Men's Basketball Hosts Stetson, Florida A&M Over Holiday Weekend

Friday, November 28

Greeley, Colo.

7:00 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

Stetson

Tickets

Photo by: Dean Popejoy

11/26/2014 1:15:00 PM | Men's Basketball

As a part of the Wyoming classic the Bears will be taking on Stetson, Friday, Nov. 28 at 7:00 p.m. and then will turn around and host Florida A&M on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2:00 p.m.

By: UNCBears.com

Bears Notes
Stetson Notes
Florida A&M Notes
Big Sky Notes

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Game 1: vs. Stetson University (2-3)
When: 7:00 p.m. (MT) Friday, Nov. 28
Where: Greeley, Colo. – Bank of Colorado Arena
Live stats: UNCBears.com
Audio: KFKA-AM 1310 (Troy Coverdale)
Web stream: Watch Big Sky
All-time series: First meeting

Game 2: vs. Florida A&M (0-5)
When: 2:00 p.m. (MT) Sunday, Nov. 30
Where: Greeley, Colo. – Bank of Colorado Arena
Live stats: UNCBears.com
Radio: KFKA-AM 1310 (Troy Coverdale)
Web stream: Watch Big Sky
All-Time Series: First meeting

LAST GAME:
GREELEY, Colo. – Five Bears (2-2, 0-0 Big Sky) reached double figures as the Northern Colorado men's basketball team cruised to a, 93-58 win over Colorado Christian (0-3, 0-0 RMAC) on Monday night.

UNC ended the game 30-51 (58.8%) from the field and converted on a season-high 12 three-balls.

Five Bears posted double-digits on the day, with Wilson and senior guard, Corey Spence both contributing 14 points in the win. Spence also had a team-high six rebounds. Senior guard, Tevin Svihovec added 12, along with Bender who scored a career-high 12 points. Senior forward, Tim Huskisson rounded out the scoring for UNC, notching 10 points and grabbing three boards.

STETSON'S LAST GAME:
Divine Myles scored a game-high 20 points but Stetson couldn't overcome New Mexico State's size and length in suffering an 88-68 setback in the opening game of the Wyoming Classic, Monday at Pan American Center.

Myles was 7-of-12 from the floor with one three-pointer and 5-of-7 at the free throw line in becoming the first Stetson freshman to crack to the 20-point scoring mark since 2011.

The Hatters shot 53 percent from the field and limited the Aggies (2-3) to 40 percent shooting but the Aggies owned a 62-20 advantage on the glass.
Brian Pegg finished with 14 points for SU on 6-of-9 shooting from the field.

FLORIDA A&M'S LAST GAME:
The Rattlers fell, 66-45 to Wyoming at Arena Auditorium in Laramie on Monday night despite a 16 point effort from Jermaine Ruttley.

A&M was contained to just 6-24 (25%) shooting from the floor in the first half and hit just one three pointer. The Rattlers showed much improvement in the second half, connecting on 12-24 (48%) of their shots from the field and hit 4-6 (66%) shots from beyond the arch.

Craig Bowman dropped 9 points for FAMU, while Quentin Bastin and Jorge Rosa both tallied 8 points in the double-digit loss.

THE COACHES:
B.J. Hill- Northern Colorado Record: 63-64 (5th year) Overall Record: 63-64 (5th year)
Corey Williams - Stetson Record: 9-27 (2nd year) Overall Record: 9-27 (2nd year)
Bryon Samuels – Florida A&M Record: 0-5 (1st year) Overall Record: 75-128 (8th year)

UPCOMING:
The men's basketball team makes the short trip over to Fort Collins, Colorado to take on in-state rival Colorado State, Sunday, Dec. 7 at Noon.