Weber State University Athletics
Saturday, December 10
Ogden
7:00 p.m.
Weber State University
3-7,0-0Big Sky
82
vs
58
Saint Martin's
8-2,2-0Great Northwest
1
2
F
Saint Martin's
26
32
58
Weber St.
40
42
82
Photo by: Robert Casey
'Cats knock down 12 3-pointers and beat Saint Martin's 82-58
12/10/2022 10:06:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Steven Verplancken scored a career-high 21 points with five 3-pointers.
OGDEN - Steven Verplancken scored a career-high 21 points and Weber State made 12 3-pointers as the Wildcats got back on the winning track with an 82-58 win over Saint Martin's Saturday night at the Dee Events Center.
The Wildcats never trailed in the game and jumped out to quick 20-5 lead seven minutes into the game. The 'Cats led 25-9 and made six of their first eight 3-pointers.
Weber State led by as many as 16 in the first half and held a 40-26 halftime lead with nine first half 3-pointers.
The 'Cats led by 16 midway through the second half and went on a 13-2 run to extend the lead to 237 points with 5:52 to play.
"This was a good win for our team," said WSU head coach Eric Duft. "It's been a bit of a grind lately but I thought our guys came out well tonight and had good energy. We got off to a good start and really moved the ball well."
The Wildcats made a season-high 12 3-pointers and finished the game 12 of 24 from 3-point range, a season-best percentage. The 'Cats shot 51 percent overall and outrebounded the Saints 37-29.
Verplancken's 21 points is a career-high. He was 6 of 11 from the field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and made his first four 3-point attempts.
Junior Ballard added 15 points with three 3-pointers off the bench and was 5 of 6 from the field. Dillon Jones had his fifth double-double of the season, finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds and had a team-high three assists.
Weber State improves to 3-7 on the season. It's back on the road for the Wildcats for the final three non-conference games, beginning next Friday, Dec. 16 at Cal Poly. WSU will also play at Utah State and BYU before starting conference play on Dec. 29.
The Wildcats never trailed in the game and jumped out to quick 20-5 lead seven minutes into the game. The 'Cats led 25-9 and made six of their first eight 3-pointers.
Weber State led by as many as 16 in the first half and held a 40-26 halftime lead with nine first half 3-pointers.
The 'Cats led by 16 midway through the second half and went on a 13-2 run to extend the lead to 237 points with 5:52 to play.
"This was a good win for our team," said WSU head coach Eric Duft. "It's been a bit of a grind lately but I thought our guys came out well tonight and had good energy. We got off to a good start and really moved the ball well."
The Wildcats made a season-high 12 3-pointers and finished the game 12 of 24 from 3-point range, a season-best percentage. The 'Cats shot 51 percent overall and outrebounded the Saints 37-29.
Verplancken's 21 points is a career-high. He was 6 of 11 from the field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, and made his first four 3-point attempts.
Junior Ballard added 15 points with three 3-pointers off the bench and was 5 of 6 from the field. Dillon Jones had his fifth double-double of the season, finishing with 13 points and 11 rebounds and had a team-high three assists.
Weber State improves to 3-7 on the season. It's back on the road for the Wildcats for the final three non-conference games, beginning next Friday, Dec. 16 at Cal Poly. WSU will also play at Utah State and BYU before starting conference play on Dec. 29.
Coach @ericduft after the win! #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/gAcNgZAXOi
— Weber State MBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) December 11, 2022
Team Stats
SM
Weber
FG%
.364
.509
3FG%
.367
.500
FT%
.538
.824
RB
29
37
TO
18
17
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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