Four Wildcats Score In Double Figures In Weber State’s Win Over Idaho

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Four Weber State players scored in double figures to lead the Wildcats in a blowout victory over the Idaho Vandals.

The Vandals hosted the Wildcats on Thursday, January 28.

Starters Seikou Sisoho Jawara, Zahir Porter, and Isiah Brown each score 14 or more points in Weber State’s 81-56 win.

Michal Kozak came off the bench and added 12 points on 5-5 shooting.

💜 The Wildcats blow out the Vandals and improve to 8-4 on the season. 💜

FINAL@WeberStateMBB 81@VandalHoops 56

Zahir Porter led Weber State with a game-high 19 points.#WeAreWeber #PurpleReign pic.twitter.com/CUxY9uSsqy

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 29, 2021

The Wildcats jumped out to a double-digit lead early in the first half and owned a 37-28 advantage at the halftime break.

.@iamzporter with the 3️⃣ !#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/VZ1g3mxflo

— Weber State MBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 29, 2021

Early in the second half, Weber State kicked it into another gear and put the game away before the 10-minute mark of the final 20 minutes.

.@oJigHeem with a DEEEP 3️⃣ ! #PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/LU4dnRpaGV

— Weber State MBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 29, 2021

The Wildcats outscored the Vandals by 16 points over the final 20 minutes of action.

Weber State finished the contest shooting 51.7 percent from the field, including 47.4 percent on triples.

☔ It's raining 3's!

'Cats are 5-7 from 3 in the second half and lead 61-37. #PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/QETHS91BM0

— Weber State MBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 29, 2021

The Wildcats held the Vandals to 41.8 percent shooting for the game and only 27.8 percent from behind the arc.

Gabe Quinnett led Idaho with 13 points.

With the win, the Wildcats improved to 8-4 on the season and 3-2 in Big Sky Conference play.

Our guys eyesight was great as we take down @VandalHoops 81-56 😎

Porter packed the stat sheet with 19 pts, 6 reb, 5 stls. Brown added 16 pts, 5 asts, 4 stls.#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/kGOVxlVUyT

— Weber State MBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 29, 2021

Weber State’s next game is the second of a two-game series with Idaho. The Vandals will host the Wildcats again on Saturday, January 30 at 1 p.m. (MDT).