The Northern Colorado men’s basketball team can score. Or, as Bears forward Brock Wisne said after UNC’s 89-72 win over Weber State in the Big Sky Conference opener, “the basketball was hot” Thursday evening at Bank of Colorado Arena.

BOTTOM LINE: Tatum West and Northern Colorado visit Taylor Smith and Weber State in Big Sky action. The Wildcats have gone 1-2 at home. Weber State is sixth in the Big Sky scoring 65.5 points while shooting 40.4% from the field.

UNC (7-5) shot only 23.5% from the floor in the first quarter and committed seven turnovers. The Bears had a tough shooting night overall, going 16 of 55 from the field (29%) and 1 of 18 from

Isaiah Hawthorne's 17 points helped Northern Colorado defeat Weber State 89-72 on Thursday night. Hawthorne added five assists for the Bears (9-5, 1-0 Big Sky Conference). Brock Wisne scored 16 points,

Northern Colorado hosts the Weber State Wildcats after Brock Wisne scored 22 points in Northern Colorado's 82-75 win over the Denver Pioneers.