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02/25 03:43 CST Eastern Washington hosts Northern Colorado following Wisne's
38-point game
Eastern Washington hosts Northern Colorado following Wisne's 38-point game
By The Associated Press
Northern Colorado Bears (18-10, 8-7 Big Sky) at Eastern Washington Eagles
(11-17, 9-6 Big Sky)
Cheney, Washington; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado visits Eastern Washington after Brock Wisne
scored 38 points in Northern Colorado's 78-77 victory against the Northern
Arizona Lumberjacks.
The Eagles have gone 6-3 in home games. Eastern Washington is ninth in the Big
Sky in team defense, allowing 79.7 points while holding opponents to 47.8%
shooting.
The Bears are 8-7 in Big Sky play. Northern Colorado is 7-2 when it turns the
ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.0 turnovers per game.
Eastern Washington averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot
than the 6.5 per game Northern Colorado gives up. Northern Colorado averages
9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than
the 7.8 per game Eastern Washington gives up.
The teams meet for the second time in conference play this season. Northern
Colorado won 74-71 in the last matchup on Jan. 31. Ring Nyeri led Northern
Colorado with 23 points, and Alton Hamilton IV led Eastern Washington with 17
points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Isaiah Moses averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the
Eagles, scoring 17.8 points while shooting 43.5% from beyond the arc. Kiree
Huie is averaging 13.1 points and 5.2 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Quinn Denker is scoring 18.4 points per game with 5.2 rebounds and 7.2 assists
for the Bears. Wisne is averaging 17.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists
over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 7-3, averaging 78.8 points, 30.4 rebounds, 14.1 assists,
5.2 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 73.3 points per game.
Bears: 7-3, averaging 80.6 points, 35.2 rebounds, 16.4 assists, 3.4 steals and
4.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 75.7 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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