Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, December 4
Ogden
6:00 p.m.
Weber State University
8-0,2-0Big Sky
80
vs
69
Portland State
3-4,1-1Big Sky
1
2
F
Portland St.
29
40
69
Weber St.
41
39
80
Photo by: Robert Casey
'Cats beat Vikings 80-69 to improve to 8-0
12/4/2021 9:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Four players in double figures as the Wildcats start Big Sky play with two wins.
OGDEN - Weber State kept its winning streak alive with an 80-69 win over Portland State Saturday night at the Dee Events Center.
The Wildcats had four players in double figures as they moved to 8-0 overall and 2-0 in Big Sky play with their 14th straight home win. Weber State is one of just 12 teams in the nation still undefeated.
How it happened
Weber State led by 12 at halftime after holding Portland State to 31 percent shooting in the first half.
The Wildcats led by as many as 18 points early in the second half. The Vikings never cut the lead to less than 10 points in the second half.
Numbers to know
The Wildcats outrebounded the Vikings 41-37 and shot 41 percent from the field. Weber State made nine 3-pointers and had 21 points off 14 PSU turnovers.
Sophomore Seikou Sisoho Jawara led the Wildcats with 17 points and knocked down five 3-pointers. Zahir Porter added a season-high 16 points off the bench.
Dillon Jones had his sixth double-double in eight games as he finished with 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. He also dished out four assists.
Koby McEwen added 12 points and also had four assists.
WSU head coach Randy Rahe
"The key tonight was our rebounding against one of the best rebounding teams in the league. I was really pleased with our rebounding and we got a lot of guys involved. I think our identity is our defense, togetherness and toughness and that's what we are embracing.
Up next
The Wildcats return to the road to take on Washington State on Wednesday night in Pullman, Washington. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
After that, Weber State will play its next four games at home, including games against Utah State, BYU and Fresno State.
The Wildcats had four players in double figures as they moved to 8-0 overall and 2-0 in Big Sky play with their 14th straight home win. Weber State is one of just 12 teams in the nation still undefeated.
How it happened
Weber State led by 12 at halftime after holding Portland State to 31 percent shooting in the first half.
The Wildcats led by as many as 18 points early in the second half. The Vikings never cut the lead to less than 10 points in the second half.
Numbers to know
The Wildcats outrebounded the Vikings 41-37 and shot 41 percent from the field. Weber State made nine 3-pointers and had 21 points off 14 PSU turnovers.
Sophomore Seikou Sisoho Jawara led the Wildcats with 17 points and knocked down five 3-pointers. Zahir Porter added a season-high 16 points off the bench.
Dillon Jones had his sixth double-double in eight games as he finished with 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. He also dished out four assists.
Koby McEwen added 12 points and also had four assists.
WSU head coach Randy Rahe
"The key tonight was our rebounding against one of the best rebounding teams in the league. I was really pleased with our rebounding and we got a lot of guys involved. I think our identity is our defense, togetherness and toughness and that's what we are embracing.
Up next
The Wildcats return to the road to take on Washington State on Wednesday night in Pullman, Washington. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
After that, Weber State will play its next four games at home, including games against Utah State, BYU and Fresno State.
Team Stats
PSU
Weber
FG%
.381
.415
3FG%
.304
.360
FT%
.824
.810
RB
37
41
TO
14
11
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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