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Led by Kolton Mitchell's 25 points, including the buzzer-beating 3-pointer, the Idaho Vandals defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 77-76 on Thursday night.

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I just looked up at the clock, to see how much time I had left,” Mitchell said on the Vandals’ postgame radio show. “I knew I wasn’t passing the ball ... I just let it fly. Honestly, I didn’t think it was going in.

Idaho is a really good team,” UNC coach Kristen Mattio said, adding Nelson is a dynamic player. “She did a good job of willing that team tonight to get that win.”

UNC’s loss snapped the conference-leading Bears’ 8-game winning streak dating to mid-December, and ended a 6-game winning streak to start the Big Sky Conference season.

Wisne 6-10 2-2 14, Bloch 1-8 0-0 2, Denker 5-9 0-0 12, Reynolds 5-8 11-11 22, Rillie 8-10 2-2 19, McCreary 1-4 1-2 3, Shields 1-2 0-4 2, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-53 16-21 76.

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The Idaho women’s basketball team, one of the best teams in the Big Sky Conference, hurt Northern Colorado all over the court Thursday night in a 68-57 victory at Bank of Colorado Arena.

Kolton Mitchell hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for the Idaho men’s basketball team to upset Northern Colorado 77-76 in a Big Sky Conference game Thursday night in Moscow, Idaho. UNC’s loss ...

Percentages: FG .528, FT .762. 3-Point Goals: 4-17, .235 (Denker 2-5, Reynolds 1-1, Rillie 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Wisne 0-1, McCreary 0-2, Bloch 0-5).

JASON ELLIOTT/Press North Idaho College sophomore Vaughn Weems drives to the basket during a Scenic West Athletic Conference game against Salt Lake on Jan. 9 at Rolly Williams Court. NIC returns home to face Utah State-Eastern tonight at 7.