Monday’s Big Sky schedule includes the Idaho State Bengals (8-10, 3-4 Big Sky) against the Northern Colorado Bears (15-6, 7-1 Big Sky) at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.Buy tickets for Idaho State vs.

Led by Kolton Mitchell's 25 points, including the buzzer-beating 3-pointer, the Idaho Vandals defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 77-76 on Thursday night.

I just looked up at the clock, to see how much time I had left,” Mitchell said on the Vandals’ postgame radio show. “I knew I wasn’t passing the ball ... I just let it fly. Honestly, I didn’t think it was going in.

Northern Colorado will attempt to keep its eight-game win streak alive when the Bears take on Idaho. The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

Idaho is a really good team,” UNC coach Kristen Mattio said, adding Nelson is a dynamic player. “She did a good job of willing that team tonight to get that win.”

Idaho 68, Northern Colorado 57: Olivia Nelson collected a team-high 27 points and eight rebounds, and the Vandals (14-4, 6-1 Big Sky) built a double-digit halftime lead in a win over the Bears (8-10, 1-6) in Greeley, Colorado.

The Idaho State University women’s basketball team finds itself in the bottom half of the Big Sky standings, with five weeks remaining in the regular season. For a team that came into the season with expectations,

Starting forward Ella Van Weelden led UNC with 12 points in a team-high 33 minutes played. The 10 other players who saw minutes all recorded at least a field goal, leading UNC to a season high

Hawthorne shot 10 of 16 from the field against Eastern Washington, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range and he made 8 of 10 from the free throw line in the Bears’ 67-62 win. Hawthorne also

Percentages: FG .528, FT .762. 3-Point Goals: 4-17, .235 (Denker 2-5, Reynolds 1-1, Rillie 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Wisne 0-1, McCreary 0-2, Bloch 0-5).

Northern Colorado and Idaho will face off in a matchup of Big Sky foes. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season.

Kolton Mitchell hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for the Idaho men’s basketball team to upset Northern Colorado 77-76 in a Big Sky Conference game Thursday night in Moscow, Idaho. UNC’s loss ...