PRICE, Utah (Interstat) — Two men’s junior college basketball teams seeking to get back to .500 will meet Friday when the Colorado Northwestern Spartans face the Western Wyoming Mustangs at the USU Eastern Classic.

Both teams enter the neutral-site contest with identical 1-2 records.

Colorado Northwestern is looking to bounce back from a 72-62 home loss to Arizona Western on Nov. 5. Trey Johnson led the Spartans with 15 points in that contest, while Jordan Jones nearly recorded a double-double with 8 points and 10 rebounds. The Spartans’ season has been a tale of two results against Southern Nevada, suffering a 102-93 loss on Oct. 31 before routing the same opponent 103-73 the following day.

Western Wyoming is also coming off a narrow defeat, falling 94-91 to McCook on Nov. 8. The Mustangs were led in that game by a double-double from Paulius Narvilas, who scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and a 22-point performance from Yair Aburus. Their lone win this season was a 78-71 home victory over Utah State Eastern on Nov. 1.

The game tips off Friday, Nov. 14, 2025.