Northern Colorado Bears at Idaho Vandals

Mitchell scores 25, including buzzer-beating 3 as Idaho downs Northern Colorado 77-76

Mitchell took the inbounds pass with 3.7 seconds and dribbled up court. Beyond the top of the key her veered left, avoided one defender and put up an off-balance shot over another and swished the winner.

Mitchell also had three steals for the Vandals (9-11, 4-3 Big Sky Conference). Tyler Linhardt scored 17 points, shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 9 from the line. Julius Mims had 10 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Langston Reynolds finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Bears (14-6, 6-1). Jaron Rillie added 19 points for Northern Colorado. Brock Wisne had 14 points and seven rebounds. The loss ended an eight-game winning streak for the Bears.

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Both teams play on Saturday. Idaho hosts Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado travels to play Eastern Washington.

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