Portland State 65, at Northern Colorado 77

GREELEY, Colo. (Interstat) — Quinn Denker scored 23 points and orchestrated a decisive second-half surge as Northern Colorado avenged an earlier loss to Portland State with a 77-65 victory in a Big Sky Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Butler-Hancock Athletic Center. A crowd of 1,553 saw the Bears improve to 17-10 overall and strengthen their position in the league standings, while the Vikings fell to 17-7. Northern Colorado, which entered as a 3.5-point favorite, had lost a narrow 76-73 decision in Portland just a month prior. The game was a defensive struggle for long stretches, defined by physical play… Read more...