Northern Colorado Bears at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
65 - 67
Eastern Washington holds 3rd, beats Northern Colorado, 67-65
The Eagles now are no lower than third place in conference after entering the day tied with Idaho and the Bears for third behind unbeaten Montana and idle Weber State.
The Bears, coming off an upset win at Montana State Thursday, tied the game at 65-65 on Andre Spight's 3-pointer with 2:00 left, but Northern Colorado did not score again. Washington hit two free throws with :08 left to secure the win.
Bogdan Bliznyuk, who set the EWU scoring record Thursday against North Dakota, burst into the all-time Big Sky Top 10 by scoring 26 points on 11-of-20 shooting. Mason Peatling scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Washington added nine for the Eagles (11-11, 6-3).
Jalen Sanders and Spight each scored 14 points to lead Northern Colorado (14-8, 5-4).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Mason Peatling Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Andre Spight missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Eastern Washington Timeout | 65 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Sir Washington made Free Throw. | 65 - 67 |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 EWU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-65 | FG | 25-57 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 4-13 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 10-13 | FT | 13-17 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 1,674 | 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 |