Harding 8 of his 28 in OT, Weber St. beats Idaho St. 76-68

Jerrick Harding scored eight of his 28 points in overtime, Cody John finished with 21 points, and Weber State beat Idaho State 76-68 on Thursday night to snap a three-game skid.

John made 9 of 11, including 5 of 6 in OT. Michal Kozak tied his career-high with 14 points and freshman Tim Fuller added 10 points and a season-best nine rebounds for the Wildcats.

Harding made back-to-back layups to give Weber State (6-11, 2-4 Big Sky Conference) the lead for good at 67-64 with 1:52 left in overtime. Idaho State (6-9, 3-3) went 1 for 6 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line over the final 2 1/2 minutes. The Wildcats scored on 10 of their 11 possessions after regulation.

Chier Maker had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bengals and Tarik Cool added 11 points. Coreyoun Rushing and Austin Smellie scored 11 apiece.

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