Wildcats Blow Out Northern Arizona, 77-52
Jan 3, 2019, 8:57 PM
OGDEN, Utah – Weber State remained undefeated in Big Sky play with a 77-52 blowout win over Northern Arizona.
WILDCATS WIN!
Weber State wins fourth-straight game to move to 3-0 in #BigSkyMBB play. #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/DMQ6x4ICNS
— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 4, 2019
Slow Start, Big Finish For Wildcats
Northern Arizona started the game with a 7-0 run before the Wildcats were able to score their first points of the game and went on an 8-0 run of their own to take their first lead.
The game was tied at 20 with 5:49 left and Weber State finished the first half on an 11-7 run to take a 31-27 lead at the half.
Nelson to Braxton for another dunk! #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB @zach_b34 pic.twitter.com/azbLGfPg1y
— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 4, 2019
Weber State pushed their lead to 36-30 coming out of the break before they went on a 23-6 run to take a commanding 59-36 lead with 10 minutes left in the game.
They ended the game by outscoring Northern Arizona 46-25 in the second half to get the dominating win.
By The Numbers
Brekkott Chapman led the game in scoring with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. He also finsihed with 16 rebounds to complete the double-double.
Cody John and Jerrick Harding chipped in 14 points each.
Jerrick Harding @JHarding_10 with the 3!#WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/0vY4tciydB
— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 4, 2019
Weber State won the game despite shooting a miserable 13 percent from beyond the arc. They made up for it by shooting 48.4 percent from the field while holding the Lumberjacks to just 31 percent.
Next Up
Weber State will look to extend its winning streak to five when the Wildcats host SUU Saturday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Pluto TV.
