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Northern Colorado Downs Idaho 89-68 - Match Report
The battle between Northern Colorado and Idaho didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Idaho was handed a 89-68 defeat on Saturday at ICCU Arena.
Northern Colorado won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -6.5-point spread as favorites.
Saint Thomas had 20 points for Northern Colorado and Dejour Reaves chipped in with 18 points. Saint Thomas had 8 assists for them, while Saint Thomas was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.
Idaho got a 14-point performance from Quinn Denker, who was supported by 13 points from Terren Frank. Quinn Denker had 6 assists in a losing cause for Idaho, while Tyler Linhardt grabbed 3 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Northern Colorado were victorious, as the score was 43-40 at the break.
Northern Colorado won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-18.
Next game, Northern Colorado takes its act home to face Idaho State looking for another win. For Idaho, they head on the road to face Montana.