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Wildcats Fall Again in Provo, 94-66 to BYU
12/8/2011 4:56:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PROVO, Utah - Weber State's struggles in Provo continued Wednesday as the Wildcats lost 94-66 to the BYU Cougars. The loss drops Weber State to 5-2 on the season.
The Wildcats still have never won in Provo, falling for the 19th time against the Cougars in the Marriott Center. BYU jumped out to an early 7-2 lead but the Wildcats answered back with an 8-0 run to take a 10-7 lead with 15:02 to play in the first half.
The Cougars took the lead for good again as they went on a 13-3 run and led 22-15 with 10:14 to play. BYU led 47-34 at halftime.
The second half was more BYU as Weber State never got closer than 16 points the rest of the game. The Cougars led by as many as 34 points.
BYU shot 50 percent from the field, while the Wildcats shot a season-low 33 percent and a season-low 22 percent from three-point land. BYU outrebounded the Wildcats 45-42 and the Wildcats had 12 turnovers. BYU had 42 points in the paint.
"Their size and length got to us and we didn't have an answer for them," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe. "BYU is a great team and really took it to us tonight."
Junior Damian Lillard, the nation's leading scorer, led the Wildcats in scoring but had a season-low 15 points. He did pull down a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double.
"BYU played great defensive on us they deserve all the credit," Lillard said. "They made us do things we didn't want to do and forced us into some quick shots."
Scott Bamforth added 14 points for the Wildcats and Kyle Tresnak had 11 points and a season-high six rebounds. Freshman Gelaun Wheelwright played in his first career game for the Wildcats and finished with eight points and six rebounds.
WSU junior Frank Otis left the game early in the first half with a knee injury and did not return. His status is still uncertain.
The Wildcats, 5-2, will return to action for another in-state game this Saturday when the Wildcats host Southern Utah at 7:00 p.m. at the Dee Events Center.
