Sacramento State Hornets at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 69
65 - 69
Southern Utah edges past Sacramento State 69-65
Nick Hornsby made a layup to give Sacramento State a 65-64 lead with 2:39 remaining. Southern Utah turned the ball over the next possession, Sacramento State missed a 3-pointer attempt, and Tyler Rawson got the defensive rebound to set up Major's jumper that gave the Thunderbirds a 66-65 advantage. The Hornets (19-9, 13-4 Big Sky) didn't score again after Hornsby's layup and Southern Utah got three more points for the final margin.
James McGee led the Thunderbirds (10-18, 7-10) with 14 points and Major finished with 13 in a contest that saw 11 lead changes and three ties.
Mikh McKinney scored 19 points to lead the Hornets, who are in a three-way tie with Eastern Washington and Montana for first place in the Big Sky standings.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Southern Utah Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Dylan Garrity missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Dylan Garrity Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Mikh McKinney missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 69 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 SUU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-48 | FG | 25-46 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 2-8 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 17-25 | FT | 10-19 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: America First Events Center
Location: Cedar City, UT
Capacity:
Location: Cedar City, UT
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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 |