University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, December 28
Portland, Ore.
3 pm
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Photo by: Ryan Pfeifer
Men's Basketball Comeback Falls Just Short
12/28/2019 7:34:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNC men's basketball fell to Portland State 69-65
PORTLAND – Northern Colorado battled back from down as much as 22 against Portland State on Saturday afternoon to within one multiple times, but the comeback fell short 69-65. The Bears fall to 7-5 on the year and 0-1 in the Big Sky.
Bodie Hume led the charge for UNC with 22 points, including making four of the team's five 3-pointers.
Hume had a pair of 3s during the end of the half run including a buzzer-beater to cap it off. He scored 11 of his 22 points in the first.
What They Said
Head Coach Jeff Linder
Overall thoughts
"When you are on the road it's going to be tough. Then you play a team that plays differently than anyone you have seen all year it is tough. They tried to speed us up and they did that to a couple of our guys. In that early stretch of the first ten to twelve minutes where we dug ourselves the hole and went down by twenty-two. Give our guys credit for scratching and clawing throughout the game and fighting back to within one possession and have a shot to win it at the end. There were just too many little mistakes on our part in which we beat ourselves. We normally do not do that."
About turnover trouble
"We talked about empty possessions and we had too many of them. I knew based on Portland State's style of play we would have a chance to get back in the game just based on the number of possessions we were going to have, but we turned the ball over too much. Of the fifteen we had, there were a lot of those that were either careless or our guys trying to do too much. We will learn from it and get better from it."
About the slow start
"Coming off of Christmas Break you can lose some of your momentum and it will be interesting to go back and look at the tape and see if that happened to us. Give credit to Portland State too, they were making some tough shots early on and had some guys who usually do not make threes make them to gain confidence early."
Stat of the Game
Coming into the game averaging 11.2 3-point field goal makes a game UNC was unable to find its rhythm making just five on Saturday.
Game Notes
- Four Bears finished the game in double figures scoring in Hume (22), Jonah Radebaugh (14), San Masten (11) and Kai Edwards (10).
- Portland State out-shot UNC 50.8 percent to 44.8 percent.
- Following his career-high 10 assists against South Dakota, Jonah Radebaugh had nine on Saturday.
- Northern Colorado out-rebounded the Vikings 36 to 32. Jonah Radebaugh led the team with seven boards.
What's Ahead?
UNC comes home to ring in the New Year by hosting the Montana schools. First Montana State visits Bank of Colorado Arena on January 2 at 7 pm followed by Montana two days later also at 7 pm.
With the date being 1/2 for the game against Montana State, get half-price GA tickets! Tickets for the game and all UNC men's basketball games can be purchased at UNCBears.com/Tickets, by calling 970-351-3645 or visiting the UNC Ticket Office located in the Campus Commons, (M-F, 10 am - 5 pm). All ticket purchases may include fees.
To stay up to date on all things UNC men's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Bodie Hume led the charge for UNC with 22 points, including making four of the team's five 3-pointers.
Portland State started the game on a 10-0 run and increased its lead to 22 points by the 5:59 mark of the first half. UNC closed the half strong though with an 11-0 run over the final 4:35 to give themselves a chance at the comeback in the second half.😱😱😱 @bodiehume with the nasty flush! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/mw4O5esLYL
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) December 28, 2019
Hume had a pair of 3s during the end of the half run including a buzzer-beater to cap it off. He scored 11 of his 22 points in the first.
Portland State held a 7-to-12-point lead through the first 10 minutes of the second half until UNC went on a 6-0 to cut it to a 53-52 game. The Vikings responded with a 7-2 run to go back up by eight, but the Bears never gave in..@bodiehume at the 🚨! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/FOmMiXIZkC
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) December 28, 2019
UNC once again cut the deficit down to one with 2:35 and 1:37 remaining but was unable to come up with the go-ahead or game-tying basket.Don't 👀now here come the Bears! UNC on a 6⃣ -0⃣ run! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/ykWp1q452X
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) December 28, 2019
What They Said
Head Coach Jeff Linder
Overall thoughts
"When you are on the road it's going to be tough. Then you play a team that plays differently than anyone you have seen all year it is tough. They tried to speed us up and they did that to a couple of our guys. In that early stretch of the first ten to twelve minutes where we dug ourselves the hole and went down by twenty-two. Give our guys credit for scratching and clawing throughout the game and fighting back to within one possession and have a shot to win it at the end. There were just too many little mistakes on our part in which we beat ourselves. We normally do not do that."
About turnover trouble
"We talked about empty possessions and we had too many of them. I knew based on Portland State's style of play we would have a chance to get back in the game just based on the number of possessions we were going to have, but we turned the ball over too much. Of the fifteen we had, there were a lot of those that were either careless or our guys trying to do too much. We will learn from it and get better from it."
About the slow start
"Coming off of Christmas Break you can lose some of your momentum and it will be interesting to go back and look at the tape and see if that happened to us. Give credit to Portland State too, they were making some tough shots early on and had some guys who usually do not make threes make them to gain confidence early."
Stat of the Game
Coming into the game averaging 11.2 3-point field goal makes a game UNC was unable to find its rhythm making just five on Saturday.
Game Notes
- Four Bears finished the game in double figures scoring in Hume (22), Jonah Radebaugh (14), San Masten (11) and Kai Edwards (10).
- Portland State out-shot UNC 50.8 percent to 44.8 percent.
- Following his career-high 10 assists against South Dakota, Jonah Radebaugh had nine on Saturday.
- Northern Colorado out-rebounded the Vikings 36 to 32. Jonah Radebaugh led the team with seven boards.
What's Ahead?
UNC comes home to ring in the New Year by hosting the Montana schools. First Montana State visits Bank of Colorado Arena on January 2 at 7 pm followed by Montana two days later also at 7 pm.
With the date being 1/2 for the game against Montana State, get half-price GA tickets! Tickets for the game and all UNC men's basketball games can be purchased at UNCBears.com/Tickets, by calling 970-351-3645 or visiting the UNC Ticket Office located in the Campus Commons, (M-F, 10 am - 5 pm). All ticket purchases may include fees.
To stay up to date on all things UNC men's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Team Stats
UNC
PSU
FG%
.448
.508
3FG%
.217
.556
FT%
.533
.364
RB
36
32
TO
15
12
STL
4
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
8
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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