Weber State Wildcats @ BYU Cougars

2-6, 0-3 Away

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Weber St WEB	28	38	66
BYU BYU	37	40	77

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Mika scores 26, BYU beats Weber State 77-66

Dec 7, 2016, 11:16 pm

OGDEN, Utah -- Eric Mika scored 26 points, made 11 of 16 free throws and grabbed 10 rebounds, and BYU pulled away in the second half to beat Weber State 77-66 on Wednesday night.

Trailing by five at halftime, Weber State gained on a 10-0 second-half run sandwiched by Zach Braxton's dunks and closed to 53-51 on his free throw with 9:46 left. But the Wildcats cooled, hitting one field goal in nearly five minutes while BYU pulled away 70-59, and then scored six straight points in the final 1:59 to seal it.

Freshman TJ Haws scored 15 points and made five assists, Kyle Davis scored 13 points and Yoeli Childs had 10. The Cougars (6-3) made 18 of 25 free throws compared with Weber State's 9 of 24.

Jamal Aytes' layup put BYU up for good 24-22 and BYU led 40-35 at halftime.

Braxton led Weber State (2-6) with a career-high 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Game Information

Provo, UT

Referee:Randy Heimerman

Referee:Bob Staffen

Referee:Gregory Nixon

NCAA Division I

Big Sky Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Portland State	13-5	-	20-11
Montana State	12-6	1	18-14
Eastern Washington	11-7	2	14-19
Northern Colorado	10-8	3	20-12
Montana	10-8	3	18-16
Weber State	10-8	3	16-16
Idaho	9-9	4	21-15
Sacramento State	6-12	7	10-21
Idaho State	5-13	8	13-20
Northern Arizona	4-14	9	10-22

Big 12 Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Arizona	16-2	-	36-3
Houston	14-4	2	30-7
Iowa State	12-6	4	29-8
Kansas	12-6	4	24-11
Texas Tech	12-6	4	23-11
TCU	11-7	5	23-12
BYU	9-9	7	23-12
UCF	9-9	7	21-12
West Virginia	9-9	7	21-14
Cincinnati	9-9	7	18-15
Colorado	7-11	9	17-16
Arizona State	7-11	9	17-16
Oklahoma State	6-12	10	20-15
Baylor	6-12	10	17-17
Kansas State	3-15	13	12-20
Utah	2-16	14	10-22

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