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Northern Colorado holds off Northern Arizona 73-70

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Northern Arizona guard Cameron Jones (10) fouls Northern Colorado guard Devon Beitzel (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

Northern Arizona guard Cameron Jones (10) fouls Northern Colorado guard Devon Beitzel (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

Jack Dempsey, Associated Press
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Northern Arizona guard Durrell Norman (34) drives between Northern Colorado;s Neal Kingman (33) and Chris Kaba (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Co

Northern Arizona guard Durrell Norman (34) drives between Northern Colorado;s Neal Kingman (33) and Chris Kaba (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

Jack Dempsey, Associated Press
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Northern Colorado guard Devon Beitzel (32) celebrates a 3-point shot against Northern Arizona during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

Northern Colorado guard Devon Beitzel (32) celebrates a 3-point shot against Northern Arizona during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

Jack Dempsey, Associated Press
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Northern Arizona guard Cameron Jones (10) shoots over Northern Colorado guard Paul Garnica (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

Northern Arizona guard Cameron Jones (10) shoots over Northern Colorado guard Paul Garnica (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

Jack Dempsey, Associated Press
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Northern Arizona guard Cameron Jones (10) fouls Northern Colorado guard Devon Beitzel (32) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.
Northern Arizona guard Durrell Norman (34) drives between Northern Colorado;s Neal Kingman (33) and Chris Kaba (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Co
Northern Colorado guard Devon Beitzel (32) celebrates a 3-point shot against Northern Arizona during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.
Northern Arizona guard Cameron Jones (10) shoots over Northern Colorado guard Paul Garnica (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday, March 8, 2011, in Greeley, Colo.

GREELEY, Colo. — Devon Beitzel scored 25 points and Chris Kaba added 14, sparking a second-half charge that led top-seeded Northern Colorado past Northern Arizona 73-70 on Tuesday night in the Big Sky Conference tournament semifinals.

The Bears (20-10) move on to face defending tournament champion Montana in the title game Wednesday night. The Grizzlies used a late spurt to beat Weber State 57-40 in the earlier semifinal.

Cameron Jones had a chance to tie in the waning seconds, but his 3-pointer hit off the back rim and rolled out, winding up in the arms of Beitzel, the league's MVP this season.

Jones finished with 24 points for the Lumberjacks (19-12).

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