Final
for this game
Northern Colorado turns back Idaho State 68-59
Feb 13, 2010 - 4:17 AM POCATELLO, Idaho(AP) -- Led by the 16 points of Neal Kingman, Northern Colorado won its 20th game by beating Idaho State 68-59 on Friday night.The Bears (20-5, 9-3 Big Sky) also got strong performances from Will Figures, with 10 points and three assists, and Mike Proctor, with nine points and six rebounds.
The Bengals (6-18, 3-9) were led by Broderick Gilchrest, with 20 points and five assists, and Demetrius Monroe, with 15 points.
Northern Colorado outrebounded Idaho State 33-23. The Bears also scored 25 points off turnovers and had 19 second-chance points.
The Bears enjoyed their biggest lead at 64-42 with 6:15 left. The Bengals put on a late rally to reduce the final margin to nine.
The Bears led early, but the Bengals reduced it to 27-22 with 3:42 left in the first half. Then Northern Colorado went on 9-2 run for a 38-24 halftime lead.
- NCAA BB
NORTHERN COLO 68
IDAHO ST 59 FINAL
Feb 12 11:02 PM - NCAA BB
NORTHERN COLO 38
IDAHO ST 24 HALFTIME
Feb 12 9:52 PM
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