Brett Olson scores 15 with career-high 8 assists for Denver in 79-60 win over New Orleans
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Brett Olson scored 15 points and dished out a career-high eight assists to lead Denver to a 79-60 win over New Orleans on Sunday.
Denver (3-2) never trailed in the game and took control midway through the first period with an 11-4 spurt that included a pair of 3-pointers from Nate Engesser and was capped by a 3 from Olson to make it 25-17 with 8:32 to go before the break. The Pioneers took a 42-31 advantage at halftime and continued to pull away in the second, shooting 54.7 percent and hitting 9 of 24 from long range.
Cam Griffin contributed 14 points, Engesser finished with 12 and Jalen Love had 11 in the win.
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Both teams shot comparably from the floor but New Orleans (1-3) hit just 2 of 8 from 3-point range.
Colton Weisbrod led the Privateers with 17 points and five rebounds.