NAU Wins First Game Of The Season, Beating Denver 68-65.

Cameron Shelton hit a pair of free throws with 16-seconds left as the NAU Lumberjacks pick up their first win of the season with a 68-65 victory over the Denver Pioneers Tuesday in the Pioneer Classic. Shelton scored 27 points to lead the Jacks, who improve to 1-5 on the season. Jay Green scored a season-high 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds for NAU. Carson Towt was close to a double-double with six points and eight rebounds. The Jacks will return home and rest up for a trip to Spokane next Monday to face the top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs. Tip time is at 7 p.m. with the pre-game show starting at 6:30 on KAFF Country 93.5/AM 930 in Flagstaff and Fun Oldies 97.9 in Prescott.