@UNC_BearsMBB bury Vandals with a barrage of three pointers

Thursday, February 14

Moscow, Idaho

8 PM

University of Northern Colorado

17-8

Idaho

4-20

Northern Colo.

Idaho

Trent Harris scored 15 points on five three pointers against Idaho.

2/14/2019 10:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Ryan Ronan

MOSCOW, Idaho – Thursday night was set up to be the crowning achievement for Jordan Davis's time at UNC, instead, the Bears put together one of the best team efforts they have had all season and showed the rest of the conference they are more than No. 0. Nine Northern Colorado players found the scoresheet to lead the Bears to a blowout win over Idaho, 75-47.

Davis still did his thing, he led all scorers with 16 points and now is just two points away from becoming the all-time leading scorer in program history.
Idaho came into the game with the second-best three-point field goal defense in the Big Sky. Led by Trent Harris who knocked down five by himself, the Bears hit 14 triples against the Vandals and made them at nearly a 38 percent clip. The 14 made three-pointers are the most given up by Idaho this season topping the 13 they allowed to Montana their last time out.

UNC lived by the three in the first half. Leading 18-7 with just under 10 minutes to play, the Bears scored 21-straight points via the long ball. They closed out the half scoring 24 of their last 28 points from deep.

However, it wasn't just the shooting that broke the game open. UNC clamped down on the defensive end as well. They outscored UI 25-13 and held them scoreless for nearly a seven-minute stretch spanning the end of the first half and start of the second.

BREAKING OUT OF THE BOX SCORE

UNC has been getting defensive on the road. In its last three road games, all wins, the Bears haven't allowed more than 53 points in a game.
In those three games, they have set and broke the record for fewest points allowed to a Division I team under head coach Jeff Linder all three times.
They allowed 53 at Idaho State, 48 at Northern Arizona and 47 at Idaho.
Idaho has allowed a team to make double-digit three-pointers just four times this season, twice to UNC who hit 11 in the first meeting this season.
Speaking of 11, the win gave the Bears 11 Big Sky wins for the second-straight season. That is tied for the second most in program history.
It's the first time since joining DI in 2006 they have won double-digit conference games in consecutive seasons.
Bodie Hume came off the bench and scored nine first-half points.
Davis and Hume led the Bears with four rebounds each.

CHASING A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
It was a big night in the Big Sky. The two teams surrounding UNC in the standings met for the second time this season and Montana swept the season series from Weber State with an 83-80 win. The victory keeps the Griz ahead of the Bears in the standings, but the loss dropped the Wildcats into a third-place tie with Montana State, two games behind UNC.

SCHEDULE SAYS
The road trip concludes with a trip to Eastern Washington on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles will have been off for a full week prior to hosting UNC. The Bears will then more than a week off for the second time this season before they head to Missoula in what will be a battle for first place on Feb. 25.