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>
75 - 90
75 - 90
Sacramento State beats Southern Utah, 90-75
Hornets are 2-0 in the Big Sky for just the second time since joining the conference 19 years ago. Their previous 2-0 start came during the 2005-06 season. The win makes Sacramento State 8-5 overall, its best start through 13 games since 2005-06. Sacramento State now has bounced back from a stretch that saw it lose four of five games to win its last three straight.
McKinney was 8 of 12 from the field while the whole offense shot a blistering 61.3 percent. Dylan Garrity scored 18 points and dished off nine assists.
A.J. Hess scored 17 points to lead Southern Utah (3-10, 0-2), which shot a respectable 45.8 percent (27 of 59) on the road.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:24 | James McGee made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Austin Waddoups. | 75 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Dylan Garrity made Free Throw. | 72 - 90 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Sacramento St Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Dylan Garrity missed Free Throw. | 72 - 89 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 38-62 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 4-8 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 12-15 | FT | 10-12 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nest
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 545 | Capacity:
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 545 | 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 |