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Weber State Tandem Helps Rip Isu, 89-73

Associated Press

Big Sky/WCC

Jimmy DeGraffenried scored 24 points and Ruben Nembhard had 20 as Weber State routed Idaho State 89-73 Thursday night in Ogden, Utah.

Weber (8-2 Big Sky, 15-7 overall) leads the conference, with Idaho State (7-3, 16-5) in second place.

DeGraffenried and Nembhard each scored 12 points as Weber took a 43-31 halftime lead.

At the 11:04 mark, with Weber leading 58-47, ISU coach Herb Williams was called for a technical. DeGraffenried hit the two free throws and Lewis Lofton followed with a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 63-47 edge.

Weber State 89, Idaho State 73

IDAHO STATE (16-5)

Lands 2-5 0-0 6, Watkins 8-17 1-3 22, Morgan 4-12 2-4 10, Potter 8-13 2-2 19, Daniels 1-3 1-2 3, Cotton 0-0 0-0 0, Lee 0-0 2-3 2, Harwell 1-4 5-9 7, Preston 1-3 2-2 4, Green 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 15-25 73.

WEBER STATE (15-7)

K. Smith 3-9 3-4 9, Nembhard 9-15 2-4 20, DeGraffenried 7-10 7-8 24, Lofton 5-6 4-4 16, Lentfer 4-5 1-3 9, Emery 1-4 2-2 4, Thomas 2-2 0-0 4, Tebbs 0-0 1-2 1, Dawson 0-0 0-0 0, Nielsen 1-3 0-0 2, A. Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-54 20-27 89.

Halftime-Weber St. 43, Idaho St. 31. 3-Point goals-Idaho St. 8-21 (Watkins 5-11, Lands 2-4, Potter 1-2, Preston 0-1, Morgan 0-3), Weber 5-9 (DeGraffenried 3-5, Lofton 2-2, Nembhard 0-1, Emery 0-1). Fouled out-Nembhard. Rebounds-Idaho St. 27 (Potter 9), Weber 39 (K. Smith 11). Assists-Idaho St. 11 (Lands, Morgan 3), Weber 19 (Lofton 6). Total fouls-Idaho St. 21, Weber 20. Technicals-ISU coach Williams, Green. A8,539.

Boise St. 69, N. Arizona 58

In Flagstaff, Ariz., Damon Archibald scored a season-high 19 points as the Broncos (6-4, 15-6) beat the Lumberjacks (3-7, 6-15). The loss put NAU a half-game behind Idaho in the race for the final conference playoff berth.

BOISE ST. (15-6)

Morris 6-10 0-0 12, Huleen 4-10 2-3 12, Rodman 1-4 7-10 9, Archibald 7-13 4-4 19, Woods 0-2 5-6 5, Folsom 3-5 0-0 8, Sherrill 0-2 2-2 2, Tharp 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-48 20-25 69.

N. ARIZONA (6-15)

Johnson 4-11 3-3 12, Bowden 1-4 2-2 4, Williams 2-4 1-3 5, Rondeno 4-16 7-10 17, Riley 2-3 2-3 6, Wylie 0-1 0-0 0, Deric 2-3 0-0 4, Greer 1-1 2-3 4, Snyder 3-15 0-0 6. Totals 19-58 17-24 58.

Halftime-Boise St. 36, N. Arizona 27. 3-Point goals-Boise St 5-9 (Morris 0-1, Huleen 2-3, Archibald 1-1, Folsom 2-3, Tharp 0-1), N. Arizona 3-20 (Johnson 1-6, Rondeno 2-8, Snyder 0-6). Fouled out-Archibald, Williams. Rebounds-Boise St. 39 (Huleen 7, Rodman 7), N. Arizona 33 (Riley 7). Assists-Boise St. 13 (Archibald 5), N. Arizona 7 (Rodino 2, Riley 2, Snyder 2). Total fouls-Boise St. 21, N. Arizona 21. A-1,132.

WEST COAST CONFERENCE<

LMU 70, San Diego 62

In San Diego, freshman Kenny Hotopp had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Loyola Marymount Lions (4-7, 12-11) past the Toreros (4-7, 9-13).

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT (12-11)

O’Quinn 4-9 6-8 14, Jones 2-4 0-0 4, Oduok 5-6 2-4 12, Williamson 3-6 0-0 7, Kirksey 5-12 2-2 12, Hotopp 4-9 7-8 15, Ammerman 2-2 0-1 4, Anthony 1-3 0-0 2, McElroy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 17-23 70.

SAN DIEGO (9-13)

Flannery 6-11 0-0 14, Williams 5-9 0-0 10, Black 1-3 0-1 2, Fizdale 2-6 2-3 7, Harris 6-15 1-3 16, Bruso 3-6 0-0 6, Speech 0-1 1-4 1, Hill 2-6 1-2 6, Mutrie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 5-13 62.

Halftime-LMU 41, USD 36. 3-Point goals-LMU 1-5 (Williamson 1-3, Anthony 0-2). USD 7-18 (Harris 3-8, Flannery 2-3, Fizdale 1-2, Hill 1-3, Williams 0-1, Mutrie 0-1). Fouled out-LMU Oduok, USD Flannery, Bruso. ReboundsLMU 38 (Hotopp 14), USD 29 (Williams 5). Assists-LMU 7 (Williamson 3) USD 16 (Fizdale 8). Total fouls-LMU 15, USD 22. A-1,479.

San Francisco 94, Pep’dine 92 (OT)

In San Francisco, Mike Brovelli’s short jumper with 24 seconds left and Gerald Walker’s 26 points helped the Dons (3-8, 9-16) beat the Waves (3-8, 7-16).

San Francisco sent the game into overtime tied at 79 when Walker intentionally missed the second of two free throws, got his own rebound and fed Art Wallace for a dunk with 2 seconds remaining.

Wallace scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, scoring nine straight Dons points during a second-half comeback that erased USF’s 45-40 halftime deficit.

Pepperdine (7-16)

James 5-6 2-2 12, Marcaccini 2-2 0-2 6, Vanderputten 4-13 4-4 12, Hervey 2-4 0-0 4, Brown 12-24 3-4 31, O’Brien 3-6 0-0 6, Ramirez 3-8 1-2 10, Powell 3-14 3-4 11. Totals 34-77 13-18 92.

San Francisco (9-16)

Paul 4-10 4-4 13, Duggan 2-7 0-0 4, Wallace 10-18 4-4 24, Brovelli 3-5 1-2 8, Walker 10-20 4-7 26, Campbell 0-1 0-0 0, Galloway 2-4 1-2 5, Washington 6-11 2-3 14. Totals 37-76 16-22 94.

Halftime-Pepperdine 45, San Francisco 40. 3-Point goals- Pepperdine 11-21 (Marcaccini 2-2, Brown 4-7, Ramirez 3-6, Powell 2-6), San Francisco 4-15 (Paul 1-4, Duggan 0-3, Brovelli 1-2, Walker 2-4, Washington 0-2). Fouled out-Ramirez 5. Rebounds- Pepperdine 46 (Vanderputten 13), San Francisco 42 (Wallace 12). Assists-Pepperdine 15 (Ramirez 4), San Francisco 24 (Brovelli 9). Total fouls-Pepperdine 20, San Francisco 17. A-3,231.