North Dakota Fighting Hawks
Weber State beats North Dakota 84-76 for sixth straight win (Feb 08, 2018)
North Dakota Fighting Hawks

Weber State beats North Dakota 84-76 for sixth straight win (Feb 08, 2018)

Published Feb. 8, 2018 11:35 p.m. ET

OGDEN, Utah (AP) Zach Braxton scored 22 points, Jerrick Harding 21 and Brekkott Chapman added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Weber State over North Dakota 84-76 on Thursday night.

Ryan Richardson scored 13 points for the Wildcats (16-7, 9-2), who won their sixth straight and remain alone in second place in the Big Sky Conference behind 12-0 Montana. The victory also snapped a four-game losing streak against the Fighting Hawks (8-16, 3-9).

Dale Jones led North Dakota with 20 points with Geno Crandall and Conner Avants adding 14 each.

Chapman had a 3-point play and Richardson a jumper to take a 74-69 lead with 1:22 to go. Baker made a 3-pointer for a six-point edge with 55 seconds left and the Wildcats added seven free throws from there.

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Weber State shot 52 percent and made 9 of 20 from 3-point range.

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