BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado comes into a matchup against Portland State as winners of six straight games. The Bears are 7-1 in home games. Northern Colorado is the top team in the Big Sky with 17.5 assists per game led by Jaron Rillie averaging 5.5.

Northern Colorado Bears (8-7, 1-3 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (3-9, 0-3 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland State looks to end its three-game home slide with a victory against Northern Colorado.

Led by Isaiah Hawthorne's 23 points, the Northern Colorado Bears defeated the Portland State Vikings 72-69 on Thursday night. The Bears are now 13-5 on the season, while the Vikings

N. Colorado 12-5 We've got another exciting Big Sky matchup on schedule as the Portland State Vikings and the N. Colorado Bears are set to tip at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at Bank of Colorado Arena. The Vikings are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 79.

Northern Arizona plays the Portland State Vikings after Trenton McLaughlin scored 21 points in Northern Arizona's 77-53 victory against the Sacramento State Hornets.

Sacramento State Hornets (5-12, 1-3 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (13-5, 5-0 Big Sky) Greeley, Colorado; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado plays Sacramento State after Isaiah Hawthorne scored 23 points in Northern Colorado's 72-69 win over the Portland State Vikings.