Bobcats Fall to Hot-Shooting Weber
1/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The hill was a little too steep, the hole a little too deep.
Regardless the cliché, Montana State could erase only 10 of Weber State's 12-point lead in the game's final 7:43, allowing the Wildcats to escape Worthington Arena with a 78-76 win Thursday night. WSU guard Dezmon Harris led all scorers with 27 points.
"They responded to everything we threw at them," said Bobcat coach Brad Huse. "They always had an answer."
While Weber State didn't have an answer for slowing down Bobcat guard Carlos Taylor, who scored 26 points, the Wildcats clamped down on enough other options to limit MSU to 42% shooting. The Wildcats also out-rebounded MSU 35-to-30.
After Weber State opened up its 12-point lead, Adrian Zamora hit a free throw, Bobby Howard scored on a layup and Carlos Taylor answered with a layup to pull MSU to within six at 3:54. After Harris and Taylor traded layups, Taylor converted a layup and a pair of free throws to get MSU within six again at 3:11.
MSU pulled to within three at 1:48 with a pair of Taylor free throws, and after a pair of Weber State free throws the Bobcats got to within 72-70 after a layup and two free throws by Phil Friesen. Harris scored on another jumper, but a 22-footer by Taylor drew MSU to within one, 74-73. Tyler Billings extended Weber's lead to three with a pair of free throws.
With just under 10 seconds left, Phil Friesen took the ball to the rim but missed the layup. Juan Pablo Silveira was fouled on the rebound, and sealed the Wildcats' win with a pair of free throws.
"We had options" on Friesen's layup attempt, Huse said. "Phil made the play he thought he had to make, and I'm fine with it."
Huse's attention found its way to much earlier in the game, when the Bobcats seemingly couldn't get a stop for much of the first half. The Wildcats led 42-32 at the intermission, shooting 54% in the first half. For much of the period, the Wildcats shot better than 60%.
"I wasn't pleased with the defensive effort in the first half," Huse said. "You can't give up that many points."
Weber State finished the game at 50% shooting, and nailed 21 of its 25 free throws. MSU finished 16-for-20 from the line. The Bobcats turned the ball over only 11 times (to Weber's 12 turnovers), but the Bobcats shot just 24-for-57 from the field, 42%.
Regardless the cliché, Montana State could erase only 10 of Weber State's 12-point lead in the game's final 7:43, allowing the Wildcats to escape Worthington Arena with a 78-76 win Thursday night. WSU guard Dezmon Harris led all scorers with 27 points.
"They responded to everything we threw at them," said Bobcat coach Brad Huse. "They always had an answer."
While Weber State didn't have an answer for slowing down Bobcat guard Carlos Taylor, who scored 26 points, the Wildcats clamped down on enough other options to limit MSU to 42% shooting. The Wildcats also out-rebounded MSU 35-to-30.
After Weber State opened up its 12-point lead, Adrian Zamora hit a free throw, Bobby Howard scored on a layup and Carlos Taylor answered with a layup to pull MSU to within six at 3:54. After Harris and Taylor traded layups, Taylor converted a layup and a pair of free throws to get MSU within six again at 3:11.
MSU pulled to within three at 1:48 with a pair of Taylor free throws, and after a pair of Weber State free throws the Bobcats got to within 72-70 after a layup and two free throws by Phil Friesen. Harris scored on another jumper, but a 22-footer by Taylor drew MSU to within one, 74-73. Tyler Billings extended Weber's lead to three with a pair of free throws.
With just under 10 seconds left, Phil Friesen took the ball to the rim but missed the layup. Juan Pablo Silveira was fouled on the rebound, and sealed the Wildcats' win with a pair of free throws.
"We had options" on Friesen's layup attempt, Huse said. "Phil made the play he thought he had to make, and I'm fine with it."
Huse's attention found its way to much earlier in the game, when the Bobcats seemingly couldn't get a stop for much of the first half. The Wildcats led 42-32 at the intermission, shooting 54% in the first half. For much of the period, the Wildcats shot better than 60%.
"I wasn't pleased with the defensive effort in the first half," Huse said. "You can't give up that many points."
Weber State finished the game at 50% shooting, and nailed 21 of its 25 free throws. MSU finished 16-for-20 from the line. The Bobcats turned the ball over only 11 times (to Weber's 12 turnovers), but the Bobcats shot just 24-for-57 from the field, 42%.
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