Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Montana
'Cats are back on the road at Montana Monday night
1/21/2024 4:42:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Weber State and Montana will tipoff at 7 p.m. Monday night in Missoula.
• Fresh off a win at home, Weber State hits the road to take on rival Montana Monday night in Missoula.
• The Wildcats and Grizzlies will tipoff at 7 p.m. from Dahlberg Arena in Missoula. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and the ESPN app. Weber State radio coverage will be on 103.1 FM "The Wave" with Steve Klauke. Live stats available at WeberStateSports.com and the Weber State Wildcats app.
• Weber State is 12-7 overall and 3-3 in Big Sky play. The Wildcats ended their three-game losing streak with an 88-65 win over Idaho Saturday night in Ogden. The game was tied in the second half before the Wildcats outscored the Vandals 53-30 in the second half.
• Montana is 12-6 overall and 3-2 in conference play and coming off a 77-67 win at Montana State on Saturday. Weber State opened Big Sky play on December 28 with a 93-63 win over Montana.
• Wildcat junior transfer Blaise Threatt had a Weber State career-high as he finished with 24 points in Saturday's win. Threatt was 9 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range. He also had five rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Threatt has scored in double figures nine times this season and is averaging 10.7 points and 2.7 assists per game this season.
• Junior Dyson Koehler also had a career-high in Saturday's win. He finished with 23 points on 7 of 10 shooting and made three 3-pointers. Koehler also had seen rebounds and was 6 of 7 from the free throw line. It was his ninth time scoring in double figures. He's also reached 20 or more points in two of the last three games. Koehler is third on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game.
• Weber State junior standout Dillon Jones had his 12th double-double of the season in Saturday's win as he had 14 points and 11 rebounds, along with eight assists and two steals. He ranks third in the nation with 12 double-doubles this season and has 50 in his career.
• Jones leads the Wildcats in points, rebounds, assists, and steals, and leads the Big Sky in rebounds and minutes played. He is second in the conference points and assists, and ranks third in steals, third in free throw percentage, and sixth in field goal percentage. Jones is second in the nation in defensive rebounds and 14th in the country in overall rebounds.
• Jones reached more career milestones in Saturday's. He became Weber State's all-time leader in career steals, now with 180, as he passed Eddie Gill who was in attendance at the game. Jones ranks third in Weber State history and sixth in Big Sky history in career rebounds. He is also fifth in assists, sixth in free throws made and 10th in career scoring. Jones is the only player in Big Sky history with at least 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 assists, and 150 steals in a career.
• Weber State ranks 15th in the nation in free throw percentage, 17th in scoring defense, 18th in fouls per game, and 20th in turnovers per game. In the Big Sky, the Wildcats are first in scoring defense, scoring margin, and turnover margin. They are second in 3-point percentage, 3-point defense, and free throw percentage, and third in rebounding margin and 3-pointers per game.
• Montana is 12-6 overall and 3-2 in Big Sky play. The Grizzlies have won their last two, including a 77-67 win at Montana State on Saturday. UM leads the Big Sky and rank 13th in the nation in free throw percentage. Montana is also second in scoring margin, field goal percentage, rebounding margin and assists.
• On December 28, Weber State defeated Montana 93-63 in Ogden in the Big Sky opener. The 30-point win was the largest against the Grizzlies since 1970 and WSU shot 57 percent from the field. The 'Cats held Montana to 38 percent shooting and just 3-20 on 3-point attempts. Five Wildcats scored in double figures in the win.
• Weber State has played Montana more than any opponent in its history. This will be the 142nd all-time lead with the Wildcats leading 76-65. WSU has won four of the last five against the Grizzlies. In games in Missoula, Montana is 42-24 all-time but Weber State has won two of the last three, including last year's game-winning 3-pointer by Steven Verplancken with less than a second to play.
• After Monday, WSU is back home to host Idaho State Saturday night.
