Led by Kolton Mitchell's 25 points, including the buzzer-beating 3-pointer, the Idaho Vandals defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 77-76 on Thursday night.

A hound dog tracking a mountain lion was trapped on a Colorado cliff face for about a day until rescuers could reach her, photos show. Tiny the hound became stranded in the middle of the cliff face near the mountain’s summit on Jan. 1, Mesa County Search and Rescue said on Facebook.

I just looked up at the clock, to see how much time I had left,” Mitchell said on the Vandals’ postgame radio show. “I knew I wasn’t passing the ball ... I just let it fly. Honestly, I didn’t think it was going in.

Idaho is a really good team,” UNC coach Kristen Mattio said, adding Nelson is a dynamic player. “She did a good job of willing that team tonight to get that win.”

UNC’s loss snapped the conference-leading Bears’ 8-game winning streak dating to mid-December, and ended a 6-game winning streak to start the Big Sky Conference season.

Northern Colorado Bears thought they called game after a Jaron Rillie layup with three seconds to go. Kolton Mitchell had other ideas. His contested heave at the buzzer swished through the basket, ending UNC's unbeaten run through the Big Sky at six games.

Idaho 68, Northern Colorado 57: Olivia Nelson collected a team-high 27 points and eight rebounds, and the Vandals (14-4, 6-1 Big Sky) built a double-digit halftime lead in a win over the Bears (8-10, 1-6) in Greeley, Colorado.

Wisne 6-10 2-2 14, Bloch 1-8 0-0 2, Denker 5-9 0-0 12, Reynolds 5-8 11-11 22, Rillie 8-10 2-2 19, McCreary 1-4 1-2 3, Shields 1-2 0-4 2, Jackson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-53 16-21 76.

Northern Colorado will try to keep its three-game road win streak alive when the Bears face Idaho. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season.

Diego Campisano scored 19 points as Northern Arizona beat Idaho 80-72 on Saturday. Campisano went 6 of 9 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Lumberjacks (13-8, 4-4 Big Sky Conference).

The College of Southern Idaho basketball teams were in action on Saturday as both the men’s and women’s teams hit the road to take on Colorado Northwestern Community College.

Percentages: FG .528, FT .762. 3-Point Goals: 4-17, .235 (Denker 2-5, Reynolds 1-1, Rillie 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Wisne 0-1, McCreary 0-2, Bloch 0-5).