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Greeley, CO – Northern Colorado guards Jonah Radebaugh and Jordan Davis combined for 53 points as the Bears held off a comeback bid by Portland State, winning 80-62 at Bank of Colorado Arena.
 
Radebaugh scored 28 points and Davis, the Big Sky's leading scorer, added 25. Radebaugh was particularly effective, hitting 8-10 shots, including 5-6 three-pointers, and 7-7 at the free throw line.
 
Northern Colorado has had Portland State's number on the other end this season as well. The Bears have held the Vikings to 60 and 62 points in two meetings – their two lowest point totals in Big Sky Conference play. PSU has shot .373 and .358 from the field in those two games.
 
Robert McCoy led the Vikings with 16 points, hitting 6-12 shots, and grabbed four rebounds. Holland Woods had 14 points and five assists.
 
The loss was the Vikings' second in a row and dropped them to 9-13 on the season, 4-7 in Big Sky games. The Bears remain within a half-game of first place at 9-3 and are 15-8 overall.
 
The temperature at tip-off in Greeley was -1 degree. Portland State's shooting was chilly to match. The Vikings made only 8-27 first-half shots (.296), while the Bears were 13-26 (.500). It was Portland State's lowest scoring half of the season as the Vikings fell behind 41-23 at the break.
 
The Bears went ahead 46-23 moments into the second half. At that point, Portland State started to hit some shots and trimmed the deficit to nine with 10:56 left at 52-43. They were as close as 10 with 6:09 to play.
 
But Radebaugh hit a pair of three-pointers and the Vikings were soon out of it. Radebaugh and Davis combined for 34 of the Bears' 39 second-half points.
 
Portland State ended up 19-53 from the field (.358) while Northern Colorado was 27-52 (.519). The Bears, who lead the league in three-point shooting, hit 10-22 from behind the arc (.455).
 
GAME NOTES: Jamie Orme is shooting 24-38 from the field, 11-17 from three-point range and 8-10 at the line in the last five games, averaging 13.4 points… Sal Nuhu led the Vikings with seven rebounds and three blocked shots... UNC has now won five straight games against the Vikings… Portland State completes its four-game road trip on Monday at Sacramento State. Game time is 7 p.m. and it will air on www.pluto.tv and www.WatchBigSky.com.