Northern Colorado vs UNC Asheville 3/21/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 03/21/2022 at 9:01 AM ET

The quarterfinal the CBI tournament will take place Monday afternoon as the Northern Colorado Bears take on the UNC Asheville Bulldogs. Northern Colorado got to the quarterfinal following a victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls on Sunday. Northern Colorado beat Florida Atlantic 74-71 after shooting 52.6% from the floor as a team. Daylen Kountz led the way for Northern Colorado with 23 points on 11 of 16 shooting.

Offensively this season Northern Colorado has four players averaging double figures as Daylen Kountz leads the team averaging 21.2 points per game on 50.5% shooting. Matt Johnson II adds a second best 13.8 points and Kur Jongkuch chips in 8.9 points and a team high 8.3 rebounds.

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs come into Monday following a 12 point blowout of Stephen F Austin on Saturday. Offensively UNC Asheville was lights out making 50.9% of their shots at 52.2% from beyond the arc score 80 points in the game including 46 in the second half.

Drew Pember led the way for the UNC Asheville offense as one of four starters in double figures with 17 points and a team high 8 rebounds in 31 minutes. Tajion Jones chipped in 16 points, while LJ Thorpe and Trent Stephney added eleven points each.

Both teams come into Monday afternoon playing well despite struggling through the regular season. Northern Colorado is the better team overall with a slightly deeper roster that will be the difference in this game. Take Northern Colorado to use their depth to overwhelm UNC Asheville leading to the win in the quarter final. Final Score Prediction, Northern Colorado wins and covers 74-67.

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