Weber State Wildcats
Eastern Washington holds off Weber State 80-77
Weber State Wildcats

Eastern Washington holds off Weber State 80-77

Published Mar. 9, 2019 11:30 p.m. ET

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Mason Peatling had 23 points and Jesse Hunt added 22 with 12 rebounds as Eastern Washington held off Weber State 80-77 in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday night.

EWU (14-17, 12-8 Big Sky Conference) led throughout most of the second half but could not pull away from Weber State as the Wildcats took the lead 77-76 with 1:09 remaining after Jerrick Harding made two free throws. Hunt and Kim Aiken Jr. made four free throws down the stretch to secure the win. Weber State's Cody John launched a 3 at the buzzer but missed.

Aiken finished with 20 points and eight rebounds.

With the victory EWU claimed the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky Conference tourney to start Wednesday in Boise, Idaho.

ADVERTISEMENT

Cody John and Jerrick Harding posted 24 points apiece for Weber State (17-13, 11-8) which will be the No. 4 seed.

share


Get more from Weber State Wildcats Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more