Scores

Final

Montana St 69

(6-7, 3-2 Big Sky)

N Colorado 66

(3-10, 1-4 Big Sky)

9:05 PM ET, January 10, 2013

Butler-Hancock Hall, Greeley, CO

1 2 T
MTST 27 4269
UNCO 32 3466

Top Performers

Montana State: C. Coleman 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Northern Colorado: T. Unruh 23 Pts, 1 Reb, 1 Ast

Montana St. 69, N. Colorado 66

Associated Press

GREELEY, Colo. -- Calen Coleman scored 16 points and Montana State stormed from behind in the second half to defeat Northern Colorado 69-66 on Thursday night.

Montana State (6-7, 3-2 Big Sky) trailed 59-50 with 8:47 left in the game. Northern Colorado (3-10, 1-4) still led 66-64 with 1:48 on a dunk by Derrick Barden.

Xavier Blount's layup tied it for Montana State at with 1:26 left, and Michael Dison's two free throws with 29 seconds left put Montana State up for good.

Blount finished with 14 points. Paul Egwuonwu had 12 points and Christian Moon ha d10.

Tate Unruh led Northern Colorado with 23 points, including five 3-pointers. Barden scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MTST
UNCO
Points 69 66
FG Made-Attempted 23-47 (.489) 21-55 (.382)
3P Made-Attempted 8-22 (.364) 6-21 (.286)
FT Made-Attempted 15-22 (.682) 18-21 (.857)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 16 (0/0) 22 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 9

Game Leaders

 
MTST
UNCO
PointsC. Coleman 16T. Unruh 23
ReboundsX. Blount 7D. Barden 11
AssistsM. Colbert 3C. Osborne 4
StealsM. Dison 3C. Osborne 1
BlocksP. Egwuonwu 3C. Osborne 1
Team Stats: Montana State | Northern Colorado

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 10, 2013 MTST 69, @UNCO 66Recap
Feb 9, 2013 UNCO 85, @MTST 72Recap
Mar 14, 2013 UNCO 69, @MTST 56Recap

Next 5 Games

MTST
UNCO
01/12 @UND 3:05pm
01/19 @MONT 9:00pm
01/21 SUU 9:05pm
01/24 WEB 9:05pm
01/26 IDST 9:05pm
 01/12 MONT 6:35pm
01/17 PRST 9:05pm
01/19 EWU 9:05pm
01/24 @NAU 8:35pm
01/26 @SAC 10:05pm
Complete Schedule: Montana State | Northern Colorado

Big Sky Conference Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Weber State18-226-6
Montana19-125-6
North Dakota12-816-16
Sacramento State8-1214-15
Montana State10-1013-17
Northern Colorado10-1013-18
Southern Utah8-1211-20
Northern Arizona8-1211-21
Eastern Washington7-1310-21
Portland State5-158-20
Idaho State5-156-24
View expanded standings »