Overview
- Quinn Denker led the Bears with a career-high 33 points on 12-for-18 shooting plus eight rebounds and eight assists.
- Northern Colorado shot 17-for-23 (.739) in the second half and finished 11-for-21 from three-point range.
- Ibu Yamazaki hit two free throws with 23 seconds left before Denker sealed the win at the line with nine seconds remaining.
- Colorado’s Isaiah Johnson scored 25 points (19 in the first half), with Barrington Hargress adding 18, Bangot Dak 16 and Sebastian Rancik 14.
- The Bears snapped a 13-game skid in the series for their first win over Colorado since 1936, moving both teams to 10-3 as UNC opens Big Sky play on New Year’s Day and CU visits Arizona State to start Big 12 play Saturday.