MSU Falls at Northern Colorado Sunday
3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Northern Colorado jumped to a 13-2 lead and never looked back, beating Montana State 77-50 in Greeley on Sunday.
The Bears pounded Montana State 40-to-29 on the boards, including a staggering 28-to-9 margin in the first half, when UNC outscored the Bobcats 36-23. Northern Colorado sealed its win by scoring the first six points of the second half.
Jabril Banks scored 14 points to lead all players, while Devon Beitzel scored 13 and Will Figures 12. No Bobcat cracked double-digits, although Marquis Navarre and Bobby Howard each scored nine and Divaldo Mbunga scored eight. Mbunga led all players with nine rebounds.
Northern Colorado shot 54.5% in the second half, while limiting the Bobcats to 30.8% shooting overall, 28.6% after halftime. MSU's recent shooting woes continued. The Bobcats have shot below 45% in seven straight games, and below 40% five times in that span.
On Saturday, Montana State clinched a spot in the 2009 Big Sky Conference Tournament. Sunday's loss pins down the sixth seed for the Bobcats, which sends MSU to Missoula for a 7 pm game on Saturday, March 7, against Montana.
The Bears pounded Montana State 40-to-29 on the boards, including a staggering 28-to-9 margin in the first half, when UNC outscored the Bobcats 36-23. Northern Colorado sealed its win by scoring the first six points of the second half.
Jabril Banks scored 14 points to lead all players, while Devon Beitzel scored 13 and Will Figures 12. No Bobcat cracked double-digits, although Marquis Navarre and Bobby Howard each scored nine and Divaldo Mbunga scored eight. Mbunga led all players with nine rebounds.
Northern Colorado shot 54.5% in the second half, while limiting the Bobcats to 30.8% shooting overall, 28.6% after halftime. MSU's recent shooting woes continued. The Bobcats have shot below 45% in seven straight games, and below 40% five times in that span.
On Saturday, Montana State clinched a spot in the 2009 Big Sky Conference Tournament. Sunday's loss pins down the sixth seed for the Bobcats, which sends MSU to Missoula for a 7 pm game on Saturday, March 7, against Montana.
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