In their final home game of the season, the Northern Colorado Bears (8-18) host the Sacramento State Hornets (11-14) at Bank of Colorado Arena. The game gets underway at 9:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The Bears lost a tough one against North Dakota 74-73 the last time they played. Tanner Morgan had a good game for Northern Colorado, contributing nine points, six rebounds, and one assist. The Hornets are coming off a 68-65 win over Idaho in their last outing. Justin Strings led the game in scoring with 23 points on 8-for-13 shooting.
Over the last five games, Strings has been on a tear for the Hornets. During that stretch, he has averaged 20.2 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 1.4 blocks, and 1.4 three-pointers.
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Sacramento State won its last game by a three-point margin. In games decided by a margin of three points or less, Northern Colorado is 2-2. Sacramento State is 4-2 in close games this season.
Sacramento State has an average field goal percentage of 44.8%. Northern Colorado is an underachieving 3-14 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Northern Colorado Bears and the Sacramento State Hornets both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Northern Colorado is 145th and 122nd in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Sacramento State ranks 164th and 147th in these categories.
Sacramento State ranks 74th in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.24. Northern Colorado is ranked lower at 335th with an A/TO of .77.
On average, Sacramento State makes 6.0 steals per game. Northern Colorado is an abysmal 2-9 when it allows at least 6 steals.
