Utah Tech Trailblazers at Southern Utah Thunderbirds
· NCAA Men's BasketballJones scores 22 as Southern Utah knocks off Utah Tech 81-71
Jones had five rebounds for the Thunderbirds (18-9, 10-4 Western Athletic Conference). Maizen Fausett scored 20 points and added nine rebounds and three steals. Drake Allen recorded 19 points and was 7 of 16 shooting (3 for 8 from distance).
Isaiah Pope led the way for the Trailblazers (11-16, 3-11) with 24 points and seven rebounds. Jacob Nicolds added 22 points for Utah Tech. Noa Gonsalves also had eight points.
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Both teams play on Thursday. Southern Utah visits UT Arlington while Utah Tech travels to play UT Rio Grande Valley.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tevian Jones made Free Throw. | 71 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Tevian Jones made Free Throw. | 71 - 80 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Hagen Wright. | 71 - 79 |
Statistics
UTU |
SUU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-59 | FG | 26-63 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 11-25 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 13-15 | FT | 18-20 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Assists | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 4 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: America First Events Center
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 4,554 | Capacity:
Location: Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 4,554 | Capacity:
2025-26 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |


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