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Bobcat men knock off Northern Colorado

Daily Inter Lake | Daily Inter-Lake | UPDATED 3 hours, 3 minutes AGO
by Daily Inter Lake
| January 1, 2026 11:00 PM

BOZEMAN — Jed Miller scored 24 points and Montana State knocked off Northern Colorado Thursday in Big Sky Conference men’s basketball at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.


Davian Brown added 21 points for the Bobcats (6-7, 1-0). 


Zach Block led the Bears (10-3, 0-1) with 18 points, Quinn Denker tallied 14 points and seven assists. 


The Bobcats led 50-49 early in the second half before a 12-4 spurt gave the hosts some breathing room. 


Ibu Yamazaki brought UNC’s deficit down to 64-60 before Brown and Christian King drilled back-to-back triples to restore a 10-point Bobcat lead. The Bears got no closer than eight down the stretch. Yamazaki finished with 15.