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Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Idaho Vandals

· BIG SKY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINAL
Southern Utah Thunderbirds
13-18, 2-13 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
92 - 78
Idaho Vandals
22-9, 11-2 Home

Southern Utah upsets Idaho 92-78 in Big Sky quarterfinal

Southern Utah (13-18) avenged a pair of regular-season losses to the Vandals, including a 78-76 defeat on Saturday, and will move on to a Friday semifinal game. The Thunderbirds also snapped a five-game losing skid against Idaho.

The game was tied at 49 before Southern Utah used a 20-10 run for a 69-59 lead with 7:41 to play, and they held a double-digit advantage for the last six minutes.

Jamal Aytes added 17 points and Dre Marin 11 for Southern Utah. The Thunderbirds shot 15 of 25 (60 percent) in the second half and finished 11 of 18 (61 percent) from long range. Cohee and Better each made four 3-pointers.

Brayon Blake had 27 points and 12 rebounds to lead Idaho (22-9). Victor Sanders, who hit the game-winning shot in last week's win, finished with 19 points.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 92 - 78
2nd 0:22 Dwayne Morgan Defensive Rebound. 92 - 78
2nd 0:22 Victor Sanders missed Dunk. 92 - 78
2nd 0:28 Brandon Better made Free Throw. 92 - 78
2nd 0:28 Brandon Better made Free Throw. 91 - 78

Statistics

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27-46 FG 28-62
59 Field Goal % 45
11-18 3PT 9-28
61 Three Point % 32
27-32 FT 13-19
84 Free Throw % 68
27 Rebounds 30
4 Offensive Rebounds 13
23 Defensive Rebounds 17
12 Assists 15
6 Steals 2
6 Blocks 0
10 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 13
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
22 Fouls 25
14 Largest Lead 4
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: Reno Events Center

Location: Reno, NV
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
Full Standings