Harding’s Big Night Put Wildcats On Top Of Grizzlies In Overtime

Jan 25, 2020, 9:35 PM

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OGDEN, Utah – Weber State guard Jerrick Harding’s big night led the Wildcats to a comeback victory over the Montana Grizzlies in overtime.

The Wildcats hosted the back-to-back Big Sky Conference champion Grizzlies at the Dee Events Center on Saturday, January 25.

Harding torched Montana’s defense for 32 points on 10-19 shooting including 5-9 from three-point range. The Weber State guard added seven points to his total from 100 percent shooting at the foul line. Harding added 4 rebounds and 3 assists while only committing one turnover on the night.

What a move by Harding!#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/yFEMmepuKq

— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 26, 2020

Harding became the third player in Weber State men’s basketball history to eclipse 2,000 points in their college career.

Jerrick Harding has become the 3rd player in Weber State history and the 8th in @BigSkyMBB history to score 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ career points!#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB @JHarding_10 pic.twitter.com/cNNuIAmAj4

— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 26, 2020

Weber State’s Cody John and Michal Kozak helped Harding carry the offensive load against the Grizzlies. John poured in 19 points on 6-14 field goals. Kozak added 18 points on 5-9 shooting.

Michal Kozak hits the 3 to cut the Montana lead to 71-67. 1:45 to play. #PurpleReign #WeAreWeber #BigSkyMBB pic.twitter.com/m6qfHb1QJX

— WeberStateMBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) January 26, 2020

The Wildcats shot 47.4 percent overall and a blazing 50 percent from behind the arc.

Montana fell in Ogden despite forces 11 Wildcat turnovers and shooting 49.3 percent for the game.

The Grizzlies fell to 11-9 on the season and 7-2 in Big Sky Conference play.

Weber State improved to 7-13 overall and 3-6 in conference games.