Bears Fall At South Dakota State - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Saturday, November 14

Rapid City, SD

2 p.m. MT

University of Northern Colorado

2-2,0-0Big Sky

South Dakota State

4-0,0-0Summit League

Team	1	2	F
Northern Colo.	17	29	46
South Dakota St.	28	43	71

Final Game Book

11/14/2026 4:23:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By: Aiden Tank, Director of Strategic Communications

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Northern Colorado dropped its first neutral-site game of the season Friday, falling 71-46 to South Dakota State at the Summit Arena at the Monument.

Andrew Crawford led the Bears with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting, adding five rebounds and three steals in 27 minutes. It was his second straight game in double figures after his first career double-double against Northern New Mexico, and he was the one Northern Colorado player the Jackrabbits never fully took out of the game.

Hunter Caldwell added 13 points off the bench on 3-of-10 shooting, including 2-of-6 from three, with three rebounds and a block in 29 minutes, his most extensive run of the young season. Langston Reynolds was held to four points on 1-of-5 shooting, and Jeremiah Hammond and Campbell Blogg each scored four.

The Bears were held well below their season scoring average, shooting 26.5 percent from the field on 13-of-49 and 13.6 percent from three on 3-of-22. They led 6-0 early and were up by six with 15:44 left in the first half, but South Dakota State took control from there and led by as many as 27.

Jon Mekonnen paced the Jackrabbits with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and EJ Ryans matched him with 13 points on 3-of-8 shooting while going 6-of-6 from the line. Joe Sayler added 10 points and six assists, Davis Kern had nine and Alec Squires chipped in eight with eight rebounds.

The loss drops Northern Colorado to 2-2 on the season.

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The Bears travel to BYU on Nov. 21 for a 7 p.m. MT tip.

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