Northern Arizona hangs on to beat Weber State 61-54

OGDEN, Utah (AP) Quinton Upshur scored 20 points to lead Northern Arizona to a 61-54 victory over Weber State on Saturday night.

Upshur hit a 3-pointer and made three free throws to give the Lumberjacks a 53-47 lead with 2:05 remaining. Richaud Gittens made a layup to pull Weber State within 58-54 with 24 seconds left. The Lumberjacks made 3 of 4 free throws to seal it.

Upshur finished 7 of 16 from the floor. Kris Yanku scored 17 points and Ako Kaluna chipped in 12 for Northern Arizona (13-12, 8-4 Big Sky), which has won six of its last eight games.

Joel Bolomboy scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to lead Weber State (10-14, 5-8). The Wildcats played without scoring leader Jeremy Senglin, who is out four weeks after breaking his jaw during Thursday night's loss to Southern Utah.