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Northern Colorado edges EWU 68-67 in Big Sky quarterfinals

AP
Mar 11, 2022

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Matt Johnson II had 24 points as Northern Colorado Bears held off Eastern Washington Eagles 68-67 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament on Thursday night.

Daylen Kountz had 17 points for the third-seeded Bears (19-14). Dru Kuxhausen added 14 points, while Kur Jongkuch snared 11 rebounds.

Steele Venters had 22 points for the sixth-seeded Eagles (18-15). Rylan Bergersen added 14 points. Linton Acliese III pitched in with 12 points and 11 rebounds. EWU hit four straight free throws to get within a point, but Venters missed a jumper on the game's final shot.

Northern Colorado advances to play No. 7 seed Portland State in the semifinals on Friday.

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1st Half
EWU
Eagles
32
NCO
Bears
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ethan Price vs. Kur Jongkuch (Angelo Allegri gains possession)
19:50	+2	Angelo Allegri makes two point layup	2-0
19:33		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
19:17		Linton Acliese misses two point layup
19:15		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
19:06		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
19:04		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
18:47		Ethan Price misses two point hook shot
18:45		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
18:28		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
18:26		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
18:14		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
18:12		Matt Johnson II defensive rebound
18:07		Steele Venters blocks Dru Kuxhausen's three point jump shot
18:05		Kur Jongkuch offensive rebound
18:03		Kur Jongkuch turnover (bad pass) (Steele Venters steals)
17:59	+2	Linton Acliese makes two point layup (Steele Venters assists)	4-0
17:44	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point layup	4-2
17:20	+2	Angelo Allegri makes two point layup	6-2
17:03		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
17:01		Steele Venters defensive rebound
16:54		Steele Venters offensive foul (Matt Johnson II draws the foul)
16:54		Steele Venters turnover
16:51		Bodie Hume offensive rebound
16:15		Ethan Price turnover (lost ball) (Kur Jongkuch steals)
16:05	+3	Dru Kuxhausen makes three point jump shot (Matt Johnson II assists)	6-5
15:45		Bodie Hume turnover (lost ball) (Angelo Allegri steals)
15:45		Angelo Allegri misses two point layup
15:43		Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
15:27	+2	Dru Kuxhausen makes two point jump shot	6-7
15:17		Rylan Bergersen misses two point jump shot
15:15		Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
15:07		Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
15:05		Kur Jongkuch offensive rebound
14:59	+3	Dru Kuxhausen makes three point jump shot (Kur Jongkuch assists)	6-10
14:49		Angelo Allegri offensive foul (Dru Kuxhausen draws the foul)
14:49		Angelo Allegri turnover
14:49		TV timeout
14:22	+3	Matt Johnson II makes three point jump shot (Dru Kuxhausen assists)	6-13
13:53		Steele Venters misses two point jump shot
13:51		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
13:40		Matt Johnson II misses two point jump shot
13:38		Kur Jongkuch offensive rebound
13:25	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point jump shot	6-15
13:08	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point jump shot	8-15
12:51		Daylen Kountz turnover (bad pass) (Angelo Allegri steals)
12:37		Daylen Kountz personal foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
12:28		Zack Bloch personal foul
12:25		Steele Venters misses two point jump shot
12:23		Bodie Hume defensive rebound
12:07		Rylan Bergersen blocks Bodie Hume's two point jump shot
12:05		Bodie Hume offensive rebound
11:57	+3	Zack Bloch makes three point jump shot (Bodie Hume assists)	8-18
11:46	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point jump shot	10-18
11:15	+3	Matt Johnson II makes three point jump shot (Kur Jongkuch assists)	10-21
11:00		Angelo Allegri misses three point jump shot
10:58		Matt Johnson II defensive rebound
10:51		Zack Bloch misses two point layup
10:49		Ethan Price defensive rebound
10:41		Linton Acliese offensive foul (Zack Bloch draws the foul)
10:41		Linton Acliese turnover
10:41		TV timeout
10:19		Daylen Kountz misses two point layup
10:17		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
9:47		Ellis Magnuson misses three point jump shot
9:45		Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
9:36	+2	Bodie Hume makes two point jump shot	10-23
9:21	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point jump shot	12-23
8:59	+3	Daylen Kountz makes three point jump shot (Jamel Melvin assists)	12-26
8:47	+2	Linton Acliese makes two point jump shot	14-26
8:31		Bodie Hume turnover (traveling)
8:18		Steele Venters misses three point jump shot
8:16		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
8:06	+2	Matt Johnson II makes two point jump shot	14-28
7:53	+2	Steele Venters makes two point layup (Linton Acliese assists)	16-28
7:32		Rylan Bergersen personal foul (Dru Kuxhausen draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:17		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
7:16		Eagles defensive rebound
7:16		Kur Jongkuch personal foul
6:50	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup (Ellis Magnuson assists)	18-28
6:27		Kur Jongkuch misses two point hook shot
6:25		Casey Jones defensive rebound
6:17		Dru Kuxhausen personal foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
6:08	+3	Steele Venters makes three point jump shot (Ellis Magnuson assists)	21-28
5:36		Matt Johnson II misses three point jump shot
5:34		Bryce Kennedy offensive rebound
5:29		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
5:27		Steele Venters defensive rebound
5:16		Ellis Magnuson turnover (bad pass) (Matt Johnson II steals)
5:14		Steele Venters personal foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
5:02		Casey Jones shooting foul (Dru Kuxhausen draws the foul)
5:02	+1	Dru Kuxhausen makes regular free throw 1 of 3	21-29
5:02	+1	Dru Kuxhausen makes regular free throw 2 of 3	21-30
5:02	+1	Dru Kuxhausen makes regular free throw 3 of 3	21-31
4:44		Bodie Hume shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
4:44		Ethan Price misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:44		Ethan Price misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:44		Ethan Price misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:44		Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
4:27		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
4:25		Eagles defensive rebound
4:05		Ethan Price offensive foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
4:05		Ethan Price turnover
3:43		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
3:41		Angelo Allegri defensive rebound
3:23		Angelo Allegri misses two point jump shot
3:21		Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
3:13	+3	Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Matt Johnson II assists)	21-34
2:51	+2	Linton Acliese makes two point jump shot	23-34
2:27	+3	Matt Johnson II makes three point jump shot (Daylen Kountz assists)	23-37
2:16	+2	Steele Venters makes two point jump shot	25-37
1:55		Dalton Knecht misses two point jump shot
1:53		Ethan Price defensive rebound
1:47	+3	Ethan Price makes three point jump shot (Ellis Magnuson assists)	28-37
1:24	+3	Daylen Kountz makes three point jump shot	28-40
1:06		Dalton Knecht shooting foul (Steele Venters draws the foul)
1:06		TV timeout
1:05	+1	Steele Venters makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-40
1:05	+1	Steele Venters makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
0:48		Matt Johnson II misses two point jump shot
0:46		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
0:42		Linton Acliese turnover (lost ball)
0:41		Linton Acliese shooting foul (Matt Johnson II draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Matt Johnson II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-41
0:41		Matt Johnson II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:41		Ethan Price defensive rebound
0:18	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point layup	32-41
0:08		Mason Landdeck personal foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
0:08		Mason Landdeck personal foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-42
0:08		Daylen Kountz misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Rylan Bergersen defensive rebound
0:00		Mason Landdeck misses three point jump shot
0:00		Eagles offensive rebound

2nd Half
EWU
Eagles
35
NCO
Bears
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Daylen Kountz misses two point jump shot
19:58		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
19:58		Linton Acliese misses two point layup
19:56		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
19:56	+3	Matt Johnson II makes three point jump shot (Bodie Hume assists)	32-45
18:36		Steele Venters misses three point jump shot
18:34		Angelo Allegri offensive rebound
18:30		Linton Acliese misses two point jump shot
18:28		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
18:21		Ethan Price blocks Daylen Kountz's two point layup
18:19		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
18:10		Ethan Price turnover (bad pass) (Daylen Kountz steals)
17:56		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
17:54		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
17:44		Daylen Kountz personal foul
17:44		Daylen Kountz turnover
17:40	+2	Angelo Allegri makes two point jump shot	34-45
17:13		Ethan Price personal foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
16:59	+2	Matt Johnson II makes two point jump shot	34-47
16:37		Linton Acliese misses three point jump shot
16:35		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
16:26		Dru Kuxhausen misses two point jump shot
16:24		Ethan Price defensive rebound
16:16		Angelo Allegri misses two point layup
16:14		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
15:57		Ethan Price shooting foul (Daylen Kountz draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-48
15:57	+1	Daylen Kountz makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-49
15:26		Rylan Bergersen misses three point jump shot
15:24		Eagles offensive rebound
15:24		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
15:12	+2	Kur Jongkuch makes two point dunk (Bodie Hume assists)	34-51
14:57		Bodie Hume personal foul (Linton Acliese draws the foul)
14:51	+2	Linton Acliese makes two point layup	36-51
14:51		Bodie Hume shooting foul (Linton Acliese draws the foul)
14:51	+1	Linton Acliese makes regular free throw 1 of 1	37-51
14:29		Matt Johnson II misses three point jump shot
14:27		Bryce Kennedy offensive rebound
14:22		Daylen Kountz misses two point layup
14:20		Bryce Kennedy offensive rebound
14:14		Matt Johnson II misses three point jump shot
14:12		Steele Venters defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup (Linton Acliese assists)	39-51
13:49		Bryce Kennedy misses three point jump shot
13:47		Rylan Bergersen defensive rebound
13:27		Steele Venters misses two point jump shot
13:25		Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
12:59		Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot
12:57		Bears offensive rebound
12:57		Steele Venters personal foul
12:39		Matt Johnson II misses two point layup
12:37		Angelo Allegri defensive rebound
12:37		Angelo Allegri turnover (traveling)
12:32	+3	Dru Kuxhausen makes three point jump shot	39-54
12:18	+2	Steele Venters makes two point layup	41-54
11:56		Dalton Knecht misses two point jump shot
11:54		Rylan Bergersen defensive rebound
11:43		Steele Venters misses two point layup
11:41		Ethan Price offensive rebound
11:41		Dalton Knecht blocks Ethan Price's two point layup
11:39		Ethan Price offensive rebound
11:39	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup	43-54
11:39		Dalton Knecht shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
11:39		TV timeout
11:39		Ethan Price misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:39		Angelo Allegri offensive rebound
11:27		Angelo Allegri misses three point jump shot
11:25		Ethan Price offensive rebound
11:19		Linton Acliese misses three point jump shot
11:17		Daylen Kountz defensive rebound
11:09		Daylen Kountz misses two point layup
11:07		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
11:05		Dru Kuxhausen personal foul
10:54		Bodie Hume blocks Ethan Price's two point jump shot
10:52		Matt Johnson II defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point layup	43-56
10:04		Linton Acliese misses two point layup
10:02		Eagles offensive rebound
9:56		Daylen Kountz blocks Mason Landdeck's two point layup
9:54		Dru Kuxhausen defensive rebound
9:33		Daylen Kountz misses three point jump shot
9:31		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
9:22		Linton Acliese misses two point jump shot
