Northeastern (Colo.) 85, at Colorado Northwestern 61

RANGELY, Colo. (Interstat) — The Northeastern Junior College Plainsmen delivered a commanding performance on the road Saturday, defeating the Colorado Northwestern Community College Spartans 85 to 61 in a men’s junior college basketball game that defied pregame projections. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a high-scoring tie, and its ELO system gave the Spartans a 56 percent probability of victory. Instead, the Plainsmen dominated from the outset, building a 43-26 lead in the first quarter and never looking back, improving their season record to 2-4 while the Spartans fell to 2-6. The game was decided by a combination of stifling defense… Read more...