University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, January 22
Cheney, Wash.
3:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
at
Eastern Washington
Photo by: Idaho Athletics
Men's Hoops Ready for Saturday Showdown with Eastern Washington
1/21/2022 1:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNC and Eastern Washington faceoff at 3 pm Saturday
GREELEY, Colo. – Fresh off a 17-point win on Thursday, Northern Colorado men's basketball takes on Eastern Washington Saturday afternoon in Cheney at 3 pm MT.
Opening Tip
- Northern Colorado returned to the court for the first time in 11 days and showed no rust defeating Idaho 87-70 Thursday night.
- The Bears improved to 4-1 in Big Sky play, two wins back of Weber State for the conference lead.
- Bodie Hume had his third 20-plus point game of the season to lead the Bears with 25 points in the win. He also led the team with eight rebounds.
- Hume enters Saturday's game 19 points shy of cracking the program's top 10 for all-time scoring.
- Matt Johnson II dished out a career-high-tying eight assists. He added in eight points.
- Big Sky leading scorer Daylen Kountz put up 16 points in the win. He's now averaging 18.9 ppg.
- UNC held the Big Sky leaders in three-point field goal percentage to just 18.8% (3-16) on Thursday.
- Dalton Knecht was a big lift off the bench for UNC scoring 15 points and grabbing six rebounds.
- The Bears lead the Big Sky and rank 11th nationally making 10.5 three-pointers a game.
- Eastern Washington defended its home court on Thursday with a 75-62 win over Sacramento State to improve to 4-2 in the Big Sky.
Scouting the Eagles
David Riley is in his first year taking over for former head coach Shantay Legans and has the Eagles near the top of the Big Sky once again.
EWU had a complete overhaul of their roster in the offseason, but the results are still the same at 10-7 overall and 4-2 in the Big Sky.
Big Sky Freshman of the Year frontrunner Steele Venters leads the Eagles with 17.4 points per game. A sharpshooter, he is averaging 2.81 threes per game shooting 46.9%.
Around the Big Sky
The teams at or near the top of the Big Sky standings picked up wins on Thursday with Weber State and Eastern Washington defending their home courts while Montana and Montana State picked up a road win.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado returns home for a big time matchup on Thursday when Weber State comes to town. Tip-off is set for 6 pm.
It is throwback night featuring retro Northern Colorado uniforms and discounted concessions pricing. Tickets for the game 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 returned to the court for the first time in 11 days and showed no rust defeating Idaho 87-70 Thursday night.
- The Bears improved to 4-1 in Big Sky play, two wins back of Weber State for the conference lead.
- Bodie Hume had his third 20-plus point game of the season to lead the Bears with 25 points in the win. He also led the team with eight rebounds.
- Hume enters Saturday's game 19 points shy of cracking the program's top 10 for all-time scoring.
- Matt Johnson II dished out a career-high-tying eight assists. He added in eight points.
- Big Sky leading scorer Daylen Kountz put up 16 points in the win. He's now averaging 18.9 ppg.
- UNC held the Big Sky leaders in three-point field goal percentage to just 18.8% (3-16) on Thursday.
- Dalton Knecht was a big lift off the bench for UNC scoring 15 points and grabbing six rebounds.
- The Bears lead the Big Sky and rank 11th nationally making 10.5 three-pointers a game.
- Eastern Washington defended its home court on Thursday with a 75-62 win over Sacramento State to improve to 4-2 in the Big Sky.
Scouting the Eagles
David Riley is in his first year taking over for former head coach Shantay Legans and has the Eagles near the top of the Big Sky once again.
EWU had a complete overhaul of their roster in the offseason, but the results are still the same at 10-7 overall and 4-2 in the Big Sky.
Big Sky Freshman of the Year frontrunner Steele Venters leads the Eagles with 17.4 points per game. A sharpshooter, he is averaging 2.81 threes per game shooting 46.9%.
Around the Big Sky
The teams at or near the top of the Big Sky standings picked up wins on Thursday with Weber State and Eastern Washington defending their home courts while Montana and Montana State picked up a road win.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado returns home for a big time matchup on Thursday when Weber State comes to town. Tip-off is set for 6 pm.
It is throwback night featuring retro Northern Colorado uniforms and discounted concessions pricing. Tickets for the game 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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