Bears Ready to Bounce Back Against Northern Arizona

Calendar

Nov 3

7:30 p.m. MT

Men's Basketball

vs Colorado College

Nov 7

6 p.m. MT

Men's Basketball

vs Colorado Christian

Nov 15

TBA

Men's Basketball

at Pepperdine

Nov 21

5:30 p.m. MT | 4:30 PT

Men's Basketball

vs St. Thomas

Nov 22

6 p.m. MT | 5 p.m. PT

Men's Basketball

at Portland

Nov 23

12:30 p.m. MT | 11:30 a.m. PT

Men's Basketball

vs California State - Fullerton

Nov 26

TBA

Men's Basketball

at Air Force

Nov 29

6 p.m. MT

Men's Basketball

vs Regis

Dec 3

TBA

Men's Basketball

at Omaha

GAME INFO
Who: Northern Colorado (15-8, 8-4 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona (13-9, 7-6 Big Sky)
When: Feb. 13, 6 pm
Where: Flagstaff, Ariz, Walkup Skydome
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Opening Tip
• Northern Colorado fell to Portland State on Monday night 83-71.
• Bodie Hume scored a career-best 26 points and grabbed a season-high eight rebounds in the loss.
• The Vikings were hard to stop offensively as they shot 57.1 percent from the field.
• Northern Colorado is the top-rated Big Sky school in the NET (118) and KenPom (94).
• UNC is in the middle of a stretch in which they play three road games over the next four.
• Northern Arizona won the matchup between the two teams earlier this year 64-58 in Greeley.
• NAU split its games last weekend at Idaho State and Weber State. The Lumberjacks squeaked past ISU in overtime before falling to WSU by six.

Last Time Out
A hot start was not enough for Northern Colorado as they fell to Portland State 83-71. The Bears jumped out to a nine-point lead, but the Vikings got hot offensively and ended up shooting 57.1 percent from the field.

Bodie Hume scored 13 of the team's 15 first points on his way to a career-high 26 points. Jonah Radebaugh was the only other Bear in double figures scoring with 13.

Scouting the Lumberjacks
Northern Arizona strung together a five-game win streak during Big Sky play helping push them up the standings. Since entering the month of February they are 2-2.

NAU relies on a six-man rotation who average 9.0 points or more. Cameron Shelton leads the team with 14.1 points per game.

The Lumberjacks have the best 3-point shooting percentage in the Big Sky at 37.9 percent.

History Against Northern Arizona
Northern Colorado has hosted four of the past five games in the series with a 3-2 record. The Bears are 12-4 when playing in Greeley, but just 5-8 when in Flagstaff.

On This Date
Northern Colorado is 7-12 when playing on February 13. The Bears have struggled when on the road at 2-8.

Around the Big Sky
With four weeks left in the regular season, Montana is a game and a half ahead of UNC for first place and half a game ahead of Eastern Washington. The Bears still have a game against each UM and EWU on their schedule.

What's Ahead?
UNC closes out its road trip by visiting Sacramento State Saturday night. The Bears beat the Hornets at home earlier this year 71-52 in Greeley. Tip-off between Northern Colorado and Sac is set for 8 pm MST.

The Bears return home on February 20 to face Southern Utah. Take advantage of our Fan Application ticket special with $2 tickets, plus fees. The special is for online-only orders with the promo code; FAN

Tickets for the game and all UNC men's basketball games can be purchased at UNCBears.com/Tickets, by calling 970-351-4849 or visiting the UNC Ticket Office located in the Campus Commons, (M-F, 10 am - 5 pm). All ticket purchases may include fees.

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