Bears Fall At Arizona State - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Friday, November 6

Tempe, AZ

7 p.m. MT

University of Northern Colorado

1-1,0-0Big Sky

Arizona State

2-0,0-0Big 12

Team	1	2	F
Northern Colo.	26	37	63
Arizona St.	48	42	90

Final Game Book

11/6/2026 9:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score Donate To Men's Basketball Final Game Book

By: Aiden Tank, Director of Strategic Communications

TEMPE, Ariz. – Northern Colorado dropped its first road game of the season Friday, falling 90-63 to Arizona State at Desert Financial Arena.

The Bears are 1-1. Arizona State improves to 2-0.

A Fast Start
Northern Colorado opened the game well and had it tied at 12-12 in the first half. Manning Shareef hit a three to pull the Bears even, and they were answering Arizona State shot for shot through the opening minutes.

From there the Sun Devils went on a 14-2 run, turning the tie into a double-digit lead. Arizona State led 48-26 at the break and stretched the margin to 30 in the second half.

Shareef Leads the Way
Shareef finished with 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including two three-pointers, to go with four rebounds and three assists. He was one of four Bears in double figures.

Hunter Caldwell added 11 points on three three-pointers, Vincent Delano scored 10, and Andrew Crawford had 10 points and four rebounds. Kaidon Rayfield finished with eight points and three boards, and Langston Reynolds had seven points and four assists.

The Other Side
Arizona State's Paulius Murauskas set a career high with 33 points on 13-of-18 shooting, adding five rebounds. Bryce Ford added 17, and Dillan Shaw finished with eight points and 12 rebounds.

Northern Colorado shot 42.9 percent from the floor and 44.4 percent from three, but the Sun Devils shot 53.8 percent and outscored the Bears 48-32 in the paint.

Up Next
Northern Colorado hosts Northern New Mexico on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 6 p.m. MT.

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