Northern Colorado Bears @ Sacramento State Hornets
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UNCO | 22 | 37 | 59 |
| 29 | 37 | 66 |
McKinney leads Sacramento State past Northern Colorado 66-59
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Mikh McKinney scored 23 points and helped Sacramento State hold off Northern Colorado 66-59 on Thursday night.
Northern Colorado rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit and led 49-46 with 6:44 to go. McKinney then scored eight straight points and 10 in a 16-4 run for a 62-53 lead. The Bears responded with six unanswered points before McKinney added a layup and two free throws in the final 33 seconds to secure the victory.
Dylan Garrity added 12 points for the Hornets (17-8, 11-3 Big Sky), who set a Division-I era program record for victories with 17. The win also kept them tied with Montana for second place, a half-game back of Eastern Washington.
Sacramento State finished the first half on a 22-5 run to lead 29-22 at halftime as the Bears went 2 of 14 in that stretch.
Tevin Svihovec scored 16 points to lead the Bears (12-13, 7-7).
Game Information
Sacramento, CA
Referee:Lewis Garrison
Referee:Nate Harris
Referee:Brett Nansel
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 |
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