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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Coric Riggs had 14 points and eight rebounds and Weber State rallied from a double-digit deficit to beat Montana State 67-56 Saturday.
Nedim Pajevic also scored 14, Terrell Stovall had 11 points and five rebounds and David Patten had 10 points, four steals and three blocks for the Wildcats (9-13, 3-6 Big Sky), who didn't allow a field goal in the last 7:08 of the game.
Al Beye led Montana State (13-10, 6-3) with 21 points and 11 rebounds and Ja'Ron Jefferson added 11 points. The Bobcats shot 59 percent from the field in the first half, but only 22 percent in the second.
Montana State jumped out early and led by as many as 14 in the first half. Jefferson hit three 3-pointers and Beye had 17 points by halftime, as the Bobcats led 39-29.
But Weber State opened the second half with a 13-0 run, holding Montana State scoreless over the first 8:37 of the period. The Bobcats were 0-for-9 from the field and committed five turnovers during that stretch.
The Wildcats took their first lead when Chauncey Shelton hit a baseline jumper with 12:21 remaining. Montana State retook the lead and went up 54-48 on a layup by Jacques Wilson with 7:08 left, but that was the Bobcats' last field goal.
Weber State finished the game on a 19-2 run, highlighted by Stovall's nine points in the rally.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-02-04-06 2121MST
