Montana 57, Northern Colorado 67

1 2 T
MONT (17-11) 25 32 57
UNCO (13-17) 33 34 67

Final

9:05 PM ET, February 26, 2009
Butler-Hancock Hall
Greeley, CO

N. Colorado 67, Montana 57

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Team Stat Comparison
MONTANA NORTHERN COLORADO
Points 57 67
FG Made-Attempted 22-48 (.458) 20-53 (.377)
3P Made-Attempted 5-16 (.313) 6-12 (.500)
FT Made-Attempted 8-14 (.571) 21-25 (.840)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 21 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 10
Game Leaders
 MONTANANORTHERN COLORADO
PointsA. Johnson 17D. Beitzel 17
ReboundsB. Qvale 7J. Banks 11
AssistsA. Johnson 3Y. Bonner 4
StealsK. Sharp 3Y. Bonner 4
 · Team Stats: Montana | Northern Colorado
2008-09 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 25, 2009 @MONT 68, UNCO 59Recap | Box Score
· Feb 26, 2009 @UNCO 67, MONT 57Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
MONTANA (ET) NORTHERN COLORADO (ET)
03/07 MTST 9:05pm
11/13 UND 10:00pm
11/14 BSU 10:05pm
11/15 LMU 5:05pm
11/19 @DEN 9:00pm
03/01 MTST 9:05pm
03/07 @IDST 9:05pm
11/13 MCNS 10:00pm
11/15 SUU 7:30pm
11/17 @HAW 4:00am
 · Complete Schedule: Montana | Northern Colorado
Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Weber State15-121-9
Portland State11-523-9
Montana11-517-12
Idaho State9-713-19
Northern Colorado8-814-18
Montana State6-1014-17
Eastern Washington6-1012-18
Northern Arizona5-118-19
Sacramento State1-152-27
 · View expanded standings
Associated Press

GREELEY, Colo. -- Devon Beitzel came off the bench to score 17 points in leading Northern Colorado to a 67-57 win over Montana on Thursday night.

Chris Kaba added 11 points, while Jabril Banks finished with a team-high 11 rebounds for the Bears (12-17, 6-8 Big Sky).

Northern Colorado, which never trailed, took a 33-25 lead into the break. But the Grizzlies (17-10, 11-4) rallied in the second half and narrowed the margin to 37-35 on a pair of free throws by Anthony Johnson with 15:38 remaining. Montana remained within seven points of the lead after that, but Kaba hit a 3-pointer to give the Bears a 63-55 advantage with 53 seconds left.

Johnson was 5-of-10 from the field and 6-of-9 from the free throw line to lead Montana with 17 points. Jordan Hasquet finished with 15 points.

The Bears' win qualified them for the Big Sky's postseason tournament, while the Grizzlies remain in second place, leading Portland State by one game.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Thursday, February 26th
Sacramento State 39 Final
Idaho State 74
Montana 57 Final
Northern Colorado 67
Northern Arizona 51 Final
Weber State 70