ANCHORAGE – Sophomore guard Michael Brown led a balanced Colorado Christian effort with 15 points Saturday as the Cougars earned a 72-63 men's basketball victory over Alaska Fairbanks in the AT&T Jamboree at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

CCU (1-1) also got 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals from center Dylan Crist in the victory.

UAF (1-1) was led by 17 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks from center Sergej Pucar, but the Nanooks were outshot 45.5 percent to 32.8 percent and made just 6 of 25 (.240) three-pointers.

The Cougars, from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, held a 34-26 halftime lead before the Nanooks rallied to for a 40-40 tie with 15:50 to play. CCU responded with a 5-0 run, including a jumper by Brown, and stretched its lead to 52-43 with under 10 minutes remaining.

After the Nanooks pulled back within four points at the 4:32 mark, Brown answered with a traditional three-point play, followed by a long-range trey, to seal the win.

UAF, from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference, also got 11 points from swingman Stefan Tica.