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Weber State sweeps road trip with 76-71 win over Bears
1/10/2026 10:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Wildcats held UNC to just 1 of 14 from 3-point range.
GREELEY, Colo. - Weber State completed a Big Sky road sweep with a 76-71 win over Northern Colorado on Saturday night at the Bank of Colorado Arena.Â
Northern Colorado came into Saturday's game ranked 15th in the nation in 3-pointers made per game at 10.9 and was 26th in the country in 3-point percentage.Â
And in Saturday's game, the Wildcats held the Bears to just 1 of 14 shooting from 3-point range to secure the road win.Â
The Wildcats got off to a great start and led by 11 points midway through the first half. Northern Colorado rallied and closed the first half on an 8-2 run and held a 37-34 lead at halftime.Â
The Bears extended their lead to seven points with 14:28 to play in the second half, before a 12-6 Weber State run gave the 'Cats the lead with 10:28 to play.Â
Weber State led by six with 3:14 remaining, but the Bears cut the lead to two points with 1:43 left and to one point with 1:01 to play. The Bears got to within two at 73-71 with eight seconds left, but committed an offensive foul then had another turnover in the final seconds, and the Wildcats made six free throws in the final minuteÂ
"What a great win," said WSU head coach Eric Duft. "This is a tough trip, but there was a point in the second half where we looked a little fatigued, but we just found it and had a great team win. Our guys were really locked in, and stepped up and made the plays we needed."
Edwin Suarez Jr. led the Wildcats with 18 points and eight rebounds. Suarez was 6 of 8 from the field in the second half and had 13 second half points.Â
Tijan Saine Jr. added 17 points and was 10 of 11 from the free throw line. Senior Nigel Burris added 11 points off the bench. Viljami Vartiainen had nine points, and Malek Gomma had eight points with seven rebounds.Â
The 'Cats shot 47 percent from the field and made three 3-point field goals. UNC won the rebounding margin 36-30, but WSU had six steals and forced 11 Bear turnovers.Â
Weber State is now 3-1 in Big Sky play and will return home for two games this week, hosting Eastern Washington on Thursday and Idaho on Saturday.Â
Northern Colorado came into Saturday's game ranked 15th in the nation in 3-pointers made per game at 10.9 and was 26th in the country in 3-point percentage.Â
And in Saturday's game, the Wildcats held the Bears to just 1 of 14 shooting from 3-point range to secure the road win.Â
The Wildcats got off to a great start and led by 11 points midway through the first half. Northern Colorado rallied and closed the first half on an 8-2 run and held a 37-34 lead at halftime.Â
The Bears extended their lead to seven points with 14:28 to play in the second half, before a 12-6 Weber State run gave the 'Cats the lead with 10:28 to play.Â
Weber State led by six with 3:14 remaining, but the Bears cut the lead to two points with 1:43 left and to one point with 1:01 to play. The Bears got to within two at 73-71 with eight seconds left, but committed an offensive foul then had another turnover in the final seconds, and the Wildcats made six free throws in the final minuteÂ
"What a great win," said WSU head coach Eric Duft. "This is a tough trip, but there was a point in the second half where we looked a little fatigued, but we just found it and had a great team win. Our guys were really locked in, and stepped up and made the plays we needed."
Edwin Suarez Jr. led the Wildcats with 18 points and eight rebounds. Suarez was 6 of 8 from the field in the second half and had 13 second half points.Â
Tijan Saine Jr. added 17 points and was 10 of 11 from the free throw line. Senior Nigel Burris added 11 points off the bench. Viljami Vartiainen had nine points, and Malek Gomma had eight points with seven rebounds.Â
The 'Cats shot 47 percent from the field and made three 3-point field goals. UNC won the rebounding margin 36-30, but WSU had six steals and forced 11 Bear turnovers.Â
Weber State is now 3-1 in Big Sky play and will return home for two games this week, hosting Eastern Washington on Thursday and Idaho on Saturday.Â
Roll the highlights from the win!
— Weber State Men's Basketball (@WeberStateMBB) January 11, 2026
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Team Stats
Weber
NAU
FG%
.463
.436
3FG%
.448
.240
FT%
.429
.647
RB
39
34
TO
5
8
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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