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Wednesday, March 16, 2011  The basketball court once provided a shelter for Northern Colorado senior Devon Beitzel, a place to escape a crumbling home life that included a mother battling drug addictions and a father in constant legal trouble.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 13 of his 27 points over the final 5 minutes, helping top-seeded Northern Colorado earn a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history with a 65-60 win over Montana on Wednesday night.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 25 points and Chris Kaba added 14, sparking a second-half charge that led top-seeded Northern Colorado past Northern Arizona 73-70 on Tuesday night in the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals.

Friday, March 04, 2011  Devon Beitzel tied a career high with 32 points to help Northern Colorado wrap up the Big Sky Conference title with an 84-54 win over Sacramento State on Wednesday night.

Monday, February 28, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 23 points and made two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining as Northern Colorado moved into first place in the Big Sky Conference with a 72-71 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday night.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 23 points and Neal Kingman added 20, leading Northern Colorado to a 87-69 victory over North Dakota Monday night.

Monday, February 21, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 28 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:31 remaining, to lead Northern Colorado to an 82-80 victory over New Mexico State in a BracketBusters game Saturday.

Friday, February 11, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored a season-high 31 points and Northern Colorado made 21 of its last 22 free throws Thursday night in an 86-77 victory over reeling Montana State.

Friday, January 21, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 25 points and Elliott Lloyd added 18 points to lead Northern Colorado to a 77-72 victory over Sacramento State on Thursday night.

Friday, January 07, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half as Northern Colorado ended Montana's five-game winning streak with a 63-45 victory on Thursday night.

Monday, January 03, 2011  Devon Beitzel scored 23 points and Elliott Lloyd blocked Glen Dean's layup attempt with one second left to preserve Northern Colorado's 75-73 victory over Eastern Washington on Friday.

Thursday, December 30, 2010  Devon Beitzel scored 26 points to lead Northern Colorado to a 79-66 victory over Portland State in a Big Sky opener Wednesday night.

Monday, December 06, 2010  Devon Beitzel scored 18 points and led five Northern Colorado players in double figures in an 84-52 victory over Black Hills State on Saturday night.

Monday, November 29, 2010  Devon Beitzel scored 17 points and Neal Kingman added 16 to lead Northern Colorado past Bethune-Cookman 69-45 in the final round of the Las Vegas Invitational on Saturday afternoon.