Bobcats Clamp Down for League Home Win
1/18/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Brad Huse insists there were no inspirational speeches at halftime, no profound tactical changes, in Montana State'63-48 win over Weber State on Thursday.
"I thought our guys just bowed their necks and did the job defensively" in the second half, Huse said of his team's effort in turning a 28-20 halftime deficit into a solid win to open the home portion of the team's league schedule. "Credit our guys with figuring it out, the way they attacked, attacked and stayed aggressive." MSU raised its record to 5-13 overall, 2-3 in the league, while Weber State is 12-8 overall, 5-2 in the Big Sky.
Montana State's second-half effort helped the Bobcats hold Weber to just 3-for-17 shooting after the intermission, after the Wildcats hit 10 of their 20 first-half shots. "It really, obviously was a tale of two halves," Huse said. "I wish I could put my finger on one thing."
After a sloppy first half, in which Weber turned the ball over 11 times and the Bobcats 10, the teams settled down in the second stanza. MSU finished with just 13 turnovers, the team's third straight game of 13 turnovers or less.
The sharper play led to productivity on the Bobcats' end in the second half, with the 'Cats shooting 61% from the floor and 75% from the line. That, after a first half in which Weber didn't trail after the first four-and-a-half minutes and led by as many as 11 with two minutes left. A pair of baskets by Nick Dissly cut the Wildcat lead to seven, before a Tyler Billings free throw gave Weber a 28-20 halftime advantage.
MSU's renewed vigor was apparent from the outset of the second half. Layups by Dissly and Carson Durr and a jumper by Taylor brought MSU within two, and when Dissly drained a three-pointer at 13:39 the Bobcats had a lead, 30-29, that the team would not relinquish. MSU's run reached 18-3 over the first 10 minutes of the half, and Weber didn't convert its first field goal until eight minutes in.
Huse said his team seemed "amped" early in the game, playing its first game in Worthington Arena in a month. "I'm not so sure that wasn't part of" the slow start, Huse said. "They got us off tempo (in the first half) the way they changed up their defenses. I don't know if tentative is the right word. We showed a lot of fight, a lot of resolve."
The Bobcats will need all the resolve they can muster on Saturday, when Big Sky-leading Idaho State brings its vaunted "razor" zone defense to Worthington Arena. Tipoff is 7:05 pm.
"I thought our guys just bowed their necks and did the job defensively" in the second half, Huse said of his team's effort in turning a 28-20 halftime deficit into a solid win to open the home portion of the team's league schedule. "Credit our guys with figuring it out, the way they attacked, attacked and stayed aggressive." MSU raised its record to 5-13 overall, 2-3 in the league, while Weber State is 12-8 overall, 5-2 in the Big Sky.
Montana State's second-half effort helped the Bobcats hold Weber to just 3-for-17 shooting after the intermission, after the Wildcats hit 10 of their 20 first-half shots. "It really, obviously was a tale of two halves," Huse said. "I wish I could put my finger on one thing."
After a sloppy first half, in which Weber turned the ball over 11 times and the Bobcats 10, the teams settled down in the second stanza. MSU finished with just 13 turnovers, the team's third straight game of 13 turnovers or less.
The sharper play led to productivity on the Bobcats' end in the second half, with the 'Cats shooting 61% from the floor and 75% from the line. That, after a first half in which Weber didn't trail after the first four-and-a-half minutes and led by as many as 11 with two minutes left. A pair of baskets by Nick Dissly cut the Wildcat lead to seven, before a Tyler Billings free throw gave Weber a 28-20 halftime advantage.
MSU's renewed vigor was apparent from the outset of the second half. Layups by Dissly and Carson Durr and a jumper by Taylor brought MSU within two, and when Dissly drained a three-pointer at 13:39 the Bobcats had a lead, 30-29, that the team would not relinquish. MSU's run reached 18-3 over the first 10 minutes of the half, and Weber didn't convert its first field goal until eight minutes in.
Huse said his team seemed "amped" early in the game, playing its first game in Worthington Arena in a month. "I'm not so sure that wasn't part of" the slow start, Huse said. "They got us off tempo (in the first half) the way they changed up their defenses. I don't know if tentative is the right word. We showed a lot of fight, a lot of resolve."
The Bobcats will need all the resolve they can muster on Saturday, when Big Sky-leading Idaho State brings its vaunted "razor" zone defense to Worthington Arena. Tipoff is 7:05 pm.
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