Montana State Bobcats at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 59
Fausett lifts S. Utah past Montana St. 59-53
Harrison Butler had 12 points and eight rebounds for Southern Utah (9-5, 2-1 Big Sky Conference). John Knight III added 12 points.
Cameron Oluyitan had 6 points despite coming into the matchup as the Thunderbirds' second leading scorer at 13 points per game. He was 0 of 4 from 3-point range.
Neither team was able to get much going offensively in the first 20 minutes. Southern Utah trailed 21-17 heading to the locker room at the half, but the Thunderbirds came back in the second half to earn the victory. Both teams set season lows for scoring in the first half. The Thunderbirds' 17 first-half points were the lowest of the season for the hosts, while the 21 first-half points for the Bobcats marked the fewest of the season for the visitors.
Harald Frey had 14 points for the Bobcats (8-7, 2-2). Amin Adamu added 12 points and nine rebounds. Ladan Ricketts had 10 points.
Southern Utah faces Idaho State on the road on Thursday. Montana State takes on Idaho on the road on Thursday.
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Statistics
 MTST |
 SUU |
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|---|---|---|
| 16-59 | FG | 18-55 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 3-22 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 17-24 | FT | 20-25 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 9 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fouls | 22 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 1,806 | 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 |