Montana St. 75, Weber St. 72

Montana St. 75, Weber St. 72

Published Dec. 30, 2010 12:20 a.m. ET

Cody Anderson scored a career-high 15 points and Bobby Howard had 14 points and 13 rebounds as Montana State edged Weber State 75-72 in the Big Sky opener for both Wednesday night.

Rod Singleton added 10 points for the Bobcats (7-6), who snapped a three-game losing streak to the Wildcats.

Lindsey Hughey had a career-high 21 points and added 10 rebounds to lead Weber State (6-6) while Scott Bamforth had 14 points and Kyle Bullinger finished with 13.

Weber State trailed 72-64 with 1 minute to play before rallying to within 74-72 with 10 seconds left. Hughey scored six points during the 8-2 run. After Montana State added a free throw, the Wildcats had a chance to tie it at the buzzer, but Bamforth's 3 was off line.

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The Bobcats trailed 34-33 at halftime but opened the second half with a 13-8 run and led the rest of the way.

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