News: Iowa basketball has added a mid-year transfer to the program as Miami (FL) transfer Isaiah Johnson-Arigu will join the Hawkeyes' program in the second semester of the 2024-25 season.

EJ Neal scored 12 points as Sacramento State beat Portland State 56-53 on Saturday night. Neal added eight rebounds for the Hornets (5-9, 1-0 Big Sky Conference). Jacob Holt scored 10 points and added 10 rebounds and three blocks.

Isaiah Hawthorne scored 23 points as Northern Colorado beat Portland State 72-69 on Thursday night. Hawthorne also contributed seven rebounds for the Bears (13-5, 5-0 Big Sky Conference). Brock Wisne shot 6 of 10 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to add 15 points.

We celebrate each other’s success, and we all want to see each other win,” Hawthorne said. “We all just love winning. Man, there’s nothing better than winning and it brings everybody

"We didn't have everybody play their best today, and obviously it's a quick turnaround with Eastern Washington on Saturday. We're disappointed…

The Northern Colorado men’s basketball team rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half Thursday night to beat Montana State 83-82 in a Big Sky Conference game at Worthington Arena in Bozeman,

Terri Miller Jr. had 16 points in Portland State's 64-59 win over Eastern Washington on Thursday. Miller had seven rebounds for the Vikings (9-6, 1-1 Big Sky Conference). Tre-Vaughn Minott scored 13 points and added 10 rebounds,

Brock Wisne scored 19 points as Northern Colorado beat Montana 81-57 on Saturday night. Wisne added eight rebounds and five assists for the Bears (12-5, 4-0 Big Sky Conference). Langston Reynolds scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 15 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line and added 15 rebounds.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Bears face Portland State. The Bears are 7-1 on their home court. Northern Colorado is second in the Big Sky with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Isaiah Hawthorne averaging 4.8.

The Montana Grizzlies fell flat in a marquee Big Sky Conference matchup that pitted the final two unbeaten league teams against one another.

Eck had revived an Idaho program mired in mediocrity with no winning season since 2016 with three consecutive playoff appearances. But his departure was sudden and he took most of his coaching staff with him to the Lobos. More than two dozen Idaho players also flooded the transfer portal following his announcement.

The Bears (12-5, 4-0) have the best record and the best offense in the Big Sky. That makes the game a matchup between the two hottest teams in the Big Sky Conference ... Senior forward Isaiah Hawthorne is averaging 16.5 points and has made 33 three ...