Doherty High School graduate Alisha Godette scored 20 points and senior guard Tyesha Lowery added 17 points to power the University of Denver women's basketball team to a 72-63 victory Thursday against North Texas at Magness Arena.

"While it wasn't our best performance of the season, we were able to counter all the North Texas runs with small runs of our own to keep the lead comfortable," DU coach Pam Tanner said.

Lowery had 10 assists and Godette added seven rebounds for the Pioneers. Brittany James scored a career-high 27 points for North Texas (7-17, 4-10).

Denver 72, North Texas 63

NORTH TEXAS (7-17, 4-10 Sun Belt) - Lee 2-6 0-0 4, Quattrocchi 2-4 0-0 6, Koubiteb 0-1 1-2 1, James 6-13 6-6 18, Sanders 1-4 0-0 2, Howard 3-12 2-3 8, Jackson 2-5 0-0 5, Hall 3-7 1-2 7, Wali 0-1 2-2 2, A. Jackson 4-11 1-2 9, Timms 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 23-65 14-19 63.

DENVER (17-9, 11-5) - Cole 1-1 1-2 3, Godette 8-12 3-4 20, Lowery 8-15 0-0 17, Akotaobi 5-9 0-1 11, Benham 3-8 0-0 7, Meyer 1-3 1-2 3, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Mason 1-4 0-0 2, Culberson 0-3 0-0 0, Reini 0-1 0-0 0, Bents 4-8 1-1 9. Totals 31-64 6-10 72.

Halftime - Denver 40-27. Three-point attempts - North Texas 3-21 (Quattrocchi 2-4, Jackson 1-3); Denver 4-12 (Godette 1-1, Lowery 1-2, Akotaobi 1-2, Benham 1-2). Fouled out - None. Rebounds - North Texas 46 (A. Jackson 9); Denver 34 (Bents 8). Assists - North Texas 16 (Quattrocchi 6); Denver 25 (Lowery 10). Total fouls - North Texas 13; Denver 15. A - 455.

Air Force 60, San Diego State 52 AIR FORCE ACADEMY

Sophomore Brooke Cultra scored 12 points to lead the Falcons to their first Mountain West Conference victory of the season, outlasting the Aztecs.

SAN DIEGO STATE (11-11 4-7 Mountain West) - Demus 4-12 3-4 11, Clay 6-13 0-0 12, Johnson 3-8 0-1 6, Lipford 0-5 0-0 0, Davis 3-12 0-0 6, Eveland 2-9 2-2 7, Hoisington 0-1 2-2 2, Dixon 1-3 1-2 4, Jackson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 21-65 8-11 52.

AIR FORCE (5-18, 1-11) - Steele 1-5 2-4 4, Novak 2-4 3-3 7, Castillo 3-7 2-2 8, Findlay 4-5 2-3 11, Cultra 4-8 3-4 12, Gladysz 0-3 0-0 0, Davis 0-1 0-1 0, Higginbotham 3-3 4-4 10, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Loveless 1-2 0-0 2, Kreke 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 21-43 16-21 60.

Halftime - San Diego State 31-23. Three-point attempts - San Diego State 2-18 (Eveland 1-6, Dixon 1-3); Air Force 2-6 (Cultra 1-2, Findlay 1-1) Rebounds - San Diego State 35 (Demus 9, Johnson 9); Air Force 35 (Steele 6, Cultra 6, Novak 5). Assists - San Diego State 11 (Davis 7); Air Force 9 (Novak 3). Total fouls - San Diego State 20; Air Force 12. A - 212.

Nebraska-Kearney 96, Colorado Christian 61 KEARNEY, Neb.

Sterling High School graduate Jonnie Mildenbergers scored 12 points to help pace the Lopers past the visiting Cougars.

Talmai Aguirre powered Colorado Christian with a game-high 22 points.

COLORADO CHRISTIAN (7-17, 3-13 Rocky Mountain Athletic) - Braasch 1-5 0-0 2, Davis 5-18 2-3 12, Barratt 3-4 1-2 7, Aguirre 4-11 12-12 22, Miller 0-2 0-0 0, Valdez 1-2 4-7 6, Rosenthal 3-3 3-6 9, Hurst 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 18-48 22-30 61.

NEBRASKA-KEARNEY (18-6, 12-4) - Mathis 6-12 1-1 14, Fischer 4-9 0-0 11, Hinkley 4-10 3-6 11, Meads 6-8 7-8 19, Mildenberger 4-7 4-4 12, Edwards 1-2 1-2 3, Schuppe 2-5 1-2 5, Becker 1-2 4-4 6, Torland 6-7 1-1 13, Peterson 0-0 2-2 2, Hall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-64 22-27 96.

Halftime - Nebraska-Kearney 48. Three-point attempts - Colorado Christian 3-13 (Aguirre 2-5, Hurst 1-3); Nebraska-Kearney 6-16 (Fischer 3-6, Mathis 1-4, Schuppe 1-2, Torland 1-1).Rebounds - Colorado Christian 27 (Davis 6); Nebraska-Kearney 41 (Hinkley 7) Assists - Colorado Christian 6 (Aguirre 2, Valdez 2); Nebraska-Kearney 21 (Fischer 6, Hinkley 3) Total fouls - Colorado Christian 19; Nebraska-Kearney 20 A - 1345.

