Glotta's perfect shooting leads balanced Bears in win
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Chaz Glotta led a balanced scoring attack with 17 points and was perfect from the field as Northern Colorado took down Idaho 80-63 on Thursday night.
Andre Spight added 13 points and 9 assists for the Bears (14-7, 5-3 Big Sky Conference), while Jonah Radebaugh had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Five of Glotta's six baskets were 3-pointers.
Northern Colorado led wire-to-wire, racing to a 21-9 lead. Idaho did not score its first basket until nearly five minutes into the game.
The Vandals (13-7, 5-3) could not keep up with the 3-point shooting of Northern Colorado. The Bears shot 12 for 27 from behind the line, while Idaho shot just 5 for 20. The Bears also held a 35-25 rebounding advantage over the Vandals, who lead the league in rebounding.
Victor Sanders scored 26 points moved into third place on the Vandals' all-time scoring list with 1609 career points. He was the only Idaho scorer in double figures.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Dick Cartmell
- Doran Gotschall
- Jon Stigliano
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |