Northern Colorado Bears at Colorado Buffaloes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Colorado tops Northern Colorado for Boyle's milestone win
With a record of 261-160, Boyle, in his 13th season, is tied with Sox Walseth who was 261-245 in 20 seasons (1956-76).
Colorado led 58-53 with a little under 11 minutes remaining before da Silva scored seven points and Javon Ruffin and Simpson hit 3-pointers in a 16-4 run that gave the Buffaloes a 74-57 lead with 5:52 to go.
Ruffin finished with 12 points and Julian Hammond III added 11 for the Buffaloes (7-5).
Dalton Knecht scored 24 points for the Bears (5-6), Daylen Kountz added 17 and Matt Johnson 15.
Neither team led by more than four points in the first half before Ruffin hit a 3-pointer for a 35-29 Colorado lead with 4:10 remaining. Simpson added a jumper and a 3-pointer later in the half and the Buffaloes led 46-39 at the break.
The Buffaloes have averaged 84.7 points in their seven wins.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Matt Johnson II made Layup. | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:38 | KJ Simpson made Free Throw. | 75 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:38 | KJ Simpson made Free Throw. | 75 - 87 |
Statistics
 UNCO |
 COLO |
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|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 35-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 8-15 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 8-12 | FT | 10-15 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Assists | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Boulder, CO
Attendance: 6,015 | 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 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 35-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-7 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |