Sacramento State edges Weber State 78-71

Jan 24, 2015, 11:39 pm

OGDEN, Utah -- Mikh McKinney scored a career-high 33 points and Sacramento State beat Weber State 78-71 on Saturday.

McKinney was 10 of 16 from the floor, including 5 of 7 from beyond the arc. Dylan Garrity added 18 points for Sacramento State (13-6, 7-1), which remains in first in the Big Sky by a half-game.

Weber State (8-11, 3-5) was led by Joel Bolomboy with a career-high 21 points. He added 13 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season. Jeremy Senglin chipped in with 15 points.

McKinney made a pair of free throws to tie the game at 37 at the half. Cody Demps' layup with 5:52 left gave the Hornets the lead for good as McKinney took over, scoring 13 points down the stretch -- including three 3-pointers -- to hold off Weber State.

Sacramento State shot 60 percent from the floor and was 10 of 17 on 3-point attempts.