Yotes run out of gas in Denver as Pioneers pull away, 90–70

South Dakota walked into Hamilton Gym on Thursday night and traded punches for 20 minutes — then Denver turned the second half into a track meet the Yotes couldn’t keep up with. After a one-possession game at the break (Denver 37, USD 34), the Pioneers erupted for 53 second-half points and cruised to a 90–70 win in Denver.  The story: a tight first half, then a Denver avalanche USD actually shot the ball well overall (50% from the field), but the margins that decide road games flipped hard after halftime. Denver shot 57.1% in the second half and drilled 5-of-8 threes…