Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
at Idaho State
'Cats down Bengals 70-54 for seventh straight win
1/15/2013 4:19:00 AM | Men's Basketball
POCATELLO, Idaho - Scott Bamforth scored 17 second half points and Davion Berry added 16 to lead Weber State to a 70-54 victory over Idaho State Monday night in Holt Arena. The win is the seventh straight for the Wildcats who improve to 11-3 overall and 6-0 in Big Sky play.
WSU jumped out to a 12-5 lead early in the first half but Idaho State responded with an 11-5 run over the next four minutes and took a 17-16 lead with 9:36 to play. There were six lead changes in the first half and the 'Cats held a 28-26 lead at the break.
After an ISU bucket to start the half tied the game at 28-28, WSU went on a 12-2 run over the next five minutes to take a 42-30 lead with 14:54 to play. Scott Bamforth had eight points in that stretch.
Idaho State cut the lead to seven but Weber State quickly built the lead back up to 15 points at 52-37 with 10:38 to play. Idaho State didn't get closer than 10 points the rest of the way and the Wildcats led by as many as 16 in the second half.
"We made some adjustments in the second half and took care of the ball and did a much better job of executing our offense," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe. "We got some stops on the defensive end and had had several players get going in the second half. It was as good team effort with everyone contributing."
Weber State shot 55.8 percent from the field and held Idaho State to 39 percent shooting. The Wildcats also outrebounded Idaho State 33-20. WSU was 10-20 from three-point land, while ISU was 2-10 from beyond the arc. WSU was also 12-15 from the free throw line. The Wildcats did commit 15 turnovers on the night.
WSU improved to 11-0 when outshooting its opponent and 10-0 when leading in rebounding the opponent.
All of Bamforth's 17 points came in the second half as he finished the game 5-9 from the field, including 3-6 from three-point range. Berry finished with 16 on 4-9 shooting and was also 3-6 from three-point land. He had 12 of his points coming in the first half. Kyle Tresnak added eight points and tied his season-high with nine rebounds. Frank Otis added eight points and eight rebounds.
"We came out more aggressive in the second half and took better care of the ball," Bamforth said. "We ran our offense better and were able to get the shots to drop."
Bamforth also became the 27th player in WSU history to reach 1,000 career points.
The Wildcats have now won 10 of their last 11 games and will return home for two home games this week, beginning Thursday against Northern Arizona.
