Men's basketball earns another home game, this time against Pacific
Northern Colorado (25-7) defeated Portland 81-73 last night in the Opening Round of this year's CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and are now slated for another home game at 7:05 p.m. Monday against Pacific (21-11) in the CIT Quarterfinals. All Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion seats for the CIT Quarterfinal will be reserved and go on sale at noon today, Thursday, March 18. The cost for this special event is $30 for courtside seating, $20 for adults and $5 for fans ages 18 and under. All UNC students will gain free admission with their student ID.
Men's basketball wins 25th, moves to CIT Quarterfinals
Senior Will Figures led five Bears in double figures with 20 points Wednesday night, and Northern Colorado shot a sizzling 72 percent in the second half to defeat Portland 81-73 in the Opening Round of this year’s CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The win pushed the Bears into next Monday’s CIT Quarterfinals and gave them 25 wins this season, the very most ever won by a Northern Colorado men’s basketball team in 106 years of play.
Men's basketball gets home shot at school wins record
Northern Colorado men's basketball (24-7, 12-4 Big Sky) will play in its first NCAA Division I postseason tournament Wednesday night when it hosts Portland (21-10, 10-4) in the Opening Round of the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. A win against the Pilots would advance the Bears to Monday's CIT quarterfinals and give the Bears their school-record 25th win this season.
Northern Colorado set to face Portland in CIT first round Wednesday
The Bears (24-7) will take on the Pilots (21-10) at 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, in Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion during the first round of the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Western Carolina, Marshall, South Dakota, Creighton, Fairfield, George Mason, Loyola Marymount, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, Harvard, Appalachian State, Southern Miss and Louisiana Tech are also in this year's CIT.
