'Cats knock down 13 3-pointers to beat SUU 92-84

CEDAR CITY - Weber State knocked down a season-high 13 3-pointers and had four players in double figures to remain in first place in the Big Sky standings with a 92-84 win at Southern Utah Monday night.

Seikou Sisoho Jawara tied his career-high with 25 points and knocked down five 3-pointers to lead the Wildcats.

It's the fourth straight win for the Wildcats who improve to 14-5 overall and 7-1 in Big Sky play.

How it happened
SUU jumped out to a seven-point lead early in the game before a big Wildcat rally to end the first half. WSU ended the half on a 9-1 run over the last three minutes and held a 44-35 lead at the break. The 'Cats shot 52 percent from the field in the first half.

The Wildcats started the second half on a 14-3 run with four 3-pointers in the first 3:19 of the half to extend the lead to 20 points.

Southern Utah got as close as five points with 5:34 to play before a 7-2 Wildcat run pushed the lead back to 10 points and the 'Cats hung on for the win.

Numbers to know
Weber State shot 52 percent from the field and made a season-high 13 3-pointers, finishing 13 of 30.

Sisoho Jawara was nearly perfect en route to tying his career-high with 25 points. He was 8 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range. The five 3-pointers also tied a career-high and he dished out five assists.

Senior Koby McEwen added 21 points with three 3-pointers and dished out a season-high six assists, along with two steals.

Dontay Bassett had his Weber State career-high with 18 points. He was 7 of 11 from the field and knocked down three 3-pointers.

Dillon Jones had his 10th double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Head coach Randy Rahe
"SUU has a really good team and they were excited to play. I thought we showed a lot of poise and composure and did what we needed to do to finish it off. I was really proud of the effort and composure to pick up a big win in a tough place to play."

Up next
Weber State faces two more road games this week. The Wildcats will play at Northern Colorado Thursday night at 6 p.m. in Greeley, then play at Sacramento State Saturday night.

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Team Stats

Seikou Sisoho Jawara

Koby McEwen

Dontay Bassett

Dillon Jones

Players Mentioned

Dontay Bassett

Dillon Jones

Koby McEwen

Seikou Sisoho Jawara

Players Mentioned

Dontay Bassett

Dillon Jones

Koby McEwen

Seikou Sisoho Jawara

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