The Thunderbirds (2-4) held a one-point lead at the half before the Aggies (2-4) outscored SUU 29-21 in the second half, scoring 26 points off of 21 Southern Utah turnovers. The Aggies also had a decisive advantage at the free throw line, receiving 22 trips to the free throw line, compared to SUU's eight as a number of Thunderbirds were forced to play most of the second half in foul trouble.

Senior forward Challis Pascucci led SUU with 16 points while fellow senior guard Caitlyn Sears added 11 points and freshman guard Desiree Jackson a finished with 10 points. Sophomore forward Tayler Anderson grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds while Pascucci and Sears each recorded seven boards for SUU who finished with a 46-35 rebound advantage.

Southern Utah opened game with a 7-0 run as senior guard Kaila Goff scoring the game's first five points and Pascucci later added a bucket. A pair of Pascucci free throws at the 5:10 mark matched SUU's largest lead of the half, 32-24 but the Aggies closed the half with a 10-3 run to cut the Thunderbirds' lead to 35-34 at the half.

Jackson opened the second half with a long three from the top of the key to ignite an 8-3 run to extend their lead 43-36. Utah State would hit a couple free throws before Sears hit a three from the left corner to give SUU an eight-point lead with just over five minutes into the second half.

The Aggies again answered, going on a 7-0 run, taking advantage of their 6'6" center Banna Diop and receiving a number of trips to the line to cut the SUU lead to one before tying the game at 52-52 with 7:29 left on the clock. Both teams would trade baskets over the next couple minutes before a pair of Aggie free throws gave them their first lead of the game, 58-56 at the 2:33 mark.

The Thunderbirds struggled to get anything to fall in the final minutes and were forced to foul as USU hit a couple free throws to pull away.

Diop finished with game-highs of 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Aggies. Goff finished with eight points and five assists while sophomore guard Jadie Parsons came off the bench to score five points, grab four rebounds and make two assists.

Southern Utah opens Summit League play against Oakland University at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday in Rochester, Mich.