Smoots scores 14 to lead N. Colorado past Idaho 75-61
— Matt Johnson II had 18 points as Northern Colorado got past Idaho 75-61 on Saturday.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
7-6, 6th in Big Sky
- 12/9CCHW 87-62
- 12/11REGW 83-58
- 12/14L 81-45
- 12/16W 83-75
- 12/18L 63-50
- 12/22W 69-64
- 12/23L 71-56
- 1/2W 64-62
- 1/4L 56-54
- 1/7L 79-67
- 1/9L 76-74
- 1/14W 74-54
- 1/16W 75-61
- 1/21
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- 2/11
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- 2/25
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Johnson II scores 18 to lead N. Colorado past Idaho 74-54
— Matt Johnson II had 18 points as Northern Colorado easily defeated Idaho 74-54 on Thursday night.
Adamu carries Montana St. over N. Colorado 76-74 in OT
— Amin Adamu had a career-high 36 points and scored the final points of the game on a layup with 1:58 left in overtime as Montana State edged past Northern Colorado 76-74 on Saturday.
Bishop lifts Montana St. past Northern Colorado 79-67
— Xavier Bishop tied his career high with 28 points as Montana State rallied in the second half to beat Northern Colorado 79-67 on Thursday night in its Big Sky opener.
Steadman lifts Montana past Northern Colorado 56-54
— Michael Steadman tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds to carry Montana to a 56-54 win over Northern Colorado on Monday.
Smoots scores 16 to lead N. Colorado over Montana 64-62
— Tre’Shon Smoots came off the bench to score 16 points and assisted on a basket by Bodie Hume with 1.0 seconds left to lift Northern Colorado to a 64-62 win over Montana on Saturday.
Parker scores 26 to carry Idaho St over Northern Colorado
— Brayden Parker had 26 points as Idaho State defeated Northern Colorado 71-56 on Wednesday.
Hume scores 27 to lift Northern Colorado past Idaho St 69-64
— Bodie Hume had a career-high 27 points as Northern Colorado narrowly defeated Idaho State 69-64 on Tuesday in a Big Sky Conference opener for both teams.
Bean lifts Utah St. past N. Colorado 63-50
— Justin Bean had 12 points and 11 rebounds to lift Utah State to a 63-50 win over Northern Colorado on Friday night.
Kountz lifts N. Colorado over Denver 83-75
— Daylen Kountz had a career-high 26 points as Northern Colorado topped Denver 83-75 on Wednesday night. Bodie Hume and Matt Johnson II added 21 points each for the Bears.
Wright's 19 points lead Colorado by Northern Colorado 81-45
— McKinley Wright IV had 19 points, five rebounds and seven assists and Colorado beat Northern Colorado 81-45 on Monday night in the Buffaloes' home opener.
N. Colorado promotes asst. Smiley to head coach
Steve Smiley has been promoted to head men's basketball coach at Northern Colorado, replacing Jeff Linder, who took over at Wyoming.
Sources: Wyoming to hire N. Colorado's Linder
Wyoming is hiring Northern Colorado's Jeff Linder as its next head coach, sources told ESPN.
Which teams are most likely to pull off NCAA tournament upsets?
Yale and Belmont are no strangers to pulling off upsets in past NCAA tournaments. Are they likely to do it again in 2020?
Harris carries N. Colorado past Montana St. 75-61
Trent Harris had 24 points, tying his season high, as Northern Colorado defeated Montana State 75-61 in a regular season finale on Saturday. Jonah Radebaugh added 21 points for the Bears. Radebaugh also had seven assists.
Radebaugh scores 21, N. Colorado holds off Montana 71-64
Jonah Radebaugh scored 21 points as Northern Colorado beat Montana 71-64 on Thursday night.
Davison carries E. Washington over N. Colorado 68-64
Jacob Davison had 24 points as Eastern Washington narrowly defeated Northern Colorado 68-64 on Saturday night. Mason Peatling added 20 points for the Eagles. Peatling also had 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Edwards, Radebaugh double up in N. Colorado blowout of Idaho
Kai Edwards had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Northern Colorado rolled past Idaho 93-49 on Thursday night.
Radebaugh scores 22, Northern Colorado tops Idaho State
Jonah Radebaugh scored 22 points as Northern Colorado defeated Idaho State 85-72 on Saturday night.
Hume, Radebaugh ice N. Colorado's 68-66 win over S. Utah
Bodie Hume hit a dagger 3-pointer with six seconds remaining and Jonah Radebaugh added an insurance free throw as Northern Colorado fended off Southern Utah 68-66 Thursday night.
Radebaugh leads N. Colorado over Sacramento St. 68-65
Jonah Radebaugh had 21 points as Northern Colorado edged past Sacramento State 68-65 on Saturday night.
Harris scores 21 to carry N. Colorado past N. Arizona 84-54
Trent Harris had 21 points as Northern Colorado routed Northern Arizona 84-54 on Thursday night.
Giant Killers: Which teams could surprise in the first round
Liberty was a Giant Killer last season, knocking off 5-seed Mississippi State. The Flames could be at it again, and they've got plenty of company.
Walker sparks Portland State past Northern Colorado, 83-71
Alonzo Walker had 22 points as Portland State beat Northern Colorado 83-71 on Monday night.
Edwards scores 17 to lead N. Colorado over S. Utah 68-60
Kai Edwards had 17 points to lift Northern Colorado to a 68-60 win over Southern Utah on Thursday night.
2020-21 Big Sky Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State | 4-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Southern Utah | 5-1 | - | 10-2 |
| Sacramento State | 3-1 | 1 | 5-2 |
| Idaho State | 4-2 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Eastern Washington | 2-1 | 1.5 | 3-5 |
| Northern Colorado | 4-4 | 2 | 7-6 |
| Weber State | 1-1 | 2 | 6-3 |
| Northern Arizona | 3-4 | 2.5 | 4-9 |
| Montana | 2-4 | 3 | 6-7 |
| Portland State | 1-3 | 3 | 2-7 |
| Idaho | 0-8 | 6 | 0-11 |
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Team Stats
Points Per Game67.8289th
Rebounds Per Game33.4Tied-299th
Assists Per Game10.4371st
Points Allowed66.3
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| Tournament Appearances | 1 |