State college basketball ? Weber State earns 10th straight victory

Sacramento, Calif. ? Damian Lillard scored 21 points as Weber State and Sacramento kept streaking in opposite directions Thursday night.

The Wildcats (16-3, 8-0 Big Sky) won their 10th straight game, beating Sacramento State 75-60 and sending the Hornets (5-14, 0-8) to their ninth straight defeat.

Weber State is off to its best start since going 16-1 to open the 1979-80 season.

Lillard, who entered as the nation?s scoring leader (25.1 points per game), moved past Jermaine Boyette into third place on the school?s career scoring list with 1,622 points and needs three more to pass Jimmy Degraffenried for second all-time.

Scott Bamforth added 17 points, Darin Mahoney had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Kyle Tresnak scored 13 for the Wildcats.

Southern Utah 57, UMKC 47 ? At Cedar City, Ray Jones Jr. scored 18 points and Southern Utah held UMKC to 14 second-half points.

Jackson Stevenett added a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunderbirds (11-10, 6-5 Summit League), who won for the fourth time in five games. Ramell Taylor and Damon Heuir scored 11 apiece.

Reggie Chamberlain?s 17 points paced the Kangaroos (9-14, 3-8), who were swept in the season series. Chamberlain sank four 3-pointers. Kirk Korver added 12 points.

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The Thunderbirds trailed 33-20 at intermission but shut down the Kangaroos in the second half, holding them to 26 percent shooting and outscoring them 37-14.

Utah Valley 65, Chicago State 56 ? At Orem, Holton Hunsaker scored 18 points and Geddes Robinson had 10 points and 16 rebounds as Utah Valley rallied to defeat Chicago State.

Isiah Williams added 13 points and Keith Thompson scored 12 for the Wolverines (12-10, 2-0 Great West). Utah Valley used a 10-0 run early in the second half to take the lead for good.

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Chicago State 69, Utah Valley 42 ? At Chicago, the Wolverines (9-10, 1-1 Great West) shot just 29 percent for the game as their three-game winning streak came to an end.

Sacramento State 83, Weber State 68 ? At Ogden, the Wildcats (2-18, 0-7 Big Sky) committed 26 turnovers, which the Hornets (8-13, 3-5) converted into 31 points. Shawnte Taylor led Weber State with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

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