NCAAB

Northern Colorado Bears at Idaho Vandals

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
76 - 77
9-11, 6-3 Home

Mitchell scores 25, including buzzer-beating 3 as Idaho downs Northern Colorado 77-76

Kolton Mitchell's miracle 3 stuns Northern Colorado at the buzzer

Mitchell took the inbounds pass with 3.7 seconds and dribbled up court. Beyond the top of the key her veered left, avoided one defender and put up an off-balance shot over another and swished the winner.

Mitchell also had three steals for the Vandals (9-11, 4-3 Big Sky Conference). Tyler Linhardt scored 17 points, shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line. Julius Mims had 10 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Langston Reynolds finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Bears (14-6, 6-1). Jaron Rillie added 19 points for Northern Colorado. Brock Wisne had 14 points and seven rebounds. The loss ended an eight-game winning streak for the Bears.

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Both teams play on Saturday. Idaho hosts Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado travels to play Eastern Washington.

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Matchup Prediction

Idaho: 37.2%
Northern Colorado: 62.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 76 - 77
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 76 - 77
2nd 0:01 Kolton Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. 76 - 77
2nd 0:03 Jaron Rillie made Layup. 76 - 74
2nd 0:32 Tyler Linhardt made Free Throw. 74 - 74

Statistics

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28-53 FG 22-48
52.8 Field Goal % 45.8
4-17 3PT 7-19
23.5 Three Point % 36.8
16-21 FT 26-30
76.2 Free Throw % 86.7
33 Rebounds 22
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 16
14 Assists 5
7 Steals 7
2 Blocks 1
12 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 16
10 Fast Break Points 13
46 Points in Paint 30
22 Fouls 17
13 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

Venue: ICCU Arena

Location: Moscow, ID
Attendance: 1,716 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Montana 14-2 - 21-8
Northern Colorado 13-3 1 21-8
Portland State 9-7 5 17-12
Idaho State 9-7 5 14-13
Northern Arizona 7-9 7 16-13
Idaho 7-9 7 12-17
Montana State 7-9 7 12-17
Eastern Washington 6-10 8 10-19
Weber State 5-11 9 11-19
Sacramento State 3-13 11 7-22
Full Standings