POCATELLO, Idaho — Chris Kaba blocked Broderick Gilchrest’s 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left and Northern Colorado edged Idaho State 77-74 on Monday night, eliminating the Bengals from postseason contention.
Devon Beitzel scored 28 points for the Bears (18-10, 12-3 Big Sky) and was 16-of-16 from the free-throw line. Neal Kingman added 14 points.
Idaho State (9-19, 4-11) battled back from a 39-34 halftime deficit to build a 64-60 lead with 9:14 left, but Northern Colorado ended the game on a 17-10 run to stay in contention for the No. 1 seed for the Big Sky Tournament. The Bears will win the regular-season title outright with a victory over Sacramento State on Wednesday.
Kansas State 75, No. 7 Texas 70
AUSTIN, Texas — Rodney McGruder scored 22 points and Jacob Pullen scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half as the Wildcats (21-9, 9-6 Big 12) won their fifth game in a row.
No. 8 Notre Dame 93, No. 19 Villanova 72
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Fighting Irish (24-5, 13-4) hit a school-record 20 3-pointers and finished unbeaten in 17 games at Purcell Pavilion, the only team in the Big East to go undefeated on its home court.
Women
Northern Colorado 73, Idaho State 49
GREELEY — D’shara Strange went 5-of-6 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line for a game-high 17 points, and Kaisha Brown and Courtney Stoermer each added 12 for the Bears (17-11, 12-3 Big Sky).
