Las Vegas Invitational - Northern Colorado Defeats Bethune-Cookman 69-45 - Recap

Las Vegas Invitational - Northern Colorado Defeats Bethune-Cookman 69-45 - Recap

The battle between Northern Colorado and Bethune-Cookman didnt turn out to be much of a battle at all as Bethune-Cookman was handed a 69-45 defeat on Saturday at Orleans Arena.

Northern Colorado won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the 6-point spread as favorites.

Devon Beitzel had 17 points for Northern Colorado and Neal Kingman chipped in with 16 points. Paul Garnica had 4 assists for them, while Taylor Montgomery was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.

Bethune-Cookman got 20 points from C.J. Reed in a losing cause and another 9 points from Alexander Starling. Stanley Elliott contributed 1 assists for them, while Alexander Starling had 4 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Northern Colorado were victorious, as the score was 31-25 at the break.

The rebound battle favored Northern Colorado as they grabbed 40 boards, while Bethune-Cookman only had 23.