Kansas City Roos @ Denver Pioneers

3-12, 0-1 Summit

Final

	1	2	T
Kansas City KC	28	46	74
Denver DEN	41	46	87

Denver PioneersDenverDEN

8-8, 1-0 Summit

Johnson scores 23 as Denver defeats Kansas City 87-74

Jan 1, 2026, 10:22 pm

DENVER -- — Carson Johnson had 23 points in Denver's 87-74 win over Kansas City on Wednesday.

Johnson shot 7 for 16 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Pioneers (8-8, 1-0 Summit League). Zane Nelson scored 17 points and added four steals. Jeremiah Burke had 16 points and shot 6 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc.

Karmello Branch finished with 18 points for the Roos (3-12, 0-1). Kansas City also got 17 points and eight assists from CJ Evans. Chris Dockery finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Verne Harris

Referee:Mark Riggs

Referee:Crystal Hogan

NCAA Division I

Summit League	CONF	GB	OVR
North Dakota State	14-2	-	27-8
St. Thomas-Minnesota	12-4	2	24-10
North Dakota	10-6	4	18-17
South Dakota	8-8	6	16-16
Omaha	8-8	6	16-17
Denver	8-8	7	15-17
South Dakota State	7-9	7	14-18
Oral Roberts	4-12	10	10-23
Kansas City	1-15	13	4-27

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