MISSOULA, Mont. – Davion Berry scored 25 points and Kyle Tresnak's basket with 19 seconds left broke a late tie and Weber State defeated North Dakota 76-74 Friday in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament.
The Wildcats (26-5), the No. 2 seed, rallied from a 12-point deficit early in the second half. They will play top-seeded Montana, which beat Northern Colorado later Friday, in Saturday's final.
Third seed North Dakota (16-16) led 74-71 after Wilmer's tip-in with 1:31 to play. But Weber State scored the last five points, with Scott Bamforth hitting a tying 3-pointer with 1:08 to play, and Tresnak put the Wildcats ahead with a jumper.
Joel Bolomboy scored 10 of his 13 points in the second half for the Wildcats. Bamforth also finished with 13 points.
Troy Huff led North Dakota with 22 points. Jamal Webb scored 13 and Wilmer and Brandon Brekke had 11 points apiece.
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