Montana State Bobcats @ Northern Colorado Bears
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MTST | 44 | 35 | 79 |
UNCO | 37 | 30 | 67 |
Bishop lifts Montana St. past Northern Colorado 79-67
GREELEY, Colo. -- — Xavier Bishop tied his career high with 28 points as Montana State rallied in the second half to beat Northern Colorado 79-67 on Thursday night in its Big Sky opener.
Jubrile Belo had 16 points and seven rebounds for Montana State (4-3). Amin Adamu added 10 points.
Matt Johnson II had 20 points for the Bears (5-5, 2-3). Bodie Hume added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Daylen Kountz had 12 points.
Northern Colorado led 60-52 midway through the second half when Bishop hit a jump shot that sparked a 17-0 surge that had the Bobcats in control 71-60 with 3:49 to play. Bishop added seven rebounds and five assists.
------
For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP--Top25
------
Elements of this story were generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com
Game Information
Greeley, CO
Referee:Ruben Ramos
Referee:Mike O'Neill
Referee:Mark Riggs
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
Men's College Basketball News
Sources: U-M retains 5-star McCoy Jr. in wake of May's exit
3h
Air Force AD Nathan Pine out after seven years in role
10h
James Nnaji aims to continue college career at George Mason
2d
