Weber State beats Big Sky-leader Montana 87-85 in OT
OGDEN, Utah -- Jerrick Harding scored nine of his 32 points in overtime and Weber State rallied late to beat Big Sky Conference-leader Montana 87-85 on Saturday night.
Harding scored the Wildcats' first seven points of OT with a 3-pointer, layup and two free throws for an 81-80 lead with 1:55 remaining. Weber State led 83-82 with 13 seconds to play and stretched it to 87-82 with a second left on a pair of free throws each from Cody John and Harding.
Harding was 10-of-19 shooting and made five 3-pointers, and became just the third player in the program with 2,000 career points.
Michal Kozak added 18 points and 10 rebounds for Weber State (7-13, 3-6 Big Sky Conference). John had 18 points.
Sayeed Pridgett scored a career-high 33 points and had eight rebounds for Montana (11-9 7-2), which led for all but two minutes of regulation and had its four-game win streak snapped. Timmy Falls added 16 points.
Kozak and Kham Davis hit consecutive 3-pointers and Harding added a layup during an 8-1 spurt to tie the game 72-72 with seven seconds remaining in regulation. The Grizzlies had the final possession but KJ Cunningham forced a turnover to send it to overtime.
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2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 11-2 | - | 12-6 |
Southern Utah | 10-2 | 0.5 | 17-3 |
Weber State | 11-3 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
Idaho State | 7-5 | 3.5 | 12-9 |
Montana State | 6-5 | 4 | 9-8 |
Portland State | 6-6 | 4.5 | 9-10 |
Northern Colorado | 6-7 | 5 | 10-9 |
Montana | 7-9 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
Sacramento State | 4-8 | 6.5 | 7-10 |
Northern Arizona | 4-10 | 7.5 | 5-15 |
Idaho | 1-16 | 12 | 1-19 |