NCAAB

Northern Colorado Bears at Colorado Buffaloes

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
88 - 90
2-0, 2-0 Home

Baskins free throws lift Colorado past Northern Colorado 90-88 in double OT

Northern Colorado Bears vs. Colorado Buffaloes: Game Highlights

Colorado scored a third of its points from the free throw line, converting 31 of 41 attempts.

Julian Hammond III hit two free throws with :25 left in regulation to give Colorado a 67-62 lead, but Isaiah Hawthorne scored at the basket and Marcel McCreary snared a long rebound and knocked down a 3-pointer with eight seconds left to tie the game at 67 and force the first overtime. Elijah Malone's free throw with :49 left pulled Colorado even at 76 to push the game to a second extra period.

Luca Colceag knocked down a 3 with 2:42 left in the second overtime to put Northern Colorado in front 84-83 and Hawthorne answered a jumper by the Buffs Javon Ruffin with another 3 to put the Bears in front 87-85. After that, Jaron Rillie's free throw with 1:30 remaining was all the Bears could muster.

Malone was 10 of 12 from the line and finished with 27 points to lead Colorado (2-0). Ruffin and Hammond each added 12 points and Baskin added nine points and nine rebounds.

Hawthorne finished with 19 points to lead Northern Colorado (1-1). Jaron Rillie added 16 points and eight rebounds, Zach Bloch added 14 points and McCreary and Langston Reynolds each contributed 13.

How can I watch Northern Colorado vs. Colorado?

  • TV Channel: Northern Colorado at Colorado 2021 College Basketball, week 1, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
  • Online streaming: Sign up for Fubo Free trial.
    Try Vidgo for free.

Matchup Prediction

Colorado: 89.1%
Northern Colorado: 11.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 88 - 90
4th 0:00 End of 2nd overtime 88 - 90
4th 0:01 Luca Colceag Turnover. 88 - 90
4th 0:01 Luca Colceag Offensive Rebound. 88 - 90
4th 0:03 Marcell McCreary missed Three Point Jumper. 88 - 90

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2458.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUNCO https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/38.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCOLO
32-74 FG 27-58
43.2 Field Goal % 46.6
13-36 3PT 5-18
36.1 Three Point % 27.8
11-17 FT 31-41
64.7 Free Throw % 75.6
35 Rebounds 45
12 Offensive Rebounds 11
23 Defensive Rebounds 34
18 Assists 9
12 Steals 12
0 Blocks 5
17 Turnovers 21
0 Team Turnovers 0
17 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Off Turnovers 13
12 Fast Break Points 13
34 Points in Paint 40
28 Fouls 19
6 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

CU Events Center

Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,152 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Northern Arizona 0-0 - 2-1
Northern Colorado 0-0 - 2-1
Portland State 0-0 - 2-1
Montana 0-0 - 2-2
Eastern Washington 0-0 - 1-2
Idaho 0-0 - 1-2
Idaho State 0-0 - 1-2
Montana State 0-0 - 1-2
Sacramento State 0-0 - 1-2
Weber State 0-0 - 1-2

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
BYU 0-0 - 3-0
Colorado 0-0 - 3-0
Kansas 0-0 - 3-0
TCU 0-0 - 3-0
Texas Tech 0-0 - 3-0
UCF 0-0 - 3-0
Utah 0-0 - 3-0
Arizona 0-0 - 2-0
Cincinnati 0-0 - 2-0
Iowa State 0-0 - 2-0
Kansas State 0-0 - 2-0
Oklahoma State 0-0 - 2-0
West Virginia 0-0 - 2-0
Arizona State 0-0 - 2-1
Baylor 0-0 - 2-1
Houston 0-0 - 2-1
Full Standings