Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Northern Colorado Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 76
78 - 76
Southern Utah nips Northern Colorado in last seconds, 78-76
Matthew Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 46 seconds left to tie the game at 76-76. Northern Colorado's D.J. Miles missed two 3-point attempts in the final :29.
The loss is the first in three Big Sky games for the Bears (6-8, 2-1), who knocked off Sacramento State and Portland State over the weekend. Southern Utah (4-11, 2-0) snapped a seven-game losing streak with a win over Northern Arizona in the Thunderbirds' conference opener.
Onwuasor, a transfer from Texas Tech, hit 13 of 22 shots from the field and finished with 32 points for Southern Utah. It was his fifth game with 30 or more points this season.
Jordan Davis scored 29 points to lead Northern Colorado.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Southern Utah Defensive Rebound. | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | DJ Miles missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Southern Utah Timeout | 78 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Randy Onwuasor made Jumper. | 78 - 76 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 UNCO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-59 | FG | 26-69 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 9-25 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 13-18 | FT | 15-22 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Bank of Colorado Arena
Location: Greeley, CO
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Location: Greeley, CO
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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 |