Florida Atlantic 67, Denver 61

Florida Atlantic 67, Denver 61

Published Feb. 13, 2009 3:20 a.m. ET

Paul Graham III scored 25 points to lead Florida Atlantic to a 67-61 victory over Denver on Thursday night, extending the Pioneers' road losing streak to 43 games. Denver (10-14, 5-8 Sun Belt Conference) has not won on the road since a victory at Middle Tennessee State in a conference tournament game on March 5, 2006. Graham has scored 25 or more points five times this season for the Owls (6-20, 2-12). Denver took a 43-42 lead, thanks to an 11-0 run, with 13:42 remaining in the game. Florida Atlantic responded with an 11-0 run for a 55-44 advantage with 8:50 left. Brett Royster added 13 points and Alex Tucker scored 12 for Florida Atlantic. Brian Stafford scored 17 points, Nate Rohnert had 15 points, Andrew Hooper scored 13 points and Rob Lewis added 10 points and nine rebounds for Denver.

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