Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
70 - 87
70 - 87
Sacramento State tops Northern Arizona 87-70
The Hornets (9-11, 5-6 Big Sky) opened with a 16-4 run capped by a 3-pointer by Dreon Barlett. Northern Arizona closed to within five on a 9-2 run, but McKinney's jumper kicked off a 13-2 run, and the Hornets led 41-34 at halftime.
Sacramento State opened the second half with a 12-2 run. Gaellan Bewernick sparked an 8-0 Lumberjacks run, cutting the lead to 10, and Aaseem Dixon made it a six-point game with a layup. But McKinney hit a trey and Barlett a jumper and a trey, and the Hornets held off the charge.
Zach Mills and Barlett scored 15 each and Sacramento state shot 53.5 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range.
Dixon led the Lumberjacks with 14, Bewernick scored 13, and Quiton Upshur 12.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Ako Kaluna made Free Throw. | 70 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Foul on Joey Quigley. | 69 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:25 | Ako Kaluna made Layup. | 69 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Joey Quigley made Dunk. Assisted by Dylan Garrity. | 67 - 87 |
Statistics
 NAU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-43 | FG | 29-49 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 2-10 | 3PT | 8-16 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 22-35 | FT | 21-29 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 5 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 32 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 25 | Fouls | 27 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nest
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 590 | Capacity:
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 590 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |