Montana State Bobcats at Northern Colorado Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Denker scores 17, Northern Colorado knocks off Montana State 73-66
Denker shot 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Bears (18-7, 10-2 Big Sky Conference). Marcell McCreary scored 15 points while going 4 of 7 and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds. Langston Reynolds shot 5 of 16 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 14 points.
The Bobcats (10-15, 5-7) were led by Jabe Mullins, who recorded 24 points. Brandon Walker added 15 points and seven rebounds for Montana State. Bryce Zephir also had 11 points.
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Both teams play again on Thursday. Northern Colorado visits Sacramento State and Montana State hosts Weber State.
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Matchup Prediction
Northern Colorado: 67.8%
Montana State: 32.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 66 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Northern Colorado Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Bryce Zephir missed Jumper. | 66 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaron Rillie Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 73 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 UNCO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-56 | FG | 23-57 |
| 41.1 | Field Goal % | 40.4 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 37.5 | Three Point % | 37.5 |
| 14-17 | FT | 21-31 |
| 82.4 | Free Throw % | 67.7 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Bank of Colorado Arena
Location: Greeley, CO
Attendance: 1,672 | Capacity:
Location: Greeley, CO
Attendance: 1,672 | 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 |