Bears Suffer Setback to Rams

Tuesday, November 14

Greeley, Colo.

6 p.m.

University of Northern Colorado

2-1,0-0Big Sky

Colorado State

3-0,0-0Mountain West

Colorado St.

Northern Colo.

11/14/2023 10:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Updated Season Stats Final Match Book (PDF)Postgame Notes

By: Michael High, Asisstant Director for Strategic Communications

GREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado fell to Colorado State 83-64 at Bank of Colorado Arena Tuesday.

Dejour Reaves led the Bears in scoring with 20 points, while Saint Thomas established a career high in rebounds with a game-high 15. Thomas and Brock Wisne joined Reaves in double-digit scoring, with Thomas adding 11 and Wisne dropping in 15.

UNC jumped out to a 7-2 advantage before the Rams answered with a 7-0 advantage to grab a 2-point advantage. Colorado State built its biggest lead of the half to 14, at 39-25, with 3:53 remaining in the opening 20 minutes.

The Bears ran off six straight, slicing the deficit to eight just 81 seconds into the final stanza. UNC failed to cut any more off the margin and CSU opened a 19-point gap at the 14:10 mark with an 11-0 spurt by the visitors from Fort Collins.

Over the final 14 minutes maintained a double-digit gap, fluctuating between a 13 and 21-point margin.

UNC Scoring Leader: Dejour Reaves (20)
UNC Rebound Leader: Saint Thomas (15)
UNC Assist Leader: Saint Thomas (3)
UNC Steals Leader: Saint Thomas (2)
UNC Blocks Leader: Three players (1)

Team Records: UNC 2-1, CSU 3-0

Team and Series Notes
• UNC dropped to 2-1 on the season, while the Rams improved to 3-0.
• The Bears trail the all-time series 39-68, including 4-9 since moving to DI.
• UNC fell to 1-5 in Greeley during the DI era.

Individuals
• Starters: Riley Abercrombie, Zach Bloch, Dejour Reaves, Saint Thomas and Brock Wisne
• Dejour Reaves netted his first-career 20-point game, with six rebounds, two assists and a steal.
               • He tallied his third double-digit scoring game of the season.
• Brock Wisne tallied 15 points, with one rebound and two assists.
               • He finished with double-digit points in all three games this season.
• Saint Thomas grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, with 11 points, three assists and two steals.
               • Thomas inked his second consecutive double-double, with double-digit points and rebounds in the last two contests.
• Langston Reynolds totaled five points.
• Riley Abercrombie, Zach Bloch, Marcell McCreary and Juju Ramirez collected three points each.

POINTS FROM                   UNC       CSU
Turnovers                            7             9
In the Paint                          28           30
Second Chance                  5              5
Fast Break                          6              9
Bench                                 12            18

Next Game: The Bears open a four-game road trip, beginning against New Mexico State Saturday at 7 p.m. MT in Las Cruces, N.M.

Next Home Game: UNC returns to The Bank Saturday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. against Cal State - Northridge.