GREELEY, Colo. (Interstat) — Northern Colorado used a dominant first half and prolific three-point shooting to defeat Idaho State 85-72 in a Big Sky Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Butler-Hancock Athletic Center.

The Bears built a 40-25 halftime lead and finished 16 of 35 from beyond the arc. Zach Bloch led all scorers with 26 points for Northern Colorado, which improved to 11-5. Jamison Guerra scored 26 points for the Bengals, who fell to 8-8. Idaho State shot just 3 of 17 from three-point range. Northern Colorado’s Quinn Denker added a double-double with 10 points and 11 assists. Attendance was 1,110.