University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Monday, February 21
Greeley, Colo.
6:00 pm
University of Northern Colorado
16-12,11-5Big Sky
77
vs
70
Idaho State
6-20,4-13Big Sky
1
2
F
Idaho St.
32
38
70
Northern Colo.
34
43
77
Photo by: Jam David
Men's Basketball Grinds Out Win over Idaho State
2/21/2022 9:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNC basketball earned revenge for its loss in Pocatello last Thursday
GREELEY, Colo. – Playing their fourth game in eight days Northern Colorado men's basketball willed its way to a 77-70 win over Idaho State. The win comes four days after falling to the Bengals in Pocatello.
A pair of runs were key for UNC to pull away from ISU in the win.
The Bears had a sluggish start to the game but found their groove just before the half. Following the final media timeout, UNC closed the first half on a 13-5 including scoring the final eight points to take a 34-32 lead into the locker room.
Matt Johnson scored seven of his 13 points in the game during the run.
Northern Colorado then held Idaho State without a field goal for almost 10 minutes. During that time UNC extended its lead from up two to up 15 with an 18-5 run.
Senior Bodie Hume scored 10 of the team's points over the run, by doing a little of everything. He finished with a game-high 20 points.
Idaho State did not give in, cutting a 16-point deficit to seven with 2:41 left, but the Bears closed out the game at the free throw line going 10-for-11 down the stretch.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
After shooting its second-lowest field goal percentage of the year at Idaho State Thursday night, UNC shot 50.0% from the field on Monday night.
Game Notes
- Bodie Hume had his fifth 20-point game of the game scoring exactly 20. He also led the team with two assists and two blocks while grabbing six rebounds.
- Daylen Kountz made his living at the free throw line scoring half of his 18 points from there.
- Kur Jongkuch shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the field leading to 12 points to go with his team-leading eight rebounds.
- The Bears enjoyed being out in the open court outscoring Idaho State 13-3 on the fast break.
Around the Big Sky
The only other game of the night was Southern Utah at Northern Arizona with SUU taking care of business in Flagstaff. UNC and SUU are tied in the Big Sky standings, two games behind league leader Montana State and half a game behind second-place Weber State.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado hosts two more home games on the year on Thursday and Saturday against Eastern Washington and Idaho, receptively. Purchase tickets 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.
A pair of runs were key for UNC to pull away from ISU in the win.
The Bears had a sluggish start to the game but found their groove just before the half. Following the final media timeout, UNC closed the first half on a 13-5 including scoring the final eight points to take a 34-32 lead into the locker room.
Don't let @DaylenKountz2 get hot!#GetUpGreeley🐻🏀 pic.twitter.com/EWBrQPBnRC
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) February 22, 2022
Matt Johnson scored seven of his 13 points in the game during the run.
Northern Colorado then held Idaho State without a field goal for almost 10 minutes. During that time UNC extended its lead from up two to up 15 with an 18-5 run.
Senior Bodie Hume scored 10 of the team's points over the run, by doing a little of everything. He finished with a game-high 20 points.
Coast to coast for the JAM!@bodiehume | #GetUpGreeley🐻🏀 pic.twitter.com/tdQmzP2wi3
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) February 22, 2022
Idaho State did not give in, cutting a 16-point deficit to seven with 2:41 left, but the Bears closed out the game at the free throw line going 10-for-11 down the stretch.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
After shooting its second-lowest field goal percentage of the year at Idaho State Thursday night, UNC shot 50.0% from the field on Monday night.
Game Notes
- Bodie Hume had his fifth 20-point game of the game scoring exactly 20. He also led the team with two assists and two blocks while grabbing six rebounds.
- Daylen Kountz made his living at the free throw line scoring half of his 18 points from there.
- Kur Jongkuch shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the field leading to 12 points to go with his team-leading eight rebounds.
- Zach Bloch recorded a career-high three steals.Anything you can do, @kjongkuch can do better.#GetUpGreeley🐻🏀 pic.twitter.com/u0bFmuCc16
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) February 22, 2022
- UNC outrebounded ISU 33-25..@blochzach1, defensive specialist 💪#GetUpGreeley🐻🏀 pic.twitter.com/V2u5GTKFng
— UNC Men's Basketball (@UNC_BearsMBB) February 22, 2022
- The Bears enjoyed being out in the open court outscoring Idaho State 13-3 on the fast break.
Around the Big Sky
The only other game of the night was Southern Utah at Northern Arizona with SUU taking care of business in Flagstaff. UNC and SUU are tied in the Big Sky standings, two games behind league leader Montana State and half a game behind second-place Weber State.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado hosts two more home games on the year on Thursday and Saturday against Eastern Washington and Idaho, receptively. Purchase tickets 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.
Team Stats
ISU
UNC
FG%
.462
.500
3FG%
.409
.348
FT%
.765
.724
RB
25
33
TO
12
13
STL
3
6
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
18
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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