Weber State University Athletics
Sunday, January 17
Ogden
7:00 p.m.
Weber State University
6-3,1-1Big Sky
94
vs
79
Tarleton State
2-7,0-4WAC
1
2
F
Tarleton St.
44
35
79
Weber St.
35
59
94
Zahir Porter scored 23 points with 18 coming in the second half in Sunday's win.
Photo by: Robert Casey
Huge second half lifts Wildcats past Texans 94-79
1/17/2021 9:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OGDEN - Weber State put together an incredible second half and rallied for a 94-79 win over Tarleton State Sunday night at the Dee Events Center, in the second of back-to-back home games.
The Texans closed the first half on a 13-3 run and held a 44-35 lead at halftime. In the second half the Wildcats turned things around and outscored the Texans 59-35 in the second half.
Weber State shot 64 percent from the field in the second half, including 7 of 10 from 3-point range.
WSU finished the game shooting 58 percent and was 14 of 24 from 3-point range, and held Tarleton State to 46 percent shooting, including 38 percent in the second half. The Wildcats also outrebounded the Texans 34-20 and had 20 assists.
Five Wildcats scored in double figures led by junior Zahir Porter who finished with 23 points, with 18 points coming in the second half. Porter was 8 of 10 from the field, 5 of 6 from 3-point range, and added five assists and four rebounds.
Isaiah Brown added 22 points with nine rebounds and five assists. Dillon Jones had season-highs of 13 points and nine rebounds and KJ Cunningham tied his career-high with 10 points.
Weber State now sits at 6-3 overall. The Wildcats are 1-1 in Big Sky play and scheduled to return to conference action this week with two games against Southern Utah this week. Weber State will host SUU on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Dee Events Center, in a game televised on KJZZ TV. The two teams will meet Saturday afternoon in Cedar City.
The Texans closed the first half on a 13-3 run and held a 44-35 lead at halftime. In the second half the Wildcats turned things around and outscored the Texans 59-35 in the second half.
Weber State shot 64 percent from the field in the second half, including 7 of 10 from 3-point range.
WSU finished the game shooting 58 percent and was 14 of 24 from 3-point range, and held Tarleton State to 46 percent shooting, including 38 percent in the second half. The Wildcats also outrebounded the Texans 34-20 and had 20 assists.
Five Wildcats scored in double figures led by junior Zahir Porter who finished with 23 points, with 18 points coming in the second half. Porter was 8 of 10 from the field, 5 of 6 from 3-point range, and added five assists and four rebounds.
Isaiah Brown added 22 points with nine rebounds and five assists. Dillon Jones had season-highs of 13 points and nine rebounds and KJ Cunningham tied his career-high with 10 points.
Weber State now sits at 6-3 overall. The Wildcats are 1-1 in Big Sky play and scheduled to return to conference action this week with two games against Southern Utah this week. Weber State will host SUU on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Dee Events Center, in a game televised on KJZZ TV. The two teams will meet Saturday afternoon in Cedar City.
"I love the competitive spirit of this team" - @CoachRandyRahe #PurpleReign #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/zztKhp5oJ4
— Weber State MBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) January 18, 2021
.@iamzporter after tonight's win! #PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/47sZuZztbK
— Weber State MBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) January 18, 2021
Team Stats
TSU
Weber
FG%
.464
.580
3FG%
.529
.583
FT%
.818
.733
RB
20
34
TO
8
12
STL
9
3
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Players Mentioned
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