Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Montana
Wildcats take on Grizzlies again Saturday in Missoula
2/12/2021 1:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
• Following an 80-67 loss on Thursday night, Weber State is right back at it for a rematch against Montana on Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats and Grizzlies will square off at 2:30 p.m. Saturday from Dahlberg Arena in Missoula. The game will be streamed online on Pluto TV 1057 and WatchBigSky.com as well as on the radio on 103.1 FM "The Wave".
• Thursday's loss ended WSU's four-game winning streak. The Wildcats are now 11-5 overall and 6-3 in Big Sky play, currently tied for third in the league standings.
• Montana shot 52 percent from the field and held the Wildcats to just 3 of 14 shooting from 3-point range in Thursday's win. The Grizzlies improved to 9-9 overall and 5-6 in league play. Montana has now won seven of the last eight against Weber State and has won four-straight in Missoula.
• The 52 percent shooting by Montana on Thursday is the best shooting percentage the Wildcats have allowed all season. The three 3-pointers is a WSU season low and the 67 points is the second fewest by the Wildcats in a game this season and just the second time the 'Cats have failed to score 70 or more points.
• Seikou Sisoho Jawara, the reigning Big Sky Player of the Week, led the Wildcats with 19 points on 8 of 13 shooting in Thursday's game. Jawara is averaging 19.6 points per game over the last five games and is shooting 67 percent from the field and is 13 of 19 from 3-point range over the last five games.
• Weber State now has five players, all five starters, averaging double figures in scoring. WSU is led by Isiah Brown who is third in the conference in scoring at 17.4 points per game.
• WSU now ranks third in the nation in 3-point percentage at 40.2 percent. The 'Cats are also ninth in the country in scoring offense at 83.4 points per game and rank 14th in field goal percentage, 16th in free throw percentage and 22nd in scoring margin.
• Montana leads the Big Sky and is ninth in the country in free throw percentage at 79.2 percent. The Griz are also second in the league and 21st nationally in 3-point defense at 29.1 percent.
• Following Saturday's game, the Wildcats return home for two games against Northern Arizona next week. Following that, WSU will have just four games remaining before the Big Sky Tournament, which is scheduled from March 10-13 in Boise, Idaho.
