Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Eastern Washington
Weber State begins final regular season weekend Thursday at Eastern Washington
2/25/2025 1:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Wildcats have three games remaining in the Big Sky regular season.
• It's the final weekend of Big Sky play as Weber State hits the road for the first of three games in five days starting Thursday night at Eastern Washington.
• The Wildcats and Eagles will tipoff at 6:00 p.m. PT (7 MT) on Thursday night from Reese Court in Cheney, Washington. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and the ESPN app.
The Weber State radio broadcast will be on 103.1 FM "The Wave" with Carl Arky on the call.
Live stats are available at WeberStateSports.com and the Weber State Wildcats app.
• Weber State is 10-19 overall and 4-11 in conference play with three conference games remaining before the Big Sky Tournament. The Wildcats are coming off a 60-58 win over Portland State at home last Thursday.
Eastern Washington is 10-18 overall and 6-9 in conference play, currently eighth in the league standings, two games ahead of Weber State.
• Weber State senior Blaise Threatt was blazing for the Wildcats again in Saturday's win as he finished with 27 points and hit the game-winning jumpshot with one second remaining. Threatt was 12 of 24 from the field and also had five rebounds and two assists. It was his sixth straight games scoring at least 20 points. He is one of nine players in the country to score 20 or more points in each of the last six games. He has scored in double figures in all games this season and dating back to last year has scored in double figures in 29 straight games, the fifth longest active streak in the country.
Over the last six games, Threatt is averaging 26.1 points per game. He is tied for the third most points of any player in the country since February 1 with 174 points.
In Big Sky games, he is averaging 22 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 4.6 assists.
On the season, Threatt leads the Wildcats in points, rebounds, assists, steals, and minutes played. He is now second in the Big Sky in scoring at 19.6 points per game, which is also 23rd in the country. He leads the Big Sky at 1.9 steals per game and also ranks second in minutes played, fourth in assists, fourth in assist to turnover ratio, and sixth in field goal percentage.
He now has 2,068 career points in 140 career games, which included three seasons at Division II Colorado Mesa and the last two at Weber State. He ranks 23rd among active players in all divisions of the NCAA in career points, and has scored 873 points in 59 career games over the last two seasons at Weber State.
• WSU freshman Trevor Hennig added 15 points in Saturday's win and knocked down two 3-pointers. Hennig has scored in double figures in five of the last six games and is averaging 9.3 points per game in Big Sky play.
• On Thursday, Wildcat senior Alex Tew will play in his 123rd career game at Weber State, which will move him into the all-time top 10 career games played. Tew has played in 122 games over the last four years at Weber State. With one more game, he will tie Darin Mahoney for the 10th most games ever played with 123.
• Eastern Washington enters Thursday's game at 10-18 overall and 6-9 in Big Sky play. The Eagles are currently in eighth place, two games ahead of Weber State.
EWU had won four straight games, beginning on February 1 at Weber State, but have since lost their last two on the road last week at Northern Colorado and NAU. The Eagles are 8-4 at home this season, including 4-3 at home in Big Sky play.
Eastern Washington leads the Big Sky and rank 27th in the country in free throw percentage at 77.3 percent. The Eagles are also second in the conference in turnover margin and steals.
• Earlier this season in Ogden, Eastern Washington dominated Weber State 72-49. The Wildcats shot a season-low 27 percent from the field and were outrebounded by 10. Blaise Threatt had 17 points and seven rebounds to lead the 'Cats.
• Weber State holds a 51-32 series lead over Eastern Washington. However, the Eagles have won five of the last six and eight of the last 10 against the Wildcats, including the game earlier this month.
In games in Cheney, the series is tied 19-19. Weber State won last season, but the Eagles had won the previous three games at Reese Court.
• The Big Sky Tournament will begin on Saturday, March 8 in Boise, Idaho.
