Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, January 5
Ogden
7:00 p.m.
Weber State University
9-6, 3-1BSC
82
vs
90
Southern Utah
6-7, 1-3BSC
1
2
OT 1
F
Southern Utah
32
38
20
90
Weber State
30
40
12
82
Jerrick Harding finished with 27 points in Saturday's game.
Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats fall to SUU in overtime
1/5/2019 10:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OGDEN - Weber State snapped its four-game winning streak as the Wildcats fell 90-82 to Southern Utah in overtime Saturday night at the Dee Events Center.
The game saw 22 lead changes and 15 ties as both teams went back-and-forth. SUU led by five with 7:34 left in the first half before an 8-3 run tied the game. The Thunderbirds took a 32-30 lead at halftime.
Weber State led by six with 3:08 to play after a Cody John 3-pointer made it 68-62. The Thunderbirds had an 8-2 run to close the half and two shot attempts by the Wildcats missed in the final seconds to force overtime.
Southern Utah started the extra period on a quick 8-3 run in the first two minutes, and SUU was 3 of 4 from the field and 12 of 16 from the free throw line in the extra period, while the Wildcats were 3 of 10 from the field in overtime.
The Wildcats finished the game at 35 percent from the field, compared to 44 percent shooting for Southern Utah.
"We didn't have the same energy and urgency that we had been playing with and we just let our guard down," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe. "Southern Utah deserves the credit. We weren't on edge and missed too many shots."
Junior Jerrick Harding led the Wildcats with 27 points on 7 of 19 shooting and 10 of 11 shooting from the free throw line. The Wildcats finished with five players in double figures with Cody John adding 17 points and five rebounds.
Brekkott Chapman and Zach Braxton each had double-doubles as Chapman finished with 11 points and 15 rebounds and Braxton had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Caleb Nero added 12 points for the 'Cats off the bench.
Weber State fell to 9-6 overall and 3-1 in Big Sky play. The 'Cats have just one game next week as they play at Portland State on Saturday at 8 p.m. Mountain time.
The game saw 22 lead changes and 15 ties as both teams went back-and-forth. SUU led by five with 7:34 left in the first half before an 8-3 run tied the game. The Thunderbirds took a 32-30 lead at halftime.
Weber State led by six with 3:08 to play after a Cody John 3-pointer made it 68-62. The Thunderbirds had an 8-2 run to close the half and two shot attempts by the Wildcats missed in the final seconds to force overtime.
Southern Utah started the extra period on a quick 8-3 run in the first two minutes, and SUU was 3 of 4 from the field and 12 of 16 from the free throw line in the extra period, while the Wildcats were 3 of 10 from the field in overtime.
The Wildcats finished the game at 35 percent from the field, compared to 44 percent shooting for Southern Utah.
"We didn't have the same energy and urgency that we had been playing with and we just let our guard down," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe. "Southern Utah deserves the credit. We weren't on edge and missed too many shots."
Junior Jerrick Harding led the Wildcats with 27 points on 7 of 19 shooting and 10 of 11 shooting from the free throw line. The Wildcats finished with five players in double figures with Cody John adding 17 points and five rebounds.
Brekkott Chapman and Zach Braxton each had double-doubles as Chapman finished with 11 points and 15 rebounds and Braxton had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Caleb Nero added 12 points for the 'Cats off the bench.
Weber State fell to 9-6 overall and 3-1 in Big Sky play. The 'Cats have just one game next week as they play at Portland State on Saturday at 8 p.m. Mountain time.
Team Stats
SUU
WSU
FG%
.441
.353
3FG%
.300
.417
FT%
.774
.800
RB
44
45
TO
9
11
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
10
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Players Mentioned
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