Northern Colorado Bears at Portland Pilots
· Portland InvitationalDenker, Northern Colorado knock off Portland 86-80 in OT
Denker hit the game-tying jump shot with 16 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime tied 69-all. Denker shot 8 of 14 overall, and he made eight free throws in overtime and finished 10-of-10 shooting from the line.
Denker added six rebounds and seven assists for the Bears (4-1). Egan Shields scored 15 points and added 11 rebounds. Brock Wisne had 14 points. Ibu Yamakazi scored 11 of his 12 points in the second half for Northern Colorado.
Cameron Williams finished with 15 points and eight rebounds for the Pilots (4-2). James O'Donnell scored 14 points for Portland. Matus Hronsky added 12 points.
Wisne scored 10 points in the first half for Northern Colorado, who led 35-32 at the break.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 86 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 86 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Quinn Denker made Free Throw. | 86 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Quinn Denker made Free Throw. | 85 - 80 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Foul on Mikah Ballew. | 84 - 79 |
Statistics
UNCO |
PORT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-67 | FG | 32-71 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 8-28 | 3PT | 4-24 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 16-18 | FT | 12-16 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,116 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 6-3 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-8 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Seattle U | 0-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Pacific | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Santa Clara | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| Loyola Marymount | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Portland | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Oregon State | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| San Francisco | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| San Diego | 0-0 | - | 4-6 |
| Pepperdine | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| Washington State | 0-0 | - | 3-7 |


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