Hume goes over 1,000 career points, Bears split with Eagles

Saturday, January 23

Greeley, Colo.

Noon

University of Northern Colorado

8-7,5-5Big Sky

Eastern Washington

4-6,3-2Big Sky

Eastern Wash.

Northern Colo.

Photo by: Ryan Pfeifer

1/23/2021 3:28:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Bodie Hume became the 23rd player in program history to score 1,000 points.

By: By Ryan Pfeifer, UNCBears.com

GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado and Eastern Washington men's basketball traded blow for blow in another slugfest on Saturday afternoon inside Bank of Colorado Arena. The Eagles edged out the Bears 82-76.

Saturday's game featured 20 lead changes and six ties with little breathing room for either team.

Matt Johnson II led Northern Colorado is scoring for the sixth straight game with a career-best 23 points alongside four rebounds, three assists, and two steals.

2H | @mattoraw23 🤯🤯🤯#BearsStrong #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/8RXpRyGTDp
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) January 23, 2021

Meanwhile, Bodie Hume passed the 1,000 points scoring mark for his career with his 13 points. Hume becomes the 23rd member in program history to achieve that feat. He added in four rebounds, three steals and a block to his stat line.

2H | Thats 1,001 points for @bodiehume‼️‼️#BearsStrong #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/TsaUqleiL0
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) January 23, 2021

Northern Colorado held a 30-27 lead at the break thanks to some strong defense. The Bears forced EWU to 38.2% shooting and had five steals while turning the Eagles over nine times.

UNC closed the half on an 8-0 run, Hume scored the last five.

1H | @bodiehume 💪💪#BearsStrong #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/muGSmMjQKA
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) January 23, 2021

The Bears pushed their lead to nine points early in the second half, but Eastern Washington chipped away at it and then reclaimed it with a 17-5 run with 10 minutes left.

Johnson II caught fire down the stretch for UNC scoring 10 straight points to keep the Bears neck and neck with the Eagles.

2H | @mattoraw23 with seven straight points for the Bears‼️#BearsStrong #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/wPup5jsIYr
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) January 23, 2021

A quick 7-0 run from EWU gave them enough room to secure the win from the charity stripe.

What They Said

Stat of the Game
Eastern Washington recorded 42 rebounds in the game, a UNC opponent's season-high. Fourteen of them came on the offensive end leading to 16 second chance points.

Game Notes
- Bodie Hume now sits at 1,004 points for his career. It is his eighth straight game scoring in double figures and 14th of the season.
- Daylen Kountz recorded his 11th double-digit points game of the season with 16. He had four rebounds, an assist and a block.
- Kur Jockuch scored 11 points for the Bears going 5-for-8 from the field.
- Matt Johnson II has been on fire as of late averaging 20.3 points over the past six games. He has cracked the 20-plus point mark four times during the run.
- Bryce Kennedy followed up his career-high in minutes Thursday with a career-best scoring effort with eight points. He was a perfect 3-for-3 including a pair of threes.

1H | @brycewillcross AGAIN with the 3⃣‼️#BearsStrong #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/q76q2Bpysy
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) January 23, 2021

Around the Big Sky
It was the weekend of splits in the Big Sky. Four of the five series ended in a split with Montana State being the only team to sweep. MSU is now 6-0 in Big Sky play.

What's Ahead
It's a split week for the Bears next week with one game at home and one on the road. UNC will start the week in Flagstaff, Arizona to face Northern Arizona before both teams make their way to Greeley for Saturday's contest.

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