Metro State 79, Chadron State 57

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Cassondra Bratton scored 14 points to pace the Roadrunners (19-5, 12-4 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference), ranked 23rd in NCAA Division II, to victory against the Eagles (1-23, 0-15).

Brigham Young 69, Wyoming 62 LARAMIE

Coming off their first home loss of the season, Mallory Gillespie scored 31 point to help the Cougars storm past the Cowgirls and hold on to first place in the Mountain West Conference.

Men

North Texas 78, Denver 65 DENVER

Michael Sturns' 13 points helped the Mean Green past the Pioneers .

NORTH TEXAS (17-9, 8-7 Sun Belt) - Wooden 4-7 2-2 10, Young 2-4 0-0 5, Williams 4-8 0-0 8, Bell 4-8 2-4 12, Davis 4-7 1-2 11, Ruffin 0-0 0-0 0, Sturns 4-10 3-4 13, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0, Mangrum 1-1 0-0 2, Stewart 1-5 0-0 2, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Reinking 0-1 0-0 0, Watson 4-11 3-4 12, Howerton 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 29-63 12-17 78.

DENVER (4-22, 3-13) - Tanner 7-12 2-2 21, Walker 4-14 2-2 10, Bullock 1-7 6-7 8, Porch 4-12 2-2 10, Cox 0-5 2-2 2, Timms 0-0 2-4 2, Jackson 3-6 2-4 8, Giometti 0-0 0-0 0, Rohnert 2-5 0-2 4. Totals 21-61 18-25 65.

Halftime - North Texas 45-35. Three-point attempts - North Texas 8-19 (Bell 2-3, Davis 2-4, Sturns 2-4, Young 1-2, Watson 1-5, Reinking 0-1), Denver 5-20 (Tanner 5-8, Bullock 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Cox 0-2, Porch 0-3, Walker 0-4). Fouled out - Stewart. Rebounds - North Texas 45 (Williams 12), Denver 36 (Porch 11). Assists - North Texas 14 (Bell 4), Denver 16 (Cox 7). Total fouls - North Texas 21, Denver 14. A - 1,024.

Metro State 69, Chadron State 65 CHADRON, Neb.

Michael Bahl scored 14 to power the Roadrunners, ranked fourth in NCAA Division II, to their 15th straight win, edging the Eagles.

METRO STATE (22-2, 15-1 RMAC) - Bahl 5-11 1-1 14, Carrington 2-8 2-5 7, Burges 0-1 0-0 0, Wagstaff 4-7 0-0 8, Coulibaly 5-13 3-4 13, Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Veikalas 3-5 2-2 9, Price 5-8 2-3 12, Ciancio 1-2 0-0 3, Bass 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 26-58, 10-15 69.

CHADRON STATE (6-18, 4-12) - Coffman 3-6 0-0 6, Cecilio 0-3 0-2 0, Cotton 1-8 1-3 3, Christanson 5-10 0-0 14, Ligous 5-12 2-4 13, Grant 0-0 0-0 0, Donley 3-5 2-2 11, Lucus 0-0 0-0 0, Bonfirn 8-11 2-3 18. Totals 25-55 7-14 65.

Halftime - Metro State 43-26 Three-point attempts - Metro State 7-17 (Bahl 3-8, Carrington 1-3, Veikalas 1-2, Ciancio 1-2, Bass 1-1); Chadron State 8-17 (Christanson 4-8, Ligous 1-3, Donley 3-5). Rebounds - Metro State 32 (Bahl 6, Coulibaly 6, Bass 6); Chadron State 39 (Ligous 12, Bonfirn 8). Assists - Metro State 16 (Carrington 7); Chadron State 19 (Cotton 5, Ligous 5) Total fouls - Metro State 17; Chadron State 16 A - 478.

Nebraska-Kearney 79, Colorado Christian 72 KEARNEY, Neb.

Dusty Jura scored 22 point to help the Lopers against the Cougars.

COLORADO CHRISTIAN (11-13, 6-10 RMAC) - Long 5-10 5-7 17, Stenberb 0-0 0-0 0, Neuhaus 9-15 0-0 18, Stamer 6-14 6-7 18, Bailey 3-11 0-0 6, House 1-6 2-2 4, Porter 2-4 1-1 7, Keith 1-2 0-0 2, Kohls 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-63 14-17 72.

NEBRASKA-KEARNEY (20-4, 14-2 RMAC) - Lane 1-7 6-6 8, Martin 3-3 3-3 12, Burger 5-12 4-4 16, Jura 7-12 6-10 22, Beranek 5-6 0-0 11, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Morrell 1-4 0-0 3, Stephenson 3-4 0-0 7, Parker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-49 19-23 79.

Halftime - Nebraska-Kearney 39-30. Three-point attempts - Colorado Christian 4-17 (Long 2, Porter 2,); Nebraska-Kearney 10-21 (Martin 3, Burger 2, Jura 2, Beranek 1, Morrell 1, Stephenson 1) Rebounds - Colorado Christian 35 (Stamer 11); Nebraska-Kearney 31 (Jura 10) Assists - Colorado Christian 17 (Bailey 5); Nebraska-Kearney 19 (Lane 4, Jura 4) Total fouls - Colorado Christian 19; Nebraska-Kearney 16. A - 2015.

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