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State colleges: Weber State falls to Northern Colorado in men’s basketball

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Weber State Wildcats forward Brekkott Chapman (23) celebrates after sinking a 3-point shot giving the Wildcats a 13 point lead in the second half, in basketball action between Brigham Young Cougars and Weber State Wildcats, at the Dee Event Center in Ogden, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018.

Greeley, Colo. • Jordan Davis had 34 points as Northern Colorado defeated Weber State 85-61 on Thursday night.

Trent Harris had 16 points for Northern Colorado (19-9, 13-4 Big Sky Conference). Bodie Hume added 10 points. Jonah Radebaugh had 11 rebounds and six assists for the hosts.

Jerrick Harding had 15 points for the Wildcats (16-12, 10-7). Israel Barnes added 11 points and six rebounds. Zach Braxton had 11 points.

The Bears leveled the season series against the Wildcats with the win. Weber State defeated Northern Colorado 78-64 on Jan. 19.

Both teams take on Idaho State in their next game. Northern Colorado remains home for its matchup against the Bengals on Saturday, while Weber State stays on the road with a visit to Idaho State on Monday.

Women’s basketball

BYU 82, San Francisco 59 • In Provo, Shaylee Gonzales scored 16 points and Paisley Johnson added 15 points to lead four Cougars (22-6, 14-3 WCC) in double figures in the win over the Dons (6-22, 2-15).

Baseball

BYU 4, Lamar 2, 10 inn. • In Beaumont, Texas, Casey Jacobsen hit a sacrifice fly to right field for the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th, the first of three runs for the Cougars (6-2) in the inning.

Brian Hsu went a career-best 5-for-6 at the plate and Reid McLaughlin (2-0) worked 31⁄3 innings, allowing a hit, a walk and no earned runs while striking out three.

Softball

San Diego State 2, BYU 1 • In San Diego, the Cougars (6-8) opened the scoring with Libby Sugg’s sacrifice fly that scored Rylee Jensen in the third inning. The Aztecs (9-7) tied it at 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh when Kayla Sok scored with the help of a pair of errors, and then won it when Megan Smith scored on a fielder’s choice.