Weber State University Athletics
Thursday, January 31
Ogden
7:00 p.m.
Weber State University
13-8, 7-3BSC
75
vs
76
Portland State
9-11, 4-5BSC
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Portland State
36
40
76
Weber State
41
34
75
Zach Braxton had 15 points in Thursday's game.
Photo by: Robert Casey
Portland State comes back to beat Wildcats 76-75
1/31/2019 10:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OGDEN - Portland State came back from a second half deficit and defeated Weber State 76-75 Thursday night at the Dee Events Center.
The loss drops the Wildcats to 13-8 overall and 7-3 in Big Sky play at the midpoint of the conference regular season schedule.
The Wildcats held a 41-36 lead at halftime and led by as many as 12 points in the second half. The 'Cats were up 62-50 with 9:50 to play when the Vikings went on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to four points.
WSU led by six with 4:45 to play before another 8-0 run gave Portland State a 72-69 lead with 3:20 to play. The Wildcats led by one with 24 seconds left when PSU's Deante Strickland knocked down a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock that up the Vikings up for good.
"They were the more aggressive team and we were just a little bit off and didn't match their energy and aggressiveness," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe.
Weber State shot 50 percent from the field and held Portland State to 44 percent shooting the the Vikings outrebounded the Wildcats 44-27. The Wildcats were just 4 of 15 from 3-point range
Jerrick Harding led the 'Cats with 28 points, along with five rebounds and three assists. Zach Braxton added 15 points and eight rebounds and Israel Barnes had 10 points.
Senior Brekkott Chapman also had 10 points, along with seven rebounds and tied his career-high with six blocked shots, just one off the Weber State single-game record.
The Wildcats begin the second half of conference play hosting Sacramento State Saturday night at 7 p.m.
The loss drops the Wildcats to 13-8 overall and 7-3 in Big Sky play at the midpoint of the conference regular season schedule.
The Wildcats held a 41-36 lead at halftime and led by as many as 12 points in the second half. The 'Cats were up 62-50 with 9:50 to play when the Vikings went on an 8-0 run to cut the lead to four points.
WSU led by six with 4:45 to play before another 8-0 run gave Portland State a 72-69 lead with 3:20 to play. The Wildcats led by one with 24 seconds left when PSU's Deante Strickland knocked down a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock that up the Vikings up for good.
"They were the more aggressive team and we were just a little bit off and didn't match their energy and aggressiveness," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe.
Weber State shot 50 percent from the field and held Portland State to 44 percent shooting the the Vikings outrebounded the Wildcats 44-27. The Wildcats were just 4 of 15 from 3-point range
Jerrick Harding led the 'Cats with 28 points, along with five rebounds and three assists. Zach Braxton added 15 points and eight rebounds and Israel Barnes had 10 points.
Senior Brekkott Chapman also had 10 points, along with seven rebounds and tied his career-high with six blocked shots, just one off the Weber State single-game record.
The Wildcats begin the second half of conference play hosting Sacramento State Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
PSU
WSU
FG%
.439
.500
3FG%
.211
.267
FT%
.700
.739
RB
44
27
TO
13
9
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
11
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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