Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Northern Arizona
WSU Comeback Falls Short in Flagstaff
2/29/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -Kyle Landry had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Northern Arizona used a late rally to beat Weber State 74-71 Thursday night and clinch second place in the Big Sky plus a first-round bye in the upcoming conference tournament.
Josh Wilson finished with 15 points for the Lumberjacks (19-10, 10-5 Big Sky) as they won for the fifth time in the last six games and completed a season sweep of the Wildcats.
Weber State (14-13, 9-6) got 12 points apiece from Juan Pablo Silveira and Trevor Morris while Brody Van Brocklin scored 11 points and Kellen McCoy 10.
Northern Arizona led by 11 with 11:25 to play, but the Wildcats rallied behind the hot shooting of McCoy and Jamaine Nance.
Weber State took a 66-64 lead on Dezmon Harris' layup in traffic with 2:26 left.
Landry converted a 3-point play on the next possession and the Lumberjacks went on an 8-2 run over the next 2:12 to clinch the win.
WEBER ST. (14-13)
Valeika 0-4 0-0 0, Davis 1-2 0-0 3, Panos 1-1 1-1 3, Harris 3-7 0-0 7, Van Brocklin 4-8 0-0 11, Nance 1-2 4-4 7, McCoy 4-7 0-0 10, Billings 1-5 3-4 6, Silveira 4-6 2-2 12, Morris 2-3 8-10 12. Totals 21-45 18-21 71.
N. ARIZONA (19-10)
Larson 1-1 0-0 3, Landry 5-8 14-16 24, Johnson 3-4 2-3 8, Geiser 2-5 1-2 7, Wilson 2-7 9-10 15, Sharp 0-0 0-0 0, Bishop 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 2-4 2-2 6, McCurdy 1-4 0-1 2, Filzen 1-3 0-0 3, Johannsen 0-0 0-0 0, Comagic 2-6 0-2 4. Totals 20-44 28-36 74.
Halftime-N. Arizona 42-34. 3-Point Goals-Weber St. 11-25 (Van Brocklin 3-6, Silveira 2-3, McCoy 2-4, Davis 1-1, Nance 1-2, Harris 1-2, Billings 1-5, Valeika 0-2), N. Arizona 6-14 (Wilson 2-4, Geiser 2-4, Larson 1-1, Filzen 1-3, Bishop 0-1, Comagic 0-1). Fouled Out-Panos, Valeika. Rebounds-Weber St. 28 (Valeika 6), N. Arizona 27 (Landry 10). Assists-Weber St. 13 (Valeika 3), N. Arizona 14 (Bishop, Wilson 4). Total Fouls-Weber St. 29, N. Arizona 20. A-1,729.
