Northern Arizona visits Northern Colorado following Kountz's 24-point performance

Published Feb. 7, 2022 1:42 a.m. ET

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (8-14, 4-7 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (11-11, 6-4 Big Sky)

Greeley, Colorado; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Northern Colorado -10; over/under is 149

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado hosts the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Daylen Kountz scored 24 points in Northern Colorado's 74-71 victory against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.

The Bears have gone 5-3 at home. Northern Colorado ranks ninth in the Big Sky with 6.5 offensive rebounds per game led by Kur Jockuch averaging 2.1.

The Lumberjacks are 4-7 against conference opponents. Northern Arizona has a 3-10 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The teams play for the second time in conference play this season. The Bears won the last meeting 74-71 on Feb. 5. Kountz scored 24 points points to help lead the Bears to the victory.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jockuch is averaging 8.6 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Bears. Dru Kuxhausen is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Northern Colorado.

Jalen Cole averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Lumberjacks, scoring 19.3 points while shooting 39.9% from beyond the arc. Nik Mains is averaging 14.4 points over the past 10 games for Northern Arizona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 5-5, averaging 79.3 points, 29.7 rebounds, 12.4 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.3 points per game.

Lumberjacks: 4-6, averaging 66.5 points, 31.8 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 3.6 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 41.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.7 points.

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