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Jeremy Senglin had 22 points and five assists and Weber State pulled away from Eastern Washington in the second half for an 80-72 victory in the Big Sky Conference semifinal Friday night in Reno, Nev.
The third-seeded Wildcats (19-12) will face top-seeded North Dakota (21-9) for the championship at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. The Fighting Hawks held off Idaho 69-64 Friday and have won nine of their past 10 games.
Also scoring in double figures for Weber State on Friday were Dusty Baker (17 points), Ryan Richardson (14), Zach Braxton (10) and Jerrick Harding (10).
Kyndahl Hill had a game-high nine rebounds for the Wildcats.
Eastern Washington got a game-high 32 points form Gogdan Bliznyuk and 24 from Jacob Wiley.
Weber State 80, E. Washington 72
WEBER ST. (19-12)
Hill 2-5 1-4 5, Braxton 4-8 2-4 10, Richardson 6-9 0-0 14, Senglin 7-14 7-9 22, Harding 3-11 3-4 10, John 0-1 2-2 2, Baker 5-6 4-4 17. Totals 27-54 19-27 80.
E. WASHINGTON (22-11)
Wiley 10-18 4-6 24, Von Hofe 1-6 0-0 2, Gibson 0-1 0-0 0, Washington 1-4 0-0 2, Bliznyuk 11-20 7-8 32, Peatling 1-2 0-0 2, Hunt 0-0 0-0 0, Vulikic 2-4 2-2 7, Benzel 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 27-58 13-16 72.
Halftime34-34. 3-Point GoalsWeber St. 7-16 (Baker 3-4, Richardson 2-3, Harding 1-4, Senglin 1-5), E. Washington 5-18 (Bliznyuk 3-5, Vulikic 1-1, Benzel 1-3, Gibson 0-1, Peatling 0-1, Washington 0-2, Von Hofe 0-5). Fouled OutWashington. ReboundsWeber St. 24 (Hill 9), E. Washington 31 (Wiley, Bliznyuk 8). AssistsWeber St. 12 (Senglin 5), E. Washington 5 (Wiley 3). Total FoulsWeber St. 15, E. Washington 23.
Big Sky tournaments
Men
Thursday's quarterfinals
North Dakota 95 Portland St. 72
Idaho 81, Montana 77
Eastern Wash. 89, Sacramento St. 70
Weber St. 90, Southern Utah 70
Friday's semifinals
North Dakota 69, Idaho 64
Weber St. 80, E. Washington 72
Saturday's championship North Dakota vs. Weber St., 8:30 p.m.
Women
Wednesday's quarterfinals
Montana State 65, Weber State 53
Eastern Washington 73, Idaho 64
Portland St. 65, North Dakota 62
Idaho State 60, N. Colorado 59
Friday's semifinals
Montana St. 61, E. Washington 59
Idaho State 54, Portland State 50
Saturday's championship
Montana St. vs. Idaho St., 1:05 p.m.