Eastern Washington Eagles at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
62 - 66
S Utah edges E Washington 66-62 in OT
James McGee hit a corner 3, Aytes added a layup and Southern Utah led 59-54 in overtime after the Eagles missed their first two shots. Bogdan Bliznyuk hit a layup, but fouled out on the next possession, and Eastern closed to 62-60 on Mason Peatling's free throws with 1:23 left. The teams traded baskets before Dwayne Morgan iced it with two free throws after being fouled on a defensive rebound.
The Thunderbirds led 35-30 at halftime and Morgan's free throws tied it at 54 at the end of regulation.
Jadon Cohee scored nine points for the Thunderbirds (8-10, 2-5 Big Sky Conference), who made 11 3-pointers but shot 36 percent from the floor.
Bliznyuk scored 18 points with seven rebounds, Sir Washington added 15 points, and Peatling had 10 points with 10 boards for Eastern Washington (9-11, 4-3), who missed 4 of 7 shots in OT and turned it over three times.
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Recent Plays
| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 66 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st overtime | 62 - 66 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Dwayne Morgan Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 66 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Sir Washington missed Layup. | 62 - 66 |
| 3rd 0:08 | Southern Utah Timeout | 62 - 66 |
Statistics
 EWU |
 SUU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 21-59 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 14-19 | FT | 13-15 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 3 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 10 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 2,229 | 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 |