CEDAR CITY, Utah -- The Thunderbird men's basketball team secured a win in their regular season opener on Tuesday night, knocking off the West Coast Baptist College Eagles 109-63 behind 28 assists on 43 made field goals.
"It was a good night for us in terms of how we're trying to establish our culture and how we want to play," SUU head coach Todd Simon said. "The 28 assists was a big deal for us on 43 field goals, and we forced 29 turnovers. We're trying to force tempo, create a little chaos out there and the guys did a good job doing that."
Dwayne Morgan led the Thunderbirds in scoring, dropping in 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Cameron Oluyitan had 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field for the T-Birds as well.
Freshmen Maizen Fausett and Harrison Butler both scored in double-figures for the T-Birds, scoring 16 and 15 respectively.
Brandon Better was the fifth T-Bird to score in the double-digits, dropping in 11 points of three-of-five shooting from behind the three-point line.
The T-Birds started hot and never let up, outscoring the Eagles 57-29 in the first half. They kept up the pressure in the second, outscoring WCBC 52-34 and rolling to a 109-63 victory.
SUU outscored the opposition 52-16 in the paint, and scored 38 points off turnovers.
The Thunderbird bench would have outscored the Eagles on Tuesday night, scoring 71 points.
The T-Birds will have their first road contest of the season this Saturday as they travel to California to take on the San Jose State Spartans.
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