National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Washington St. 94, Weber St. 60
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Where: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials: # Glen Mayberry, # Shawn Lehigh, # Michael Irving
Attendance: 2900

Noah Williams scored 17 points to lead a balanced attack as Washington State handed visiting Weber State its first loss of the season, 94-60 Wednesday night in a nonconference game in Pullman, Wash.

Mouhamed Gueye had a double-double with a career-high 14 points and 10 rebounds (tied for career best). TJ Bamba and DJ Rodman each added 14 points and Michael Flowers scored 13 for the Cougars (7-2), who shot 57.6 percent from the field (38 of 66) and connected on 13 of 22 3-point attempts.

Dillon Jones led the Wildcats (8-1) with 16 points and seven rebounds. Koby McEwen and JJ Overton each scored 12 points and Seikou Sisoho Jawara added 11.

The Cougars rebounded from a 63-61 loss Saturday against No. 20 Southern California.

Trailing 13-12 midway through the first half, the Cougars went on a 10-0 run to take the lead for good. Rodman, the son of former NBA star Dennis Rodman, started the flurry with a 3-pointer, followed by another by Andrej Jakimovski. A jumper and dunk by Gueye, a 6-foot-11 freshman from Senegal, capped the spurt.

The Wildcats pulled within three at 26-23 on a three-point play by Jones with 3:01 left in the half, but WSU extended the advantage to 35-24 by the half.

Weber State never got closer than nine points in the second half. A 3-pointer by Rodman pushed the lead to 21 points, 78-57, with 4:09 left, and the Cougars cruised from there.

The Wildcats figured to have a tough time remaining undefeated before Big Sky Conference play resumes as they had Utah State (6-2), BYU (7-1) and Fresno State (7-1) on their upcoming schedule.

But their largest lead Wednesday was at 5-2.

Weber State shot just 35.7 percent from the field (20 of 56) and was 5 of 23 from beyond the 3-point arc. The Wildcats' bench contributed just seven points, while WSU's had 30.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Weber St.   Washington St.
Dillon Jones 16 Scoring Noah Williams 17
Dillon Jones 2 Assists Michael Flowers 5
Dillon Jones 7 Rebounds Mouhamed Gueye 10
Jamison Overton 4 Free Throws Made Noah Williams 4
Dillon Jones 3 Steals Andrej Jakimovski 2
Michal Kozak 2 Blocks Efe Abogidi 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Weber St. 60 35.7 5-23 15-19 6 22 4 5 12
Washington St. 94 57.6 13-22 5-8 19 40 4 2 11