University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, February 29
Greeley, Colo.
7 pm
University of Northern Colorado
20-9,13-5Big Sky
64
vs
68
Eastern Washington
21-8,14-4Big Sky
1
2
F
Eastern Wash.
32
36
68
Northern Colo.
37
27
64
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
Men's Hoops Just Miss Against Eastern Washington
2/29/2020 9:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNC men's basketball fell to Eastern Washington 68-64.
GREELEY – In front of a packed house for Senior Night, Northern Colorado came up just short against Eastern Washington 68-64. The loss snaps a five-game win streak for the Bears and moves them to 20-9 overall and 13-5 in Big Sky play.
Senior guard Jonah Radebaugh left it all out on the court Saturday playing his typical 40 minutes leading the team with 21 points and seven assists and adding in five rebounds and a steal.
His fellow seniors Trent Harris and Kai Edwards had solid Senior Nights too. Harris finished with nine points, three rebounds and a steal. Edwards scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds off the bench.
It was a tightly contested game all night long with neither team leading by more than seven at any point in the game.
Eastern Washington jumped out to that seven-point lead early, but UNC came back to tie the game with an 8-1 run.
Radebaugh took over with a personal 8-0 run after that to put UNC up 22-16 with 9:25 left in the first half.
Northern Colorado extended the lead out to six early in the second half before chipped away at it and reclaimed it with a 6-0 run to go up 49-47 with 12:32 left.
Three minutes later Eastern Washington took the lead for go, despite UNC cutting the lead to one possession five times, just unable to make the timely shot when needed.
The Bears had a chance to tie or take the lead inside the final five seconds, but Radebaugh's drive fell off and EWU grabbed the rebound making two free throws to clinch the win.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
Basketball is a game of makes and misses and that was the difference on Saturday. The Eagles shot 47.5 percent from the field compared to UNC's 39.1 percent.
Game Notes
- Jonah Radebaugh now sits in the top 10 in UNC history for career points, rebounds, assists, steals and made 3s. He joined the top 10 in points passing Will Figures (2006-10) and his 1,287. Radebaugh now has 1,294 points in his career.
- Kai Edwards is now in the program's top 10 for career rebounds with 594 passing Henry Clausen (1966-69.
- Bodie Hume matched his season-high in rebounds with eight. He also tallied 11 points.
Around the Big Sky
Eastern Washington and Montana are now tied for first place in the Big Sky at 14-4 with one week to go. UNC is a game behind each but plays Montana next Thursday. The Eagles host Idaho State that same day.
What's Ahead?
The Bears close the 2019-20 regular season on the road with a trip to Montana on Thursday, March 5 and Montana State, Saturday, March 7.
To stay up to date on all things UNC men's basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Senior guard Jonah Radebaugh left it all out on the court Saturday playing his typical 40 minutes leading the team with 21 points and seven assists and adding in five rebounds and a steal.
His fellow seniors Trent Harris and Kai Edwards had solid Senior Nights too. Harris finished with nine points, three rebounds and a steal. Edwards scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds off the bench.
Defense leading to the Harris 👌! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/ufvAj2xsd0
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) March 1, 2020
It was a tightly contested game all night long with neither team leading by more than seven at any point in the game.
Eastern Washington jumped out to that seven-point lead early, but UNC came back to tie the game with an 8-1 run.
Radebaugh took over with a personal 8-0 run after that to put UNC up 22-16 with 9:25 left in the first half.
The Bears never trailed the rest of the first half and went into the half up 37-32 thanks to a running bank shot that beat the horn by Sam Masten.Another 👌 from @Radebaugh12! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/4rJQl7ZmN7
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) March 1, 2020
The 🏦 is OPEN!!! @Bigsam_32 banks it in! #GoUNCBears🐻🏀 #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/HrydEZtune
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) March 1, 2020
Northern Colorado extended the lead out to six early in the second half before chipped away at it and reclaimed it with a 6-0 run to go up 49-47 with 12:32 left.
Three minutes later Eastern Washington took the lead for go, despite UNC cutting the lead to one possession five times, just unable to make the timely shot when needed.
The Bears had a chance to tie or take the lead inside the final five seconds, but Radebaugh's drive fell off and EWU grabbed the rebound making two free throws to clinch the win.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
Basketball is a game of makes and misses and that was the difference on Saturday. The Eagles shot 47.5 percent from the field compared to UNC's 39.1 percent.
Game Notes
- Jonah Radebaugh now sits in the top 10 in UNC history for career points, rebounds, assists, steals and made 3s. He joined the top 10 in points passing Will Figures (2006-10) and his 1,287. Radebaugh now has 1,294 points in his career.
- Kai Edwards is now in the program's top 10 for career rebounds with 594 passing Henry Clausen (1966-69.
- Bodie Hume matched his season-high in rebounds with eight. He also tallied 11 points.
Around the Big Sky
Eastern Washington and Montana are now tied for first place in the Big Sky at 14-4 with one week to go. UNC is a game behind each but plays Montana next Thursday. The Eagles host Idaho State that same day.
What's Ahead?
The Bears close the 2019-20 regular season on the road with a trip to Montana on Thursday, March 5 and Montana State, Saturday, March 7.
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
EWU
UNC
FG%
.475
.391
3FG%
.273
.304
FT%
.563
.467
RB
37
41
TO
6
10
STL
3
3
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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