Weber State Wildcats vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

Jan 8, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
WEB	42	36	78
NAU	31	34	65

Game Recap

Vartiainen and Saine combine for 31 points to lead Weber State over Northern Arizona 78-65. Viljami Vartiainen and Tijan Saine combined to scored 31 points as Weber State beat Northern Arizona 78-65 on Thursday.

Player Stats

WEBER STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
0Edwin Suarez Jr.	18	3-7	0-0	0-0	6	3	0	0	1	3	6
7Malek Gomma	28	5-9	0-0	0-3	6	2	1	0	0	2	10
3Tijan Saine Jr.	36	5-12	3-6	2-2	2	4	0	0	0	0	15
8Viljami Vartiainen	34	6-14	4-11	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	3	16
24Jace Whiting	32	4-8	2-3	0-0	4	2	3	0	3	1	10
33David Hansen	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
5Nigel Burris	25	5-9	1-2	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	3	11
12ArDarius Grayson	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
9Duce Paschal	5	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
6Trevor Hennig	11	0-1	0-0	1-2	0	2	0	0	0	3	1

TOTAL	-	31-6746.3%	13-2944.8%	3-742.9%	35	17	4	0	5	15	78

NORTHERN ARIZONA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Diego Campisano	10	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3
2Chris Komin	31	1-5	0-3	0-0	4	6	0	2	2	1	2
11Ryan Abelman	25	2-10	0-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	4
24Isaiah Shaw	18	5-7	0-2	1-1	4	0	0	2	1	2	11
4Oakland Fort	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	4
9Karl Poom	18	2-6	0-2	2-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	6
3Traivar Jackson	30	5-11	0-0	6-10	9	1	2	1	1	3	16
82Erez Poran	14	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
7Brennan Peterson	28	5-8	5-8	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	15
22Kavon Bradford	8	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	1	2
44Arne Osojnik	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	24-5543.6%	6-2524.0%	11-1764.7%	28	14	3	5	7	15	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfWEBNAU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Weber State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Northern Arizona.
(19:43) Edwin Suarez Jr. bad pass turnover.
(19:12) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (18:58) Viljami Vartiainen makes layup (Malek Gomma assists).
20
(18:42) Ryan Abelman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:38) Viljami Vartiainen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:28) Viljami Vartiainen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tijan Saine Jr. assists).
50
+2 (18:15) Isaiah Shaw makes driving layup.
52
(18:02) Tijan Saine Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:00) Ryan Abelman Defensive Rebound.
(18:00) Foul on Edwin Suarez Jr..
+2 (17:37) Traivar Jackson makes layup (Oakland Fort assists).
54
(17:27) Foul on Ryan Abelman.
(17:18) Viljami Vartiainen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:13) Isaiah Shaw Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:00) Ryan Abelman makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Komin assists).
56
+3 (16:35) Tijan Saine Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jace Whiting assists).
86
(16:20) Chris Komin misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(16:17) Malek Gomma Defensive Rebound.
(16:08) Tijan Saine Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:04) Traivar Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(15:49) Isaiah Shaw misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:45) Malek Gomma Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Foul on Ryan Abelman.
(15:22) Jace Whiting misses 2-foot floating jump shot.
(15:19) Isaiah Shaw Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:05) Isaiah Shaw makes driving layup.
88
(14:58) Jace Whiting misses layup.
(14:58) Chris Komin Block.
(14:54) Jace Whiting Offensive Rebound.
(14:53) Nigel Burris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:52) Northern Arizona Defensive Rebound.
(14:34) Foul on Nigel Burris.
+1 (14:34) Karl Poom makes free throw 1 of 2.
89
(14:34) Karl Poom misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:32) Traivar Jackson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:16) Erez Poran makes 13-foot floating jump shot.
811
(13:48) Edwin Suarez Jr. misses layup.
(13:44) Chris Komin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:31) Brennan Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Karl Poom assists).
814
+3 (13:12) Viljami Vartiainen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Edwin Suarez Jr. assists).
1114
(12:49) Traivar Jackson misses layup.
(12:46) Nigel Burris Defensive Rebound.
(12:43) Foul on Brennan Peterson.
+3 (12:37) Viljami Vartiainen makes 25-foot three point jumper (ArDarius Grayson assists).
1414
+2 (12:23) Isaiah Shaw makes driving layup.
1416
(12:03) ArDarius Grayson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:00) Nigel Burris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:56) Nigel Burris makes layup.
