Northern Colorado Bears at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
70 - 65
Northern Colorado rallies to beat Sacramento State 70-65
Bodie Hume had 15 of his 18 points after the break for the Bears (7-5, 1-0), who closed the final 2:30 of the game with a 12-2 run. Davis scored 10 points during that run, including a 3-pointer that gave Northern Colorado the lead for good at 66-65 with 46 seconds left.
The Bears trailed 37-27 at the break and closed the deficit to one with a 9-0 run early in the second half. The rest of the period was back-and-forth and the Hornets (6-4, 0-1) had a 9-0 run to lead 63-58 with 2:43 left. But while Davis made all three of Northern Colorado's field-goal attempts in the final three minutes, Sacramento State went 1 for 6 from the field over the same span.
Joshua Patton had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead the Hornets. Marcus Graves added 12 points, Osi Nwachukwu scored 11 and Bryce Fowler 10.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Osi Nwachukwu Offensive Rebound. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcus Graves missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Northern Colorado Timeout | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Jordan Davis made Free Throw. | 70 - 65 |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-52 | FG | 29-65 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 10-29 | 3PT | 1-8 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 8-13 | FT | 6-8 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 17 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 581 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |