Roy Burton

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Weber State ranks first in the country in free-throw shooting percentage, third in 3-pointers made per game and fourth in 3-point percentage. Junior point guard Damian Lillard is No. 1 in NCAA Division I in scoring and the Wildcats are first in the Big Sky in multiple categories, starting with scoring offense.

Yet senior forward Kyle Bullinger points to something besides statistics as the reason for the team's success, including an 18-4 record and a 10-1 mark in the Big Sky Conference.

OGDEN -- Five of Weber State's top 10 career scoring leaders were in the building on Saturday afternoon, with the school recognizing all-time top scorer Bruce Collins along with Jimmy Degraffenreid (third), Jimmie Watts (sixth) and David Johnson (ninth) at halftime.

No. 2 leading scorer Damian Lillard wasn't on the court at the half, but he was all over it the rest of the time, scoring 35 points to lead Weber State to a 93-81 victory over Northern Colorado in front of 6,966 fans at the Dee Events Center.

OGDEN -- When Northern Colorado came into the Dee Events Center a year ago, the Bears were unbeaten in the Big Sky before Scott Bamforth's buzzer-beater from just inside half court sent them packing with their first loss.

The electrifying shot garnered national attention on highlight reels and was a defibrillator jolt to the heart for Weber State, which was limping along at the time without injured superstar Damian Lillard and had lost to the same Northern Colorado team by 19 points on the road in its previous game.

OGDEN -- College coaches say recruiting is a year-round process.

John L. Smith had two months.

Smith, hired in December to replace retired Weber State football coach Ron McBride, announced his first recruiting class Wednesday on national signing day.

OGDEN -- With National Signing Day coming today, Weber State is wrapping up commitments for new football coach John L. Smith's first recruiting class.

At least six Utah products are expected to ink a national letter of intent, including AJ Wilcox, a 6-foot-5, 235 pound defensive end from Syracuse High.

With senior starting quarterback Mike Hoke out for spring practices after having surgery to repair his separated shoulder, more reps may be available for Weber State's newest QB signees alongside the returning signal-callers.

POCATELLO, Idaho -- Idaho State answered the Wildcats' final charge with a lightning bolt.

Kenny McGowen buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Idaho State a 64-62 win at Holt Arena on Saturday, burying Weber State's 10-game winning streak with it.

With the Wildcats up by one after fighting to retake the lead for the first time since early in the game, McGowen slipped into the right corner as Weber State defenders converged on Chase Grabau with time running out. Grabau got the ball to him just in time and McGowen's shot swished through, ending Idaho State's seven-game losing spell against Weber State (16-4, 8-1 Big Sky) and handing the Wildcats their first Big Sky loss of the season.