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>
73 - 84
73 - 84
Patton leads Sacramento State past Southern Utah, 84-73
The Hornets trailed at intermission, 33-32, but erupted for 52 second-half points to secure the win.
Marcus Graves finished with 19 points and Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa added 18 points and dished six assists for the Hornets.
Brandon Better had 19 points and Andre Adams contributed another 14 for the Thunderbirds (12-11, 7-7).
The Hornets (11-11) are 5-8 in the Big Sky, but six of the team's 13 conference games were decided by six points or less, with Sacramento State going 1-5 in those games.
In the first meeting between the teams, Sacramento State trailed by 28 points with 13:55 left in the game but roared back to have a chance to tie the game with :30 left only to lose, 76-71.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Matthew Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dre Marin. | 73 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Marcus Graves made Free Throw. | 70 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Sacramento State Deadball Team Rebound. | 70 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Marcus Graves missed Free Throw. | 70 - 83 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-59 | FG | 26-56 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 16-21 | FT | 25-30 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fouls | 16 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: The Nest
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 615 | Capacity:
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 615 | 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 |