Bobcats Earn Rare Road Win at Weber State
1/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Make it seven.
Montana State earned only its seventh win ever in Ogden, and its sixth in the Dee Events Center, beating Weber State 75-70 on Thursday. Montana State is 7-42 in Ogden, 6-29 in the Purple Palace.
"It's obviously a good win because it's a conference win on the road," MSU coach Brad Huse said. "It got a little tough in the last minute, but our guys hung in there and stayed together."
Neither team led by more than five in the game's first 30 minutes. With 13:52 to play, Daviin Davis hit a short jumper to cut MSU's lead to 43-40, a play that launched a string of eight consecutive possessions on which Weber State scored, a stretch in which Weber missed only two field goal attempts over five minutes.
Montana State survived Weber's scorching play in the middle of the second half with hot three-point shooting. Erik Rush began the stretch with a conventional there-point play, Bobby Howard and Branden Johnson each drilled treys in that time, while Danny Piepoli hit three triples.
Piepoli's third three-pointer in a three-and-a-half minute stretch pushed MSU's lead to 60-56. Weber State's Trevor Morris answered with a pair of free throws, but the Wildcats scored only one basket over the next five minutes, as the Bobcats stretched the lead to 72-60.
Kyle Bullinger's three with 1:21 to play began a wild 81 seconds of basketball, during which Weber State scored 10 points on three possessions covering 20 seconds to cut MSU's lead to 72-70. At that point, Erik Rush converted two free throws, then Branden Johnson made a free throw in between two Weber turnovers to seal MSU's win.
Weber State's dynamic guard Kellen McCoy scored a game-high 21, and teammate Bullinger added 11, but Montana State thrived on its offensive balance. Howard scored 20, Rush 14, and Divaldo Mbunga and Piepoli each added 12.
MSU out-rebounded WSU 30-29, and after 10 first-half turnovers committed just five in the second half. Weber State turned the ball over seven times in each half. MSU finished 19-for-25 from the line, a 76% effort, and shot 49% from the field, 54% in the second half.
MSU raises its record to 10-6 on the season, 4-2 in the Big Sky, while the Wildcats fall to 9-8 overall and suffered their first league loss after three straight wins.
Montana State earned only its seventh win ever in Ogden, and its sixth in the Dee Events Center, beating Weber State 75-70 on Thursday. Montana State is 7-42 in Ogden, 6-29 in the Purple Palace.
"It's obviously a good win because it's a conference win on the road," MSU coach Brad Huse said. "It got a little tough in the last minute, but our guys hung in there and stayed together."
Neither team led by more than five in the game's first 30 minutes. With 13:52 to play, Daviin Davis hit a short jumper to cut MSU's lead to 43-40, a play that launched a string of eight consecutive possessions on which Weber State scored, a stretch in which Weber missed only two field goal attempts over five minutes.
Montana State survived Weber's scorching play in the middle of the second half with hot three-point shooting. Erik Rush began the stretch with a conventional there-point play, Bobby Howard and Branden Johnson each drilled treys in that time, while Danny Piepoli hit three triples.
Piepoli's third three-pointer in a three-and-a-half minute stretch pushed MSU's lead to 60-56. Weber State's Trevor Morris answered with a pair of free throws, but the Wildcats scored only one basket over the next five minutes, as the Bobcats stretched the lead to 72-60.
Kyle Bullinger's three with 1:21 to play began a wild 81 seconds of basketball, during which Weber State scored 10 points on three possessions covering 20 seconds to cut MSU's lead to 72-70. At that point, Erik Rush converted two free throws, then Branden Johnson made a free throw in between two Weber turnovers to seal MSU's win.
Weber State's dynamic guard Kellen McCoy scored a game-high 21, and teammate Bullinger added 11, but Montana State thrived on its offensive balance. Howard scored 20, Rush 14, and Divaldo Mbunga and Piepoli each added 12.
MSU out-rebounded WSU 30-29, and after 10 first-half turnovers committed just five in the second half. Weber State turned the ball over seven times in each half. MSU finished 19-for-25 from the line, a 76% effort, and shot 49% from the field, 54% in the second half.
MSU raises its record to 10-6 on the season, 4-2 in the Big Sky, while the Wildcats fall to 9-8 overall and suffered their first league loss after three straight wins.
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