Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Northern Arizona
Wildcats Drop Battle with Lumberjacks
1/26/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
OGDEN, Utah (AP) -Zarko Comagic scored 18 points to help Northern Arizona beat Weber State 69-56 on Friday night in a battle of the two top teams in the Big Sky Conference.
Josh Wilson added 14 for the Lumberjacks (14-6, 6-1), who avenged their three losses to the Wildcats last season including one in the league tournament championship game.
After Comagic's three-point play gave NAU a 53-41 lead with 5:36 left in the game, the Wildcats (10-9, 5-2 Big Sky Conference) made a late surge and cut NAU's lead to 58-53 with 2:17 left following a three-point play from Jamaine Nance. But Nate Geiser hit a 3-pointer on NAU's next trip down the court and the Lumberjacks made eight free throws in the final 1:05 to secure the win.
Kellen McCoy led WSU with 17, while Steve Panos had 13 and Dezmon Harris had 11.
Nick Larson started a 12-3 run for the Lumberjacks that eventually gave them a 20-10 lead with 7:28 left in the first half. The Wildcats cut the lead to 23-18 with 3:44 left in the half after Panos scored four straight points but NAU took a 33-23 lead into the locker room at halftime.
N. ARIZONA 69, WEBER ST. 56
N. ARIZONA (14-6)
Geiser 3-9 0-0 9, Comagic 5-8 8-9 18, Landry 1-4 2-2 4, Wilson 4-11 6-8 14, Bishop 2-2 0-0 5, Johnson 1-2 3-3 6, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Sharp 0-0 0-0 0, McCurdy 2-5 1-2 5, Filzen 0-1 0-0 0, Larson 2-2 0-1 4, Johannsen 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 21-46 22-27 69.
WEBER ST. (10-9)
Valeika 1-1 0-2 2, Davis 3-7 0-1 6, Panos 4-6 5-8 13, Harris 3-11 4-6 11, Van Brocklin 0-4 0-0 0, Nance 1-2 1-1 3, Benson 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, McCoy 2-6 11-14 17, Billings 1-3 0-0 2, Silveira 1-3 0-0 2, Morris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-43 21-32 56.
Halftime-Northern Arizona 33-22. 3-Point Goals-N. Arizona 5-17 (Geiser 3-8, Bishop 1-1, Johnson 1-1, Jones 0-1, Filzen 0-1, Comagic 0-2, Wilson 0-3), Weber St. 3-17 (McCoy 2-5, Harris 1-6, Silveira 0-1, Nance 0-1, Van Brocklin 0-2, Billings 0-2). Fouled Out-Davis, Landry, McCoy, Valeika. Rebounds-N. Arizona 34 (Johannsen, McCurdy 5), Weber St. 28 (Panos 9). Assists-N. Arizona 15 (Wilson 7), Weber St. 8 (McCoy, Silveira, Van Brocklin 2). Total Fouls-N. Arizona 30, Weber St. 25. A-3,329.
