Northern Colorado Bears vs. Montana State Bobcats

FINAL

Jan 1, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNCO	33	42	75
MTST	39	50	89

Game Recap

Miller's 24 help Montana State take down Northern Colorado 89-75. Jed Miller's 24 points helped Montana State defeat Northern Colorado 89-75 on Thursday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN COLORADO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Ring Nyeri	18	2-5	1-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	3	5
14Brock Wisne	36	3-10	0-3	2-2	7	1	0	0	2	2	8
54Ibu Yamazaki	33	4-9	3-7	4-4	1	0	0	0	2	2	15
35Quinn Denker	38	6-17	0-1	2-2	6	7	0	0	3	3	14
8Zach Bloch	36	6-14	4-9	2-3	3	3	1	0	1	2	18
33Egan Shields	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	11	0	0	0	1	4	6
3Ariik Mawien	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0
1Vincent Delano	18	3-5	1-3	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	9

TOTAL	-	27-6442.2%	9-2536.0%	12-1392.3%	35	11	2	0	12	18	75

MONTANA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
21Chris Hodges	21	0-1	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
0Davian Brown	28	6-9	4-7	5-6	4	1	2	0	1	0	21
5Jeremiah Davis	28	7-10	1-3	1-3	5	2	2	1	1	3	16
24Jed Miller	35	9-14	3-7	3-3	6	2	2	0	2	3	24
1Patrick McMahon	29	2-8	0-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	4
7Christian King	27	4-11	2-6	4-5	4	3	0	0	1	1	14
44Jaden Steppe	18	3-6	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	6
12Seth Amunrud	13	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4
2Howie Keene	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	33-6352.4%	10-2835.7%	13-1872.2%	30	9	7	3	7	12	89

