Northern Colorado cruised to victory on Saturday, running Southern out of the gym and running up a 77-57 score at South Padre Convention Center.

Northern Colorado was a favorite by 11.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Northern Colorado got 10 points from Mike Proctor and another 10 points from Emmanuel Addo. Paul Garnica contributed 5 assists, while Emmanuel Addo cleaned the glass with 8 rebounds.

Southern got 15 points from Russell Hill in a losing cause and another 13 points from Jameel Grace. Michael Celestin contributed 2 assists for them, while Jameel Grace had 5 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Northern Colorado were victorious, as the score was 34-25 at the break.

Northern Colorado won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 42-29.