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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Coric Riggs had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Dan Henry scored all of his 12 points in the second half as Weber State came back from a 10-point deficit to beat Montana 72-67 Thursday night.
The Wildcats (8-13 overall, 2-6 Big Sky) were down 40-30 with 15 minutes to play. Henry sparked runs of 6-0 and 7-0 to pull WSU to within three with under nine minutes left. Riggs capped a 10-0 Weber run with a 3-pointer that gave the Wildcats a 57-54 lead with 4:39 remaining.
Montana (16-4, 6-2) took the lead back on a 3-pointer by Kevin Criswell. Weber responded with a 9-0 run, and made 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch to seal the win.
Nedim Pajevic scored 15 for Weber.
Criswell led Montana with 18 points, including five 3-pointers. Matt Martin finished with 14 points and Andrew Strait added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Grizzlies.
Martin came off the bench in the first half to spark a 13-0 Montana run. Martin scored eight points during the rally, including a pair of free throws that put the Grizzlies up 32-24 with 2:54 remaining in the half.
Montana held Weber to just one field goal in the final eight minutes of the first half as the Grizzlies built a 32-26 halftime lead.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-02-02-06 2122MST