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCOMTST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Northern Colorado.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Montana State.
+2 (19:41) Quinn Denker makes 16-foot jumper.
20
+3 (19:41) Jeremiah Davis makes 23-foot three point jumper.
23
(19:39) Quinn Denker traveling turnover.
(18:43) Patrick McMahon misses layup.
(18:40) Ring Nyeri Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Zach Bloch bad pass turnover.
(18:34) Davian Brown Steal.
+2 (18:24) Jeremiah Davis makes layup.
25
(18:24) Foul on Quinn Denker.
+1 (18:24) Jeremiah Davis makes free throw 1 of 1.
26
(18:08) Foul on Brock Wisne.
(18:08) Brock Wisne turnover.
+3 (18:04) Davian Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper.
29
(17:42) Quinn Denker misses layup.
(17:39) Brock Wisne Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:38) Brock Wisne makes layup.
49
(17:30) Jeremiah Davis misses layup.
(17:27) Ring Nyeri Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Ring Nyeri misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:15) Northern Colorado Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:15) Quinn Denker makes 19-foot jumper.
69
(16:46) Patrick McMahon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:44) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Foul on Jeremiah Davis.
+1 (16:36) Zach Bloch makes free throw 1 of 2.
79
+1 (16:36) Zach Bloch makes free throw 2 of 2.
89
(16:09) Jeremiah Davis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:53) Zach Bloch makes layup.
109
(15:26) Chris Hodges misses layup.
(15:23) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
(14:55) Ibu Yamazaki misses layup.
(14:53) Egan Shields Offensive Rebound.
(14:53) team shot clock turnover .
(14:40) Jaden Steppe misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:36) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Zach Bloch misses layup.
(14:25) Egan Shields Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:25) Egan Shields makes 0-foot tip in dunk.
129
(14:14) Christian King misses 20-foot jumper.
(14:10) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
(13:58) Ibu Yamazaki out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(13:45) Jaden Steppe misses 7-foot hook shot.
(13:41) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
(13:32) Vincent Delano misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(13:28) Jed Miller Defensive Rebound.
(13:19) Jed Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:14) Jed Miller Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:13) Jed Miller makes layup.
1211
(12:58) Quinn Denker misses layup.
(12:54) Jed Miller Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:38) Jed Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1214
(12:23) Ibu Yamazaki bad pass turnover.
(12:23) Jed Miller Steal.
(12:18) Jed Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:14) Patrick McMahon Offensive Rebound.
+3 (12:13) Jed Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick McMahon assists).
1217
(11:58) Foul on Seth Amunrud.
(11:56) Quinn Denker misses 18-foot jumper.
(11:47) Jaden Steppe Defensive Rebound.
(11:38) Patrick McMahon bad pass turnover.
(11:38) Ariik Mawien Steal.
(11:33) Ariik Mawien bad pass turnover.
(11:33) Seth Amunrud Steal.
(11:09) Foul on Ring Nyeri.
+1 (11:09) Christian King makes free throw 1 of 2.
1218
+1 (11:09) Christian King makes free throw 2 of 2.
1219
(11:02) Brock Wisne bad pass turnover.
+2 (10:45) Christian King makes layup.
1221
(10:26) Brock Wisne misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(10:23) Davian Brown Defensive Rebound.
(10:20) Davian Brown misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(10:17) Jaden Steppe Offensive Rebound.
(10:13) Foul on Ring Nyeri.
+1 (10:13) Christian King makes free throw 1 of 2.
1222
+1 (10:13) Christian King makes free throw 2 of 2.
1223
+3 (10:00) Zach Bloch makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quinn Denker assists).
1523
+3 (9:47) Davian Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper.
1526
+3 (9:26) Ibu Yamazaki makes 25-foot three point jumper (Quinn Denker assists).
1826
(9:03) Christian King misses layup.
(9:00) Ariik Mawien Defensive Rebound.
(8:56) Ariik Mawien bad pass turnover.
(8:56) Jeremiah Davis Steal.
+2 (8:53) Jeremiah Davis makes layup.
1828
(8:53) Foul on Ariik Mawien.
(8:53) Jeremiah Davis misses free throw 1 of 1.
(8:53) Egan Shields Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Zach Bloch misses 3-foot jumper.
(8:53) Christian King Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Jed Miller misses 17-foot jumper.
(8:43) Quinn Denker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:00) Egan Shields makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Quinn Denker assists).
2028
(7:36) Christian King misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(7:31) Quinn Denker misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:28) Jeremiah Davis Defensive Rebound.
(7:28) Foul on Egan Shields.
(7:04) Patrick McMahon misses 5-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:00) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Zach Bloch misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) Jeremiah Davis Block.
(6:40) Zach Bloch Offensive Rebound.
(6:31) Egan Shields misses layup.
(6:29) Davian Brown Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Foul on Zach Bloch.
(6:07) Davian Brown misses free throw 1 of 3.
(6:07) Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (6:07) Davian Brown makes free throw 2 of 3.
2029
+1 (6:07) Davian Brown makes free throw 3 of 3.
2030
+2 (5:49) Vincent Delano makes 12-foot pullup jump shot.
2230
+2 (5:31) Patrick McMahon makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
2232
+2 (5:08) Egan Shields makes layup.
2432
(4:49) Jed Miller bad pass turnover.
(4:41) Foul on Egan Shields.
(4:41) Egan Shields turnover.
(4:19) Patrick McMahon misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
(4:07) Foul on Jaden Steppe.
+1 (4:07) Vincent Delano makes free throw 1 of 2.
2532
+1 (4:07) Vincent Delano makes free throw 2 of 2.
2632
(3:51) Foul on Jaden Steppe.
(3:51) Jaden Steppe turnover.
(3:41) Foul on Jeremiah Davis.
(3:35) Quinn Denker misses 8-foot jumper.
(3:32) Christian King Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) Seth Amunrud misses layup.
(3:19) Quinn Denker Defensive Rebound.
(3:11) Brock Wisne misses layup.
(3:11) Chris Hodges Block.
(3:11) Northern Colorado Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:48) Zach Bloch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:48) Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:22) Christian King misses layup.
(2:19) Brock Wisne Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:06) Quinn Denker makes layup.
2832
+2 (1:41) Seth Amunrud makes layup.
2834
+3 (1:21) Vincent Delano makes 24-foot three point jumper (Quinn Denker assists).
3134
+2 (0:58) Patrick McMahon makes 9-foot hook shot.
3136
(0:39) Brock Wisne misses layup.
(0:37) Chris Hodges Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Foul on Vincent Delano.
+1 (0:35) Jed Miller makes free throw 1 of 3.
3137
+1 (0:35) Jed Miller makes free throw 2 of 3.
3138
+1 (0:35) Jed Miller makes free throw 3 of 3.
3139
+2 (0:08) Quinn Denker makes driving layup.
3339
(0:00) Seth Amunrud misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Montana State Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNCO

MTST

75Points89

27-64(42.2%)Field Goal(%)33-63(52.4%)

9-25(36.0%)3-Point(%)10-28(35.7%)

12-13(92.3%)Free Throw(%)13-18(72.2%)

36(11)Rebounds(Offensive)30(7)

11Assists9

2Steals7

0Blocks3

13Turnovers7

18(0)Fouls(Technical)12(1)

3Largest Lead18

Game Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Worthington Arena · Bozeman, MT

attendance: 2,829 (41.8%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: MTST -2.5

over/under: 154.5