Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Youngstown State
WSU Rally Falls Short vs. Youngstown
11/14/2007 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES (AP) -Byron Davis scored 19 points, Vance Cooksey added 18 and Youngstown State held off Weber State 69-66 in a consolation game of the CBE Classic on Tuesday night.
Davis and Cooksey combined to hit seven of the Penguins' 10 3-pointers. They also kept the Wildcats (1-2) at bay over the final 52 seconds.
Cooksey scored four points and Davis hit two free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining to preserve the win for the Penguins (1-1), who were coming off a 31-point loss to No. 2 UCLA in a first-round game Monday night.
Arturas Valeika led Weber State with 22 points and 11 rebounds and Juan Pablo Silveira added 14 points.
Youngstown State led virtually the entire game, building a 12-point halftime lead and a 13-point lead in the second half before the Wildcats rallied.
Brody Van Brocklin hit a 3-pointer to draw Weber State within one with 25 seconds left. But Cooksey scored on a fastbreak layup, then Davis got fouled and hit both free throws.
Tyler Billings missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.
