Wildcats knock off Montana to advance to semifinals

BOISE, Idaho - Weber State overcame a slow start and rolled to a dominating 68-56 win over longtime rival Montana Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament.

The Wildcats will now take on top seed Montana State on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Boise in the semifinals of the tournament.

How it happened
Montana jumped out to a 12-2 lead just over three minutes into the game. But the 'Cats responded with a 12-3 run of their own to cut it to 15-15.

WSU later took the lead on an 11-1 run and led 25-19 with 5:15 to play.

The 'Cats led 30-25 at halftime and had more big runs in the second half, including a 17-1 run over a six-minute stretch that gave Weber State a 47-27 lead with 13:49 remaining. The Wildcats made 10 of their first 11 shots to start the second half.

Montana was never closer than 12 points the rest of the way. It's WSU's first tournament win over Montana since 2016.

Key numbers
Weber State shot 54 percent from the field and held the Grizzlies to 41 percent. WSU improved to 20-0 this season when leading its opponent in field goal percentage.

The Wildcats also outrebounded the Grizzlies 27-22 and forced 16 Montana turnovers.

Dillon Jones led the Wildcats with 23 points and pulled down 11 rebounds for his 17th double-double of the season. He was 7 of 8 from the field, including two 3-pointers, and recorded three steals.

Koby McEwen added 17 points and had two assists.

JJ Overton also had 10 points for the Wildcats.

WHAT. A. WIN.

ON TO THE SEMIS! #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/fVPam0FyTj
— Weber State MBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) March 10, 2022

.@CoachRandyRahe on the win! #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/cYEswiiEMf
— Weber State MBB ?? (@WeberStateMBB) March 10, 2022

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Team Stats

Dillon Jones

Koby McEwen

JJ Overton

Zahir Porter

Players Mentioned

Dillon Jones

Koby McEwen

JJ Overton

Players Mentioned

Dillon Jones

Koby McEwen

JJ Overton

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