Weber State University Athletics
Thursday, January 16
Pocatello, ID
7:00 p.m.
Weber State University
6-11,2-4Big Sky
76
at
68
Idaho State
6-9,3-3Big Sky
1
2
OT 1
F
Weber St.
25
32
19
76
Idaho St.
32
25
11
68
Jerrick Harding led the Wildcats with 28 points in Thursday's win at Idaho State.
Wildcats beat Bengals in overtime in Pocatello
1/16/2020 9:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
POCATELLO, Idaho - Jerrick Harding scored 28 points with 22 combing in the second half and overtime as Weber State rallied to beat Idaho State 76-68 in overtime Thursday night at Reed Gym.
How it happened
Idaho State held a 32-25 lead at halftime. The Wildcats took their first lead at 38-37 with 13:04 to play and it was a back-and-forth game the rest of the way. The 'Cats led by four with 1:26 to play when Idaho State scored four-straight to force overtime.
The Wildcats scored the first four points of overtime and shot 11 of 12 from the free throw line in the extra period to seal the win.
Inside the box score
Weber State shot 46 percent from the field and held the Bengals to 41 percent shooting. WSU also held Idaho State to just 3 of 18 shooting from 3-point range.
The Bengals outrebounded the Wildcats 45-33 and WSU was 3 of 15 from 3-point range.
Four Wildcats scored in double figures with Harding led the 'Cats in scoring for the 11th time this season. It's his 13th game in double figures and his ninth game scoring 20 or more points. Harding also added four rebounds and two assists.
Cody John added 21 points on 6 of 9 shooting and was 9 of 11 from the free throw line. Michal Kozak scored in double figures for the sixth-straight game, finishing with 14 points and four rebounds.
Tim Fuller added 10 points all coming in the second half. He also led the Wildcats with nine rebounds.
WSU junior Kham Davis returned to the lineup after missing the previous four games with a knee injury. Davis finished with three points and six rebounds in 27 minutes of action.
Quoting coach Randy Rahe
"That was a tough, gritty performance by our team and I'm really proud of their effort. It was a tough first half but we found a way to hang in there. We really defended well in the second half and also got our offense going."
The win moves the Wildcats to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in Big Sky play.
Up next
The Wildcats will conclude their three-game road trip Monday night at Portland State. WSU hosts Montana State and Montana next weekend.
How it happened
Idaho State held a 32-25 lead at halftime. The Wildcats took their first lead at 38-37 with 13:04 to play and it was a back-and-forth game the rest of the way. The 'Cats led by four with 1:26 to play when Idaho State scored four-straight to force overtime.
The Wildcats scored the first four points of overtime and shot 11 of 12 from the free throw line in the extra period to seal the win.
Inside the box score
Weber State shot 46 percent from the field and held the Bengals to 41 percent shooting. WSU also held Idaho State to just 3 of 18 shooting from 3-point range.
The Bengals outrebounded the Wildcats 45-33 and WSU was 3 of 15 from 3-point range.
Four Wildcats scored in double figures with Harding led the 'Cats in scoring for the 11th time this season. It's his 13th game in double figures and his ninth game scoring 20 or more points. Harding also added four rebounds and two assists.
Cody John added 21 points on 6 of 9 shooting and was 9 of 11 from the free throw line. Michal Kozak scored in double figures for the sixth-straight game, finishing with 14 points and four rebounds.
Tim Fuller added 10 points all coming in the second half. He also led the Wildcats with nine rebounds.
WSU junior Kham Davis returned to the lineup after missing the previous four games with a knee injury. Davis finished with three points and six rebounds in 27 minutes of action.
Quoting coach Randy Rahe
"That was a tough, gritty performance by our team and I'm really proud of their effort. It was a tough first half but we found a way to hang in there. We really defended well in the second half and also got our offense going."
The win moves the Wildcats to 6-11 overall and 2-4 in Big Sky play.
Up next
The Wildcats will conclude their three-game road trip Monday night at Portland State. WSU hosts Montana State and Montana next weekend.
Wildcats win in OT!#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/Fp8XvNzqap
— WeberStateMBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) January 17, 2020
Team Stats
Weber
ISU
FG%
.458
.409
3FG%
.200
.167
FT%
.760
.524
RB
33
45
TO
9
16
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
12
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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