Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
56 - 68
56 - 68
Sacramento St rolls past Southern Utah, 68-56 win
Mikh McKinney 15 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead Sacramento State (10-11, 6-6 Big Sky). Dylan Garrity added another 13 points and Alex tiffin pulled down 10 rebounds.
Sacramento State shot 49 percent from the field (26 of 53) and was 5 of 11 from long range while outrebounding the Thunderbirds, 38-25.
Southern Utah's starters scored just 11 points and were a collective 5 of 20 from the field. Jaren Jeffery came off the bench to lead the Thunderbirds with 21 points on 9 of 11 shooting, with Juwan Major adding another 11 by shooting 5 of 8 from the field.
As a team, Southern Utah (1-20, 0-12) shot 22 of 51 (43 percent).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaren Jeffery made Layup. Assisted by John Marshall. | 56 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Sacramento St Turnover. | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Mikh McKinney Defensive Rebound. | 54 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Race Parsons missed Three Point Jumper. | 54 - 68 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-51 | FG | 26-53 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 2-8 | 3PT | 5-13 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 10-18 | FT | 11-17 |
| 56 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nest
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 663 | Capacity:
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 663 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |