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Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Northern Colorado Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
9-8, 3-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
68 - 79
Northern Colorado Bears
13-7, 6-1 Home

N. Colorado 79, S. Utah 68

Davis, the Big Sky's leading scorer, finished 14 of 17 from the field and added six rebounds for the Bears (13-7, 7-2 Big Sky), who shot 51 percent. The senior guard joined Mike Higgins as the only players in school history to eclipse 2,000 points when he beat the first-half buzzer with a 3-pointer that gave Northern Colorado a 37-22 lead at the break.

Northern Colorado extended the lead to 54-34 with 14:31 left, but Southern Utah (9-8, 4-4) outscored the Bears 22-9 over the next 10-plus minutes to close within 63-56 with 4:17 remaining. Northern Colorado countered with a 9-3 run, capped by Davis' three-point play, to restore a double-digit margin with under two minutes left.

Brandon Better had 22 points and Harrison Butler added 15 for the Thunderbirds, who had a season-high four-game winning streak snapped.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 79
2nd 0:09 Dre Marin made Free Throw. 68 - 79
2nd 0:09 Dre Marin made Free Throw. 67 - 79
2nd 0:09 Foul on Trent Harris. 66 - 79
2nd 0:13 Sam Masten made Free Throw. 66 - 79

Statistics

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18-55 FG 26-51
33 Field Goal % 51
7-24 3PT 6-18
29 Three Point % 33
25-30 FT 21-30
83 Free Throw % 70
33 Rebounds 38
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
23 Defensive Rebounds 32
13 Assists 9
6 Steals 9
3 Blocks 2
14 Turnovers 14
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 13
0 Fast Break Points 4
18 Points in Paint 34
26 Fouls 22
0 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Venue: Bank of Colorado Arena

Location: Greeley, CO
Attendance: 1,368 | 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
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