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Veteran Bears banking on experience during run to Big Sky men’s title game
Steve Smiley went through the disappointment of a first-game upset at the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament last ...
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Montana will head to NCAA Tournament for first time since 2019 with 91-83 win over Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado head coach Steve Smiley calls out a play to his team against Montana during an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big Sky tournament, Wednesday, March 12 ...
UNC Bears fall game short of NCAA Tournament bid, lose to Montana in Big Sky Championship game
Coach Steve Smiley’s Northern Colorado Bears fell to Montana, 91-83, late Wednesday night in the Big Sky men’s basketball ...
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Northern Colorado men lose grudge match to Montana in finals of Big Sky Tournament
The University of Northern Colorado men’s basketball team is heading to the school’s first ever NIT after a 91-83 loss to Montana on Wednesday in the finals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. After ...
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University of Northern Colorado men’s basketball on to Big Sky tournament finals following dominant win over Montana State
We were playing a team playing their best basketball of the year,” Smiley said. “And in the first half we stopped them 13 ...
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‘I didn’t even know how to cut down the net’: Northern Colorado men’s basketball celebrates Big Sky title
We’ve said it all year, different guys show up on different nights, different weeks,” Rillie continued. “Teams kind of have to pick their poison on who they’re going to defend, or how they going ...