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Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
3-11, 1-8 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 70
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
7-9, 4-1 Home

Northern Arizona holds off Southern Utah 70-67

Kris Yanku added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Lumberjacks (7-9, 2-1 Big Sky), sinking 10 of 12 free throws. Quinton Upshur struggled from the field, hitting just 1 of 10, but went 9 of 10 from the line for 11 points.

Casey Oliverson paced Southern Utah (3-11, 0-3) with 12 points and seven rebounds, while Race Parsons and Travon Langston each contributed 11 points. The Thunderbirds gave up 19 points off turnovers and another 17 on second-chance opportunities.

Northern Arizona held a comfortable lead, 56-38 with 6:37 remaining, but had to sweat out the final minutes.

The Thunderbirds reeled off a 24-9 run, pulling within three after James McGee's 3-pointer with 17 seconds left. The Lumberjacks made 5 of 6 free throws to hang on.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:04 Southern Utah Offensive Rebound. 64 - 70
2nd 0:04 Quinton Upshur Block. 64 - 70
2nd 0:04 James McGee missed Three Point Jumper. 64 - 70
2nd 0:06 Aaseem Dixon made Free Throw. 64 - 70
2nd 0:06 Aaseem Dixon made Free Throw. 64 - 69

Statistics

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22-54 FG 18-50
41 Field Goal % 36
7-21 3PT 6-11
33 Three Point % 55
16-22 FT 28-36
73 Free Throw % 78
28 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 14
21 Defensive Rebounds 27
8 Assists 12
8 Steals 1
2 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 13
2 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 19
0 Fast Break Points 4
0 Points in Paint 18
27 Fouls 18

Game Information

Venue: J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome

Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Attendance: 1,287 | 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
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