Unruh and Barden lead Northern Colorado over Northern Arizona 74-59
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Tate Unruh scored 24 points and Derrick Barden added 21 as hot-shooting Northern Colorado rolled by Northern Arizona 74-59 Thursday.
Northern Colorado (16-8, 10-5 Big Sky) shot 61.7 percent from the field, including 11 of 18 from long range.
The Bears opened the game on a 15-2 run, including two 3-pointers from Unruh during the spurt. The Bears took a 38-28 lead to halftime, led by Unruh's 15 first-half points.
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Northern Arizona (11-15, 8-7) trailed by double digits throughout the second half, as the Bears shot 68.4 percent in the half and hit 6 of 7 3s.
Barden was 8-of-8 shooting from the field in the game and Unruh hit 9 of 12 field goal attempts to lead Northern Colorado.
Tim Huskisson added 10 points for the Bears.
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Kris Yanku was the lone Northern Arizona scorer in double figures, leading the Lumberjacks with 22 points.