1616
(11:37) Diego Campisano misses layup.
(11:34) Duce Paschal Defensive Rebound.
(11:30) Duce Paschal misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Weber State Offensive Rebound.
(11:28) Foul on Isaiah Shaw.
(11:27) Foul on Oakland Fort.
(11:06) Malek Gomma misses layup.
(11:04) Isaiah Shaw Defensive Rebound.
(10:52) Brennan Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:48) ArDarius Grayson Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Viljami Vartiainen misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:41) David Hansen Offensive Rebound.
+3 (10:38) ArDarius Grayson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Viljami Vartiainen assists).
1916
+3 (10:25) Diego Campisano makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Abelman assists).
1919
(10:13) Foul on Isaiah Shaw.
(10:13) Malek Gomma misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:13) Weber State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:13) Malek Gomma misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:12) Traivar Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(9:58) Foul on Diego Campisano.
(9:58) Diego Campisano turnover.
(9:36) Viljami Vartiainen misses 12-foot floating jump shot.
(9:32) Chris Komin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:29) Traivar Jackson makes layup (Chris Komin assists).
1921
+2 (9:15) Malek Gomma makes layup (Jace Whiting assists).
2121
(8:54) Oakland Fort misses 13-foot pullup jump shot.
(8:51) Viljami Vartiainen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:37) Jace Whiting makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
2321
(8:18) Ryan Abelman misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:14) Edwin Suarez Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(8:07) Jace Whiting bad pass turnover.
(8:07) Traivar Jackson Steal.
(7:49) Traivar Jackson misses layup.
(7:45) Tijan Saine Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(7:42) Foul on Diego Campisano.
+1 (7:42) Tijan Saine Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
2421
+1 (7:42) Tijan Saine Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
2521
+2 (7:19) Isaiah Shaw makes layup (Traivar Jackson assists).
2523
(7:19) Foul on Edwin Suarez Jr..
+1 (7:19) Isaiah Shaw makes free throw 1 of 1.
2524
+2 (7:04) Malek Gomma makes layup.
2724
(6:49) Erez Poran misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:45) Nigel Burris Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:39) Nigel Burris makes driving layup.
2924
(6:19) Foul on Trevor Hennig.
(6:07) Ryan Abelman misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:03) Malek Gomma Defensive Rebound.
(5:56) Jace Whiting misses driving layup.
(5:56) Chris Komin Block.
(5:51) Jace Whiting Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:49) Jace Whiting makes layup.
3124
(5:38) Ryan Abelman misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:35) Ryan Abelman Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:27) Brennan Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Komin assists).
3127
+2 (5:12) Nigel Burris makes layup (Trevor Hennig assists).
3327
(4:43) Foul on Trevor Hennig.
+2 (4:25) Karl Poom makes layup (Chris Komin assists).
3329
(4:01) Nigel Burris misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:56) Arne Osojnik Defensive Rebound.
(3:43) Karl Poom misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:40) Tijan Saine Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:29) Duce Paschal makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tijan Saine Jr. assists).
3629
(3:00) Karl Poom misses 6-foot hook shot.
(2:57) Duce Paschal Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:52) Tijan Saine Jr. makes driving layup.
3829
+2 (2:30) Oakland Fort makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
3831
+2 (2:00) Malek Gomma makes layup.
4031
(1:26) Ryan Abelman misses 14-foot turnaround jump shot.
(1:22) Viljami Vartiainen Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:06) Malek Gomma makes layup.
4231
(0:48) Diego Campisano misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:43) Jace Whiting Defensive Rebound.
(0:37) Duce Paschal misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:33) Malek Gomma Offensive Rebound.
(0:17) Tijan Saine Jr. misses driving layup.
(0:14) Chris Komin Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Chris Komin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot.
(0:00) Duce Paschal Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

WEB

NAU

78Points65

31-67(46.3%)Field Goal(%)24-55(43.6%)

13-29(44.8%)3-Point(%)6-25(24.0%)

3-7(42.9%)Free Throw(%)11-17(64.7%)

39(13)Rebounds(Offensive)34(8)

17Assists14

4Steals3

0Blocks5

5Turnovers8

15(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

15Largest Lead6

Game Details

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attendance: 273 (3.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WEB -2.5

over/under: 149.5