9:20		Kur Jongkuch defensive rebound
9:04		Bodie Hume misses three point jump shot
9:02		Ethan Price defensive rebound
8:53		Steele Venters misses two point jump shot
8:51		Bears defensive rebound
8:51		Linton Acliese personal foul (Bodie Hume draws the foul)
8:27		Dru Kuxhausen misses three point jump shot
8:25		Kur Jongkuch offensive rebound
8:06		Ethan Price blocks Daylen Kountz's two point layup
8:06		Bears offensive rebound
8:06		Angelo Allegri blocks Zack Bloch's three point jump shot
8:04		Linton Acliese defensive rebound
7:49		Bodie Hume shooting foul (Angelo Allegri draws the foul)
7:49		TV timeout
7:49	+1	Angelo Allegri makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-56
7:49	+1	Angelo Allegri makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-56
7:26		Kur Jongkuch turnover (bad pass) (Steele Venters steals)
7:16		Matt Johnson II personal foul (Linton Acliese draws the foul)
7:16		Linton Acliese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:16	+1	Linton Acliese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-56
7:16	+1	Linton Acliese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-56
7:06		TV timeout
7:06		TV timeout
6:53	+2	Matt Johnson II makes two point jump shot	46-58
6:38	+2	Rylan Bergersen makes two point layup	48-58
6:38		Daylen Kountz shooting foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
6:38	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	49-58
6:21		Daylen Kountz misses two point layup
6:19		Eagles defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Steele Venters makes two point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	51-58
5:33		Dalton Knecht misses two point jump shot
5:31		Angelo Allegri defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Steele Venters makes two point jump shot (Angelo Allegri assists)	53-58
5:00		Rylan Bergersen personal foul (Kur Jongkuch draws the foul)
4:58		Bodie Hume turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Bergersen steals)
4:51		Dalton Knecht blocks Linton Acliese's two point layup
4:49		Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
4:40		Matt Johnson II misses two point layup
4:38		Rylan Bergersen defensive rebound
4:33	+3	Steele Venters makes three point jump shot	56-58
4:01	+3	Matt Johnson II makes three point jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists)	56-61
3:47		Steele Venters misses three point jump shot
3:45		Angelo Allegri offensive rebound
3:36		Linton Acliese misses three point jump shot
3:34		Dalton Knecht defensive rebound
3:32		Angelo Allegri personal foul
3:32		TV timeout
3:07	+3	Bodie Hume makes three point jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists)	56-64
2:51	+2	Steele Venters makes two point jump shot	58-64
2:24	+2	Daylen Kountz makes two point jump shot	58-66
2:11		Matt Johnson II shooting foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-66
2:11		Rylan Bergersen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:11		Rylan Bergersen offensive rebound
2:08		Rylan Bergersen misses two point layup
2:06		Linton Acliese offensive rebound
1:59	+2	Angelo Allegri makes two point layup	61-66
1:59		Angelo Allegri personal foul (Matt Johnson II draws the foul)
1:59		Matt Johnson II misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:59		Angelo Allegri defensive rebound
1:41	+2	Steele Venters makes two point jump shot	63-66
1:16	+2	Matt Johnson II makes two point layup (Bodie Hume assists)	63-68
1:16	+2	Matt Johnson II makes two point layup (Bodie Hume assists)	63-68
1:04		Daylen Kountz shooting foul (Rylan Bergersen draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
1:04	+1	Rylan Bergersen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
0:41		Bodie Hume turnover (lost ball) (Linton Acliese steals)
0:39		Bodie Hume personal foul (Linton Acliese draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Linton Acliese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-68
0:39	+1	Linton Acliese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-68
0:13		Ethan Price blocks Daylen Kountz's two point layup
0:13		Ethan Price blocks Daylen Kountz's two point layup
0:11		Steele Venters defensive rebound
0:04		Steele Venters misses two point jump shot
0:02		Angelo Allegri offensive rebound
0:02		Angelo Allegri misses two point layup

Angelo Allegri misses two point layup