OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Zahir Porter scored 23 points and Isiah Brown scored 22 points, and Weber State thwarted Tarleton’s upset bid with a  94-79 win in a non-conference matchup.

Tarleton led 44-35 at halftime, extended the margin to 14 on two occasions before Weber State of the Big Sky Conference took control.

The Wildcats trailed 51-37 with 17:09 left before outscoring Tarleton 19-4 in just under the next six minutes. Porter sank a pair of foul shots and 3-pointer for a 56-55 lead and Weber State never trailed again.

Montre’ Gipson scored 26 points for the Texans.