Weber St. 72, Texas-Arlington 70

Weber St. 72, Texas-Arlington 70

Published Feb. 22, 2012 3:44 a.m. ET

Scott Bamforth scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead Weber State to a 72-70 victory over Texas-Arlington on Saturday, snapping the Mavericks' school record 16-game winning streak.

In a BracketBusters game, Jordan Reves scored with four seconds remaining to get Texas-Arlington within two points, and LaMarcus Reed stole the ensuing inbounds pass near midcourt. Reed slipped before heaving a 40-foot desperation shot that missed as the buzzer sounded.

Damon Lillard had 17 points and Byron Fulton 11 for Weber State (22-4).

Reves led the Mavericks (20-6) with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Bo Ingram added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Reed finished with 16 points.

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Bamforth made four 3-pointers early in the second half to spark a 16-4 run that gave the Wildcats the lead. Weber State was up 60-44 before Texas-Arlington got back in the game with an 11-0 run.

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