UNC Wins Big Sky Championship

The UNC Bears men's basketball team wrapped up its first Big Sky Conference championship last night with an 84-54 win over Sacramento State at  Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The Bears  finished a game ahead of Montana  in this year's Big Sky regular-season race and earned their first conference crown in 21 seasons.

UNC gets the No. 1 seed and hosting rights into next Tuesday and Wednesday's Big Sky Championship semifinals and final. Northern Colorado is now 12-0 at home this season for just their third undefeated home record in 107 years. The Bears are 25-2 at Butler-Hancock over the last two years.

Get your tickets here for the Big Sky Tournament! The semifinal games will be broadcast on Altitude, while the final will air nationally on ESPN2 and Westwood One radio.