Northern Colorado Bears at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
59 - 66
59 - 66
McKinney leads Sacramento State past Northern Colorado 66-59
Northern Colorado rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit and led 49-46 with 6:44 to go. McKinney then scored eight straight points and 10 in a 16-4 run for a 62-53 lead. The Bears responded with six unanswered points before McKinney added a layup and two free throws in the final 33 seconds to secure the victory.
Dylan Garrity added 12 points for the Hornets (17-8, 11-3 Big Sky), who set a Division-I era program record for victories with 17. The win also kept them tied with Montana for second place, a half-game back of Eastern Washington.
Sacramento State finished the first half on a 22-5 run to lead 29-22 at halftime as the Bears went 2 of 14 in that stretch.
Tevin Svihovec scored 16 points to lead the Bears (12-13, 7-7).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Dreon Barlett Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tevin Svihovec missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tevin Svihovec Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Cody Demps missed Free Throw. | 59 - 66 |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 22-44 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 6-14 | FT | 18-29 |
| 43 | Free Throw % | 62 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Assists | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nest
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 1,332 | Capacity:
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 1,332 | 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 |