Wildcats beat Lumberjacks for second straight win

OGDEN - Four players scored in double figures as Weber State won its second-straight game with a 76-70 win over Northern Arizona Saturday night at the Dee Events Center. The Wildcats have won four of their last five games and improved to 10-14 overall and 6-7 in Big Sky play.

How it happened
Weber State held a 30-24 lead at halftime and started the second half on a 7-0 run. The 'Cats led by as many as 19 points with 11:51 to play, before NAU rallied to make it a game. The Lumberjacks went on a 14-6 run to cut the Wildcat lead to 69-65 with 55 seconds left. WSU made seven of eight free throw attempts in the last minute to seal the win.

Inside the stats
The Wildcats shot 48 percent from the field for the game, including 57 percent in the second half. WSU held Northern Arizona to 41 percent shooting and the Wildcats outrebounded NAU 34-33.

After his record-setting performance on Thursday, Jerrick Harding led the Wildcats once again, finishing with 24 points, with 20 points coming in the second half. He knocked down four 3-pointers and was 4 of 4 from the free throw line, along with three steals and two assists.

Michal Kozak added 14 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Cody John had 11 points, Tim Fuller had 10 points and six rebounds and Dima Zdor added six points and seven rebounds off the bench.

Up next
Weber State is back on the road for two games next week at Montana Thursday and Montana State on Saturday.

WILDCATS WIN!#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/ZplhiChid8
— WeberStateMBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) February 9, 2020

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Team Stats

Jerrick Harding

Michal Kozak

Cody John

Tim Fuller

Players Mentioned

Tim Fuller

Jerrick Harding

Cody John

Michal Kozak

Dima Zdor

Players Mentioned

Tim Fuller

Jerrick Harding

Cody John

Michal Kozak

Dima Zdor

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