BOISE, Idaho (AP) Jaron Rillie had 13 points in Northern Colorado's 72-45 victory against Montana State on Tuesday in a semifinal game of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

Northern Colorado will face the winner of Tuesday's other semifinal between No. 2 seed Montana and sixth-seeded Idaho on Wednesday night.

Rillie shot 5 of 12 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the top-seeded Bears (25-8). Brock Wisne scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Quinn Denker shot 4 of 6 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.

The Bobcats (15-18) - seeded fifth - were led by Bryce Zephir, who recorded 11 points. Max Agbonkpolo added nine points for Montana State.

Northern Colorado led 29-17 at halftime and pulled away with a 15-2 run in the second half to extend an 11-point lead to 24 points.

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