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Denker leads Northern Colorado against Montana
By The Associated Press
Montana Grizzlies (16-14, 10-7 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (19-11, 9-8
Big Sky)
Greeley, Colorado; Monday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado hosts Montana after Quinn Denker scored 33
points in Northern Colorado's 76-67 victory over the Idaho Vandals.
The Bears are 10-3 on their home court. Northern Colorado is 7-2 when it wins
the turnover battle and averages 10.9 turnovers per game.
The Grizzlies are 10-7 in conference play. Montana is seventh in the Big Sky
scoring 77.8 points per game and is shooting 49.4%.
Northern Colorado averages 9.6 made 3-pointers per game, 2.0 more made shots
than the 7.6 per game Montana gives up. Montana averages 8.3 made 3-pointers
per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 6.3 per game
Northern Colorado gives up.
The teams square off for the second time in conference play this season.
Montana won the last meeting 88-79 on Jan. 3. Money Williams scored 31 points
to help lead the Grizzlies to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brock Wisne is averaging 16.7 points and 6.3 rebounds for the
Bears. Denker is averaging 21.5 points over the last 10 games.
Williams is shooting 48.8% and averaging 19.7 points for the Grizzlies. Te'Jon
Sawyer is averaging 12.5 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 8-2, averaging 79.7 points, 33.0 rebounds, 15.4 assists,
3.5 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 74.0 points per game.
Grizzlies: 5-5, averaging 72.6 points, 29.0 rebounds, 14.0 assists, 6.9 steals
and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 74.4 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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