Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Portland State Vikings
· NCAA Men's Basketball
83 - 81
Southern Utah opens Big Sky with win over Portland St, 83-81
The Thunderbirds held a narrow lead through the second half, but the Vikings went in front on Lamar Hamrick's layup with 3:07 left. John Knight III answered at the basket to make it 78-77 with 2:29 remaining, but Hamrick raced to the basket to score again seconds later.
Harrison Butler put Southern Utah in front, 80-79, by converting two free throws with 1:18 left, but Matt Hauser answered with a jumper for the lead with just over a minute left.
Cameron Oluyitan put up 24 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished five assists to lead Southern Utah. Knight added 20 points and 11 boards and Marin finished with 14 points.
The Thunderbirds (8-4, 1-0) had a bye in the first round of conference play Saturday.
Holland Woods scored 25 points and dished five assists to lead Portland State (7-7, 1-1). Hauser added 20 points and Hamrick added 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals off the bench.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 83 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Southern Utah Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Holland Woods missed Three Point Jumper. | 83 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Sal Nuhu Defensive Rebound. | 83 - 81 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 PRST |
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|---|---|---|
| 31-57 | FG | 32-73 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 6-16 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 15-21 | FT | 7-12 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 58 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 755 | 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 |