Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, February 22
Ogden
7:00 p.m.
Weber State University
11-16,7-9Big Sky
82
vs
71
Southern Utah
14-13,7-9Big Sky
1
2
F
Southern Utah
27
44
71
Weber St.
39
43
82
Cody John had 28 points to lead the Wildcats to the win.
Photo by: Robert Casey
Wildcats beat Southern Utah 82-71
2/22/2020 10:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OGDEN - Weber State picked up a season sweep of Southern Utah as the Wildcats knocked off the Thunderbirds 82-71 Saturday night at the Dee Events Center.Â
Cody John scored 28 points and Jerrick Harding added 22 as the Wildcats shot 48 percent from the field and 92 percent from the free throw line.Â
How it happenedÂ
The two teams changed sides early in the game before the Wildcats went on a 16-3 run to take a 25-16 lead and would never look back. WSU led 39-27 at halftime after shooting 53 percent from the field in the half.Â
The Thunderbirds cut the lead to seven points several times in the second half but WSU never let the lead get below that. WSU was 19 of 21 from the free throw line in the second half.Â
Inside the stats
WSU finished the game shooting 48 percent and was 23 of 25 from the free throw line, the best percentage of the season. The Wildcats outrebounded SUU 36-32 and held the Thunderbirds to 35 percent shooting.Â
John had one of his best games as a Wildcat, finishing with 28 points on 6 of 11 shooting, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. He was also a perfect 12 of 12 from the free throw line, tied for the sixth best performance in a game in WSU history. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.Â
Harding finished with 22 points, with 16 coming in the second half. He also had six rebounds and tied his career-high five assists.
Michal Kozak added 12 points and seven rebounds and Dima Zdor had nine points off the bench.Â
Quoting coach Randy Rahe
"I'm so proud of our team tonight. They stuck to the game plan and defended really well and were really mentally tough. It's a good win against a really talented team."
Up next
The Wildcats improve to 11-16 overall and 7-9 in Big Sky play with four conference games remaining. The 'Cats will have just one game next week, hosting Portland State on Saturday, Feb. 29.Â
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Cody John scored 28 points and Jerrick Harding added 22 as the Wildcats shot 48 percent from the field and 92 percent from the free throw line.Â
How it happenedÂ
The two teams changed sides early in the game before the Wildcats went on a 16-3 run to take a 25-16 lead and would never look back. WSU led 39-27 at halftime after shooting 53 percent from the field in the half.Â
The Thunderbirds cut the lead to seven points several times in the second half but WSU never let the lead get below that. WSU was 19 of 21 from the free throw line in the second half.Â
Inside the stats
WSU finished the game shooting 48 percent and was 23 of 25 from the free throw line, the best percentage of the season. The Wildcats outrebounded SUU 36-32 and held the Thunderbirds to 35 percent shooting.Â
John had one of his best games as a Wildcat, finishing with 28 points on 6 of 11 shooting, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. He was also a perfect 12 of 12 from the free throw line, tied for the sixth best performance in a game in WSU history. He also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.Â
Harding finished with 22 points, with 16 coming in the second half. He also had six rebounds and tied his career-high five assists.
Michal Kozak added 12 points and seven rebounds and Dima Zdor had nine points off the bench.Â
Tonight's Player of the Game is Cody John! ??#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB @codyjohn5_wp pic.twitter.com/H9GmQMD6ea
— WeberStateMBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) February 23, 2020
Quoting coach Randy Rahe
"I'm so proud of our team tonight. They stuck to the game plan and defended really well and were really mentally tough. It's a good win against a really talented team."
Up next
The Wildcats improve to 11-16 overall and 7-9 in Big Sky play with four conference games remaining. The 'Cats will have just one game next week, hosting Portland State on Saturday, Feb. 29.Â
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Team Stats
SUU
Weber
FG%
.397
.481
3FG%
.333
.368
FT%
.739
.920
RB
32
36
TO
10
11
STL
7
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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