Northern Colorado Bears at Eastern Washington Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
84 - 89
Aiken Jr. lifts E. Washington past N. Colorado 89-84 in OT
Aiken hit his go-ahead 3 off a turnover for an 81-79 Eagles' lead with 1:04 left in OT before Casson Rouse made the first of a one-and-one and Mason Peatling put-back the rebound off the second for an 84-79 lead with 40 seconds left.
The Bears closed to 85-81 on Bodie Hume's layup, but Rouse and Peatling each made two free throws before Northern Colorado's Tre'shon Smoots hit a 3 with two seconds left for the final score.
The Bears thought they had won it 76-74 at the end of regulation on Trent Harris' jumper at the buzzer, but the basket was voided on a shot-clock violation.
Peatling scored 21 points, grabbed 22 rebounds, made seven assists and blocked three shots and Jacob Davison added 20 points and three blocks for the Eagles (13-6, 6-2 Big Sky Conference).
Jonah Radebaugh scored 17 points with 11 rebounds and nine assists for the Bears (12-7, 5-3). Kur Jockuch had 16 points and Harris had 15. Smoots and Kai Edwards scored 10 apiece.
Eastern Washington (13-6, 6-2) plays Sacramento State on the road on Saturday. Northern Colorado matches up against Idaho State at home on Thursday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 84 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Tre'Shon Smoots made Three Point Jumper. | 84 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Mason Peatling made Free Throw. | 81 - 89 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Mason Peatling made Free Throw. | 81 - 88 |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 EWU |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-73 | FG | 34-74 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 11-32 | 3PT | 7-17 |
| 34 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 15-23 | FT | 14-18 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Cheney, WA
Attendance: 1,481 | 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 |