University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, February 20
Grand Forks, ND
1:00 p.m.
University of Northern Colorado
8-18 (5-9BSC)
73
at
74
University of North Dakota
13-12 (8-6BSC)
1
2
F
Northern Colorado
29
44
73
North Dakota
33
41
74
Team Stats
UNCO
UND
FG%
.488
.417
3FG%
.400
.238
FT%
.697
.679
RB
37
30
TO
23
11
STL
3
12
Game Leaders
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Rob Trubia
Strong Defensive Effort Not Enough For @unco_mbb in Loss at UND
2/20/2016 6:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNC held North Dakota to just 41.7% shooting on the night, but it wasn't enough as the Bears fell to the Fighting Hawks 74-73
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A well rounded team effort came up just short as Northern Colorado (8-18, 5-9 Big Sky) dropped its fifth straight game at North Dakota (13-12, 8-6 Big Sky) 74-73.
The Bears had two players reach double figures and five players end with nine points apiece in the loss.
Redshirt sophomore, Jeremy Verhagen and redshirt junior, Dallas Anglin both led the team with 10 points each. Verhagen added four boards and two blocks to his final stat line, while eight of Anglin's 10 points came in the second half.
Jordan Davis, Anthony Johnson, Tanner Morgan, Ibrahim Sylla and Jordan Wilson all contributed with nine points apiece. Both Davis and Morgan scored all nine of their points in the final 20 minutes of play.
"I thought we played extremely well defensively – we had couple of mishaps in the second half due to fatigue, but to hold somebody (North Dakota) who's that explosive offensively to forty one percent shooting on their home court is a great job," Head Coach B.J. Hill said. "For the first time in a long time I don't feel like our defense was the culprit and I'm very proud of the effort on that end."
UND held a small advantage (12-6) during the first five minutes of the game before the Bears went on a 10-0 run to take the lead, 16-12 with 10:42 to play in the half.
During the UNC streak North Dakota was held scoreless for nearly five minutes.
Northern Colorado extended its lead to as many as eight (25-17) over the next three minutes thanks to five straight points from Verhagen.
The Fighting Hawks retaliated with a decisive 8-2 run to end the half and sent UNC into the locker room down 33-29.
"We missed some crucial box outs, but the big thing obviously was the turnovers," Hill added. "It wasn't just one guy, it was everybody right on down the line that turned it over and you can't have that obviously in a one possession game. That was the difference."
North Dakota picked up right where they left off scoring the first six points of the second half to build a double-digit lead (39-29) for the first time all game.
For the next 13 minutes Northern Colorado trailed by at least nine points to UND.
The Bears largest deficit came with 9:48 to play in the game after a layup from Adam McDermott put North Dakota on top 56-42.
UNC's offense began to click after the basket from UND and the team slowly chipped away at the lead.
Over the next nine minutes the Bears erased the 14-point hole and found themselves down by just two (68-66) with 33 seconds to go after a three-ball from junior forward, Jon'te Dotson.
The Fighting Hawks were clutch down the stretch at the free throw line, ending the game 6-of-8 at the line to hand UNC the loss.
As a team, Northern Colorado shot 48.8% (21-of-43) from the floor and finished 40.0% (8-of-20) from the three point arc.
The Bears won the rebound battle in the loss, out-boarding UND 37-30. They also played strong defense holding the Fighting Hawks to 41.7% from the field and 23.8% on treys.
Men's hoops returns to Bank of Colorado Arena for its final two home games of the season, taking on Sacramento State (Feb. 25) and Portland State(Feb.27).
Stats of the Game:
- Northern Colorado committed 23 turnovers in the defeat, the most the team has turned the ball over all season.
- Redshirt sophomore, Jeremy Verhagen broke his single game scoring slump, producing 10 points for the first time in five games.
- For the third straight game junior forward, Tanner Morgan has led the team in rebounding. Morgan hauled in six boards.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A well rounded team effort came up just short as Northern Colorado (8-18, 5-9 Big Sky) dropped its fifth straight game at North Dakota (13-12, 8-6 Big Sky) 74-73.
The Bears had two players reach double figures and five players end with nine points apiece in the loss.
Redshirt sophomore, Jeremy Verhagen and redshirt junior, Dallas Anglin both led the team with 10 points each. Verhagen added four boards and two blocks to his final stat line, while eight of Anglin's 10 points came in the second half.
Jordan Davis, Anthony Johnson, Tanner Morgan, Ibrahim Sylla and Jordan Wilson all contributed with nine points apiece. Both Davis and Morgan scored all nine of their points in the final 20 minutes of play.
"I thought we played extremely well defensively – we had couple of mishaps in the second half due to fatigue, but to hold somebody (North Dakota) who's that explosive offensively to forty one percent shooting on their home court is a great job," Head Coach B.J. Hill said. "For the first time in a long time I don't feel like our defense was the culprit and I'm very proud of the effort on that end."
UND held a small advantage (12-6) during the first five minutes of the game before the Bears went on a 10-0 run to take the lead, 16-12 with 10:42 to play in the half.
During the UNC streak North Dakota was held scoreless for nearly five minutes.
Northern Colorado extended its lead to as many as eight (25-17) over the next three minutes thanks to five straight points from Verhagen.
The Fighting Hawks retaliated with a decisive 8-2 run to end the half and sent UNC into the locker room down 33-29.
"We missed some crucial box outs, but the big thing obviously was the turnovers," Hill added. "It wasn't just one guy, it was everybody right on down the line that turned it over and you can't have that obviously in a one possession game. That was the difference."
North Dakota picked up right where they left off scoring the first six points of the second half to build a double-digit lead (39-29) for the first time all game.
For the next 13 minutes Northern Colorado trailed by at least nine points to UND.
The Bears largest deficit came with 9:48 to play in the game after a layup from Adam McDermott put North Dakota on top 56-42.
UNC's offense began to click after the basket from UND and the team slowly chipped away at the lead.
Over the next nine minutes the Bears erased the 14-point hole and found themselves down by just two (68-66) with 33 seconds to go after a three-ball from junior forward, Jon'te Dotson.
The Fighting Hawks were clutch down the stretch at the free throw line, ending the game 6-of-8 at the line to hand UNC the loss.
As a team, Northern Colorado shot 48.8% (21-of-43) from the floor and finished 40.0% (8-of-20) from the three point arc.
The Bears won the rebound battle in the loss, out-boarding UND 37-30. They also played strong defense holding the Fighting Hawks to 41.7% from the field and 23.8% on treys.
Men's hoops returns to Bank of Colorado Arena for its final two home games of the season, taking on Sacramento State (Feb. 25) and Portland State(Feb.27).
Stats of the Game:
- Northern Colorado committed 23 turnovers in the defeat, the most the team has turned the ball over all season.
- Redshirt sophomore, Jeremy Verhagen broke his single game scoring slump, producing 10 points for the first time in five games.
- For the third straight game junior forward, Tanner Morgan has led the team in rebounding. Morgan hauled in six boards.
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