls 90-85

Thursday, January 18

Denver, Colo.

9:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

Denver

1/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

Jan. 19, 2007

Box Score

Denver, CO -- Carlos Monroe scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for his fourth-career double-double and DeAndre Rice scored 22 points but the Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team couldn't overcome 38 free-throw attempts and a 50.0 percent shooting night by the University of Denver as the Pioneers held on for a 90-85 victory in Magness Arena on Thursday.

FAU shot 47.7 percent from the floor and 70.6 percent from the free-throw line, but with the game tied at 78 with 3:13 remaining, DU put together a 6-0 run thanks to a missed tip-in, a turnover and an offensive rebound and never looked back. Rice hit a three with 1:06 remaining to get FAU within three, 84-81, and a Monroe free throw would trim it to two, 84-82 with 29 seconds left.

The Owls were forced to foul in a comeback attempt, but DU hit all six of its free throws in the final 30 seconds. FAU held a 36-33 rebounding edge but Denver shot 38 free throws (26-for-38), compared to just 17 for FAU (12-for-17).

DU was led by DaShawn Walker's 25 points and Joseph Jackson added 21 off the bench. Walker went 5-for-12 from behind the arc to lead the Pioneer's 10-for-19 effort from deep.

Paul Graham left the game after being fouled hard by Walker who was whistled for an intentional foul and is listed as day-to-day with a lower back injury. Head Coach Rex Walters was ejected at the 12:44 mark of the first half following his second technical. Assistant coach Mike Balado took over in his place.

The Owls (8-10, 4-4 SBC) will now fly out to Denton, TX to face the University of North Texas at The Super Pit on Saturday.