Sacramento State Hornets at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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77 - 49
77 - 49
Sacramento State smothers Southern Utah 77-49
The Hornets (5-8, 1/3 Big Sky) held Southern Utah to just two points in the opening eight minutes, jumped out to a 15-point lead and coasted to a 36-15 advantage at the break. They stormed ahead to lead 50-20 in the second half after 3-pointers by McKinney and Zach Mills.
Sacramento State shot an efficient 60.4 percent from the field and was 9 of 16 from beyond the arc. The Hornets had 11 of their 13 players who saw action score.
Southern Utah (1-11, 0-3) opened the game cold, shooting 1 of 9 from the field and committing five turnovers. They stumbled to a 32-shooting percentage and were just 1 of 12 on 3-point attempts. Trey Kennedy led the Thunderbirds with 11 points and Casey Oliverson had nine with 10 rebounds.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Jayson Cheesman made Layup. Assisted by Drake Thomas. | 77 - 49 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Eric Stuteville made Free Throw. | 77 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Sacramento St Deadball Team Rebound. | 76 - 47 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Eric Stuteville missed Free Throw. | 76 - 47 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 SUU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-48 | FG | 16-50 |
| 60 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 9-16 | 3PT | 1-12 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 8 |
| 10-13 | FT | 16-17 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: America First Events Center
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,733 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,733 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |