Northern Colorado Claims Big Sky Regular-Season Title

The Northern Colorado men's basketball team clinched a share of the Big Sky Conference title with a 68-62 victory over Weber State, led by Jaron Rillie's 24 points and eight rebounds. This win marks UNC's first Big Sky title since the 2010-11 season, as they finished the regular season with a 15-3 conference record, sharing the title with Montana, who also finished at 15-3. However, UNC secured the top seed for the upcoming conference tournament based on tiebreaker rules. The Bears will receive a bye into the second round of the tournament in Boise, Idaho. In the women's basketball matchup, Northern Arizona defeated Northern Colorado 80-70, marking NAU's ninth consecutive win over the Bears and improving their overall record to 24-6 and conference record to 15-2.