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Denver 77, Saint Joseph’s 73 (OT)
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry (print and digital media). A freelance writer/stay-at-home dad since 2008, Hawkins started his career with newspaper stints in Michigan, North Carolina, Florida, Upstate New York and Illinois, where he earned the 2004 APSE first-place award for column writing (under 40,000 circulation). As a beat writer, he covered NASCAR Winston Cup events at NHIS (1999-2003), the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks (2003-06) and the NFL's Carolina Panthers (2011-12). Hawkins penned four youth sports books, including a Michael Jordan biography. Hawkins' main hobbies include mountain bike riding, 5k trail runs at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C., and live music.
All posts by Jeff HawkinsUpdated15 Oct 2021
Senior guard Brett Olson made two big 3-pointers in overtime and finished with 27 points, leading Denver to a 77-73 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Monday night at Magness Arena in Denver.
Olson made nine of 12 field-goal attempts to lead four players who scored in double figures for Denver (6-7). Junior guard Nate Engesser and senior guard Cam Griffin scored 15 points apiece. Junior guard Marcus Byrd had 12.
Junior forward Isaiah Miles scored 24 points for Saint Joseph’s (6-5). Sophomore forward DeAndre Bembry had 20 points and eight rebounds. Junior guard Aaron Brown scored 12 points.
Olson made a 3-pointer with 4:06 to go and another with 16 seconds remaining to help Denver maintain a slim lead throughout the extra session.
Olson sank three 3-pointers in the first five minutes to help Denver take a 15-7 lead. Saint Joseph’s cut the deficit to one on a 3-pointer by Miles and took a 17-16 lead on a dunk by Brown.
Denver briefly reclaimed the lead on a layup by Byrd, but Saint Joseph’s responded with an 8-2 run to go up 23-18. The Pioneers closed to within two, but the Hawks scored the last five points of the half to take a 37-30 lead at the break.
The Pioneers charged back in the second half, taking a 43-42 lead on a dunk by sophomore guard Duke Douglas with 14:42 to play. The Hawks answered with an 11-0 run to go ahead 54-45 on a 3-pointer by Miles with 9:58 to go. Olson helped the Pioneers cut the deficit to one with 3:47 remaining and forced overtime after making two free throws to tie the game with 42 seconds to play.
