Weber State University Athletics
Wednesday, November 27
Estero, FL
9:00 a.m. MT
Weber State University
1-5
69
vs
79
Northeastern
4-4
1
2
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Weber State
29
40
69
Northeastern
47
32
79
Cody John led Weber State with a season-high 21 points.
WSU drops final game of Gulf Coast Showcase
11/27/2019 11:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
ESTERO, Fla. - Weber State rallied back from an early first half deficit but it wasn't enough as the Wildcats dropped the final game of the Gulf Coast Showcase 79-69 to Northeastern Wednesday.
The Huskies shot 55 percent from the field and knocked down 15 3-pointers. Northeastern jumped off to a fast start and led 17-3, less than five minutes into the game. NU led again by as many as 20 at 30-10 midway through the first half and the Huskies made eight of their first nine 3-point field goal attempts.
Northeastern led 47-29 at halftime after shooting 71 percent. Weber State shot 60 percent from the field in the second half and rallied to cut the lead to nine points with 13:27 to play but that was as close as the Wildcats would get.
"In the first half, their speed and athleticism shocked us a bit," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe. "We adjusted to it and played a lot better in the second half and looked like we should look. There were some stretches where we struggled but we did make progress on this trip and are growing as a team. We showed signs of improvement and the results will come."
Weber State ended the game shooting 51 percent from the field, the best shooting percentage against a Division I team this season. WSU was 8 of 21 from 3-point range and had a season-high nine steals.
Cody John led all Wildcats with a season-high 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the field. Jerrick Harding added 17 points and had three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Kham Davis added 10 points and knocked down two 3-pointers. KJ Cunningham had nine points off the bench with three 3's.
Weber State is now 1-5 on the season. The Wildcats return to action next Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Utah Valley with the next home game scheduled for Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. against Westcliff University.
The Huskies shot 55 percent from the field and knocked down 15 3-pointers. Northeastern jumped off to a fast start and led 17-3, less than five minutes into the game. NU led again by as many as 20 at 30-10 midway through the first half and the Huskies made eight of their first nine 3-point field goal attempts.
Northeastern led 47-29 at halftime after shooting 71 percent. Weber State shot 60 percent from the field in the second half and rallied to cut the lead to nine points with 13:27 to play but that was as close as the Wildcats would get.
"In the first half, their speed and athleticism shocked us a bit," said WSU head coach Randy Rahe. "We adjusted to it and played a lot better in the second half and looked like we should look. There were some stretches where we struggled but we did make progress on this trip and are growing as a team. We showed signs of improvement and the results will come."
Weber State ended the game shooting 51 percent from the field, the best shooting percentage against a Division I team this season. WSU was 8 of 21 from 3-point range and had a season-high nine steals.
Cody John led all Wildcats with a season-high 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting from the field. Jerrick Harding added 17 points and had three rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Kham Davis added 10 points and knocked down two 3-pointers. KJ Cunningham had nine points off the bench with three 3's.
Weber State is now 1-5 on the season. The Wildcats return to action next Wednesday, Dec. 4 at Utah Valley with the next home game scheduled for Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. against Westcliff University.
Team Stats
WSU
NU
FG%
.510
.553
3FG%
.381
.577
FT%
.611
.923
RB
18
25
TO
13
19
STL
9
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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