University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Tuesday, December 7
Greeley, Colo.
6:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
vs
South Dakota
Photo by: Dean Popejoy
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UNC closes its homestand against South Dakota Tuesday
GREELEY, Colo. - Coming off two exciting Big Sky wins over the weekend, Northern Colorado men's basketball hosts South Dakota on Tuesday night. The Bears welcome the old NCC foe at 6 pm.Â
Opening Tip
- Northern Colorado went 2-0 on their Big Sky opening weekend by defending home court against Montana and Montana State.Â
- Daylen Kountz had the game-winning assist and block against Montana Saturday night. The senior found Kur Jongkuch for a thunderous dunk to put the Bears up one with 25 seconds left. He went on to record the game-winning block inside five seconds. Kountz led the team with 18 points.
- Kur Jongkuch recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He added in two assists and a block.Â
- Matt Johnson II sank a pair of clutch free throws with 3.4 seconds left for his 13th and 14th points of the game. He added in four assists and six rebounds in the win.Â
- Bodie Hume scored 16 points in the win over the Griz connecting on two shots behind the arc.
- Northern Colorado extended its streak to five straight games with 10-plus assists. They had 14 on Saturday night
- UNC outrebounded Montana 35-24.Â
- The Bears had their best shooting performance of the year on Saturday going 53.3% from the field.
- Northern Colorado ranked 124th in the initial net rankings released on Monday. The second-best in the Big Sky.
- South Dakota ended a two-game losing streak with a 93-37 win over Waldorf on Friday.
Scouting the Yotes
South Dakota returned to the win column on Friday with a 93-37 over Waldorf.Â
USD likes to crash the glass and rank 44th in the NCAA with a +7.4 rebound margin. Hunter Goodrick leads the team with 7.8 per game.Â
Three Yotes are averaging double figures scoring led by Kruz Perrott-Hunt's 14.6 per game.Â
What's Ahead
UNC hits the road next week for a pair of PAC 12 showdowns against Arizona and Washington State.Â
The Bears return home just before Christmas to host Northern New Mexico on December 21st at 6 pm. Tickets to the game and all UNC men's basketball games can be purchased at UNCBears.com/Tickets.
To stay up to date on all things UNC Men's Basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Opening Tip
- Northern Colorado went 2-0 on their Big Sky opening weekend by defending home court against Montana and Montana State.Â
- Daylen Kountz had the game-winning assist and block against Montana Saturday night. The senior found Kur Jongkuch for a thunderous dunk to put the Bears up one with 25 seconds left. He went on to record the game-winning block inside five seconds. Kountz led the team with 18 points.
- Kur Jongkuch recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds. He added in two assists and a block.Â
- Matt Johnson II sank a pair of clutch free throws with 3.4 seconds left for his 13th and 14th points of the game. He added in four assists and six rebounds in the win.Â
- Bodie Hume scored 16 points in the win over the Griz connecting on two shots behind the arc.
- Northern Colorado extended its streak to five straight games with 10-plus assists. They had 14 on Saturday night
- UNC outrebounded Montana 35-24.Â
- The Bears had their best shooting performance of the year on Saturday going 53.3% from the field.
- Northern Colorado ranked 124th in the initial net rankings released on Monday. The second-best in the Big Sky.
- South Dakota ended a two-game losing streak with a 93-37 win over Waldorf on Friday.
Scouting the Yotes
South Dakota returned to the win column on Friday with a 93-37 over Waldorf.Â
USD likes to crash the glass and rank 44th in the NCAA with a +7.4 rebound margin. Hunter Goodrick leads the team with 7.8 per game.Â
Three Yotes are averaging double figures scoring led by Kruz Perrott-Hunt's 14.6 per game.Â
What's Ahead
UNC hits the road next week for a pair of PAC 12 showdowns against Arizona and Washington State.Â
The Bears return home just before Christmas to host Northern New Mexico on December 21st at 6 pm. Tickets to the game and all UNC men's basketball games can be purchased at UNCBears.com/Tickets.
To stay up to date on all things UNC Men's Basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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