Southern Utah Thunderbirds at Sacramento State Hornets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
55 - 70
Sacramento State rides early lead past Southern Utah, 70-55
The Hornets built a 12-point halftime advantage while holding the visiting Thunderbirds to just 15 made field goals in 47 attempts (31.9%).
Mariohooho-Le' afa knocked down five of the Hornets' seven 3-pointers and Bryce Fowler contributed 17 points for Sacramento State (13-10, 6-8 Big Sky Conference). Brandon Davis scored 16 points.
Andre Adams scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds for Southern Utah (14-10, 7-6). Cameron Oluyitan added 11 points.
With six games left until the conference tournament in Boise, Idaho, Southern Utah could have held down a No. 4 tournament seed with a win. Instead the Thunderbirds share the spot with Montana State. The top five seeds in the tournament receive a first-round bye. Sacramento State moves into a tie with Weber State for eighth.
Sacramento State and Southern Utah split two regular season games. Southern Utah routed the Hornets 74-49 in Cedar City, Utah. Sacramento State plays host to Northern Colorado Saturday. Southern Utah plays at Northern Arizona Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jordan Cooke-Harper Block. | 55 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Chibueze Jacobs Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Jarryd Hoppo missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 70 |
Statistics
 SUU |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15-47 | FG | 22-52 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 21-28 | FT | 19-27 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 10 | Assists | 15 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 914 | 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 |