Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Montana State
Wildcats Pull Out Road Win in Bozeman
1/17/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -Dezmon Harris scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to help Weber State escape with a 78-76 win over Montana State on Thursday night.
Carlos Taylor hit a 3-pointer to bring Montana State within a point with 22 seconds remaining. But Weber State's Tyler Billings and Juan Pablo Silveira hit two free throws apiece in the final seconds to put the Wildcats (8-8, 3-1 Big Sky) ahead by five.
James Hennessy's 3-pointer put Montana State within two points with one second remaining, but a long inbound as time expired secured the Wildcat win.
Arturas Valeika, after coming up empty in the last 10 games, hit his sixth double-double of the season for the Wildcats. He scored 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Steve Panos hit a career-high 17 points.
Taylor led the Bobcats (9-8, 1-3) with 26 points, while Phil Friesen scored 13.
WEBER ST. (8-8)
Valeika 4-6 4-7 12, Davis 0-5 0-0 0, Panos 7-10 3-4 17, Harris 9-15 6-6 27, Van Brocklin 0-4 0-0 0, Bullinger 0-1 0-0 0, Nance 0-0 0-0 0, Benson 0-0 0-0 0, McCoy 2-4 4-4 10, Silveira 1-3 2-2 5, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Billings 2-3 2-2 7. Totals 25-51 21-25 78.
MONTANA ST. (9-8)
Zamora 1-3 1-2 3, Davis 1-3 1-2 4, Mbunga 3-7 3-3 9, Taylor 7-12 7-7 26, Durham 1-6 0-0 3, Hennessy 2-5 1-2 7, Howard 5-12 0-0 11, Friesen 4-7 3-4 13, Blackshire 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 16-20 76.
Halftime-Weber State 42-32. 3-Point Goals-Weber St. 7-20 (Harris 3-6, McCoy 2-3, Billings 1-1, Silveira 1-3, Valeika 0-1, Davis 0-1, Panos 0-1, Bullinger 0-1, Van Brocklin 0-3), Montana St. 12-28 (Taylor 5-7, Friesen 2-3, Hennessy 2-5, Davis 1-2, Howard 1-4, Durham 1-5, Johnson 0-1, Zamora 0-1). Fouled Out-Davis. Rebounds-Weber St. 36 (Valeika 12), Montana St. 30 (Taylor 6). Assists-Weber St. 11 (Davis 4), Montana St. 18 (Durham 5). Total Fouls-Weber St. 24, Montana St. 22. Technicals-Davis, Durham, Taylor. A-5,272.
