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Montana rallies to beat UNC 75-68
Posted: 02.10.2012 at 1:44 PM
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GREELEY, COLO. (AP) -- Will Cherry scored a career-high 30 points as Montana rallied past mistake-plagued Northern Colorado 75-68 Thursday night
Derek Selvig and Kareem Jamar had 12 points each for Montana (18-6, 11-1), which has won seven straight and four in a row on the road. The Grizzlies overcame an eight-point deficit in the second half to complete a season sweep of the defending Big Sky champions.
The win helped the Grizzlies keep pace with Weber State for a share of the Big Sky lead. Weber State beat Northern Arizona 67-49.
Cherry had eight steals and moved into 10th place on the conference's all-time list with 201 steals.
Mike Proctor led Northern Colorado (7-16, 4-8) with 18 points.
Tate Unruh added 15 points for the Bears, who committed 27 turnovers that were turned into 36 points.
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