University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Saturday, March 12
Boise, Idaho
6 pm
University of Northern Colorado
20-15,13-7Big Sky
66
vs
87
Montana State
27-7,16-4Big Sky
1
2
F
Northern Colo.
28
38
66
Montana St.
40
47
87
Photo by: Thomas Hoffman
Men's basketball's run falls short in the Big Sky title game
3/12/2022 9:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UNC men's basketball fell in the Big Sky championship 87-66
BOISE, Idaho – The lowest shooting percentage of the year came at the worst time for Northern Colorado Saturday night. The Bears shot a season-low 30.2% dropping the Big Sky title game 87-66 to Montana State.
MSU started the game with a 9-2 lead and held it throughout. The Bears trailed 40-28 at the break, shooting 29.6% in the first half.
UNC kept the deficit around 10-14 to open the second half, but a MSU 6-0 run pushed the lead to 19 with 13 minutes left.
The Bears battled to the end with a late 13-3 run, but it was too little too late.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
The ball just wouldn't go through the hoop for UNC who shot a season-low 30.2% for the game.
Game Notes
- Bodie Hume became Northern Colorado's all-time leader in made threes with his pair on Saturday. The senior has 258 for his career passing Sean Taibi (2004-08). The Sterling native finished with 10 points, six rebounds and an assist.
- Hume also now sits in the program's top 5 for all-time scorers with 1,494 points.
- Daylen Kountz scored another 20 points in the game. He earned All-Big Sky Tournament honors averaging 24.3 points per game in it.
- Kur Jongkuch finished two rebounds shy of a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds.
- Once again Dalton Knecht scored double figures off the bench with 14.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado ends the year with a 20-15 mark. It is the fourth time in five years the Bears have recorded 20 wins.
To stay up to date on all things UNC Men's Basketball, visit UNCBears.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
MSU started the game with a 9-2 lead and held it throughout. The Bears trailed 40-28 at the break, shooting 29.6% in the first half.
UNC kept the deficit around 10-14 to open the second half, but a MSU 6-0 run pushed the lead to 19 with 13 minutes left.
The Bears battled to the end with a late 13-3 run, but it was too little too late.
What They Said
Stat of the Game
The ball just wouldn't go through the hoop for UNC who shot a season-low 30.2% for the game.
Game Notes
- Bodie Hume became Northern Colorado's all-time leader in made threes with his pair on Saturday. The senior has 258 for his career passing Sean Taibi (2004-08). The Sterling native finished with 10 points, six rebounds and an assist.
- Hume also now sits in the program's top 5 for all-time scorers with 1,494 points.
- Daylen Kountz scored another 20 points in the game. He earned All-Big Sky Tournament honors averaging 24.3 points per game in it.
- Kur Jongkuch finished two rebounds shy of a double-double with 12 points and eight rebounds.
- Once again Dalton Knecht scored double figures off the bench with 14.
What's Ahead
Northern Colorado ends the year with a 20-15 mark. It is the fourth time in five years the Bears have recorded 20 wins.
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
UNC
MSU
FG%
.302
.519
3FG%
.250
.556
FT%
.815
.742
RB
29
41
TO
7
12
STL
5
0
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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