Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Northern Colorado Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
66 - 68
Hume, Radebaugh ice N. Colorado's 68-66 win over S. Utah
Hume scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and Radebaugh scored 19, grabbed 10 rebounds and made five assists as Northern Colorado (18-8, 11-4 Big Sky Conference) survived a Southern Utah comeback. The Thunderbirds trailed by 14 at the half but fought back into a 64-64 tie with 38 seconds to go.
John Knight III led Southern Utah (14-12, 7-8) with a career-high 23 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Andre Adams added 13 points.
Knight tied the game at 64 and, after Hume's trey, brought Southern Utah as close as 67-66 with two seconds left. But Hume threw the inbounds pass nearly full-court to Radebaugh, who was fouled and made the final free throw.
The Bears, who have won three in a row, kept pace with Eastern Washington at second place in the Big Sky, both just a game behind Montana with five games remaining.
Southern Utah's leading scorer Cameron Oluyitan (13.9 ppg) was held to two points on 1-for-8 shooting, 0-for-3 from distance.
Northern Colorado (18-8, 11-4) faces Idaho State on the road on Saturday. Southern Utah faces Weber State on the road on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | John Knight III Defensive Rebound. | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on John Knight III. | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jonah Radebaugh missed Free Throw. | 66 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jonah Radebaugh made Free Throw. | 66 - 68 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 UNCO |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 26-54 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-13 | FT | 7-12 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 4 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 2 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Greeley, CO
Attendance: 1,503 | 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 |