Montana State 50, Northern Colorado 77

1 2 T
MTST (12-15) 23 27 50
UNCO (14-17) 36 41 77

Final

9:05 PM ET, March 1, 2009

N. Colorado 77, Montana St. 50

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Team Stat Comparison
MONTANA STATE NORTHERN COLORADO
Points 50 77
FG Made-Attempted 16-52 (.308) 24-50 (.480)
3P Made-Attempted 2-14 (.143) 7-14 (.500)
FT Made-Attempted 16-23 (.696) 22-26 (.846)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 28
Game Leaders
 MONTANA STATENORTHERN COLORADO
PointsB. Howard 9J. Banks 14
ReboundsD. Mbunga 9C. Kaba 8
AssistsD. Mbunga 2J. Pena 3
StealsW. Bynum 3J. Pena 3
BlocksM. Navarre 2R. Palacios 1
 · Team Stats: Montana State | Northern Colorado
2008-09 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 22, 2009 UNCO 65, @MTST 55Recap | Box Score
· Mar 1, 2009 @UNCO 77, MTST 50Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
MONTANA STATE (ET) NORTHERN COLORADO (ET)
03/03 WEB 9:05pm
03/07 @MONT 9:05pm
03/10 @WEB 9:30pm
03/11 @PRST 10:30pm
11/14 @NEV 10:05pm
03/07 @IDST 9:05pm
11/13 MCNS 10:00pm
11/15 SUU 7:30pm
11/17 @HAW 4:00am
11/20 TXSO 7:30pm
 · Complete Schedule: Montana State | 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. -- Jabril Banks scored 14 points as Northern Colorado defeated Montana State 77-50 Sunday, guaranteeing the Bears a fifth seed in the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

Northern Colorado led 13-2 with 15:49 left in the first half as the Bears started 6-of-6 from the field while Montana State was 1-of-6. The Bears went nearly six minutes into the game before missing their first shot.

Northern Colorado shot 54.5 percent in the second half while holding the Bobcats to 28.6 percent.

No Bobcat scored in double digits. Marquis Navarre and Bobby Howard each had nine points.

Northern Colorado will play Idaho State in Pocatello, Idaho, Saturday in the first round of the conference tournament.

Montana State, the sixth seed, will play at Montana Saturday.


Men's Basketball Scores

Other Scores:

Sunday, March 1st
Montana State 50 Final
Northern Colorado 77