Weber State University Athletics
Friday, March 11
Boise, ID
5:30 p.m.
Weber State University
21-12,13-7Big Sky
66
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69
Montana State
26-7,16-4Big Sky
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Weber St.
37
29
66
Montana St.
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38
69
Photo by: Big Sky Conference
Wildcats drop heartbreaker in Big Sky semifinals
3/11/2022 8:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOISE, Idaho - Weber State's run in the Big Sky Tournament came to a heartbreaking end as the Wildcats fell 69-66 to No. 1 seed Montana State Friday in the tournament semifinals.Â
WSU had two looks at 3-pointers to tie the game in the final seconds but they didn't fall and the Bobcats advanced to the tournament championship game.Â
The Wildcats never trailed in the first half and jumped out to an 11-3 lead after Dontay Bassett scored the first seven points of the game for Weber State.Â
There were six ties in the second half as Montana State chipped away. The Bobcats took their first lead at 56-53 with 7:34 to play.Â
The lead was never more than four points the rest of the way but Montana State shot 60 percent from the field in the second half, compared to 28 percent for the Wildcats.Â
Weber State was led by freshman Dillon Jones who finished with 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Koby McEwen added 17 points and Bassett finished with 11 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.Â
JJ Overton and Seikou Sisoho Jawara each had nine points.Â
The Wildcats are now 21-12 overall and will wait to see if they are invited to a postseason tournament.Â
WSU had two looks at 3-pointers to tie the game in the final seconds but they didn't fall and the Bobcats advanced to the tournament championship game.Â
The Wildcats never trailed in the first half and jumped out to an 11-3 lead after Dontay Bassett scored the first seven points of the game for Weber State.Â
There were six ties in the second half as Montana State chipped away. The Bobcats took their first lead at 56-53 with 7:34 to play.Â
The lead was never more than four points the rest of the way but Montana State shot 60 percent from the field in the second half, compared to 28 percent for the Wildcats.Â
Weber State was led by freshman Dillon Jones who finished with 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Koby McEwen added 17 points and Bassett finished with 11 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots.Â
JJ Overton and Seikou Sisoho Jawara each had nine points.Â
The Wildcats are now 21-12 overall and will wait to see if they are invited to a postseason tournament.Â
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Team Stats
Weber
MSU
FG%
.426
.500
3FG%
.353
.294
FT%
.700
.800
RB
28
30
TO
12
16
STL
7
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
17
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
9
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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