BOISE, Idaho -- Following a First Round victory over the No. 10 seeded Bengals of Idaho State, the No. 7 seeded Thunderbirds of Southern Utah will continue play on Thursday evening as they'll take on the No. 2 seeded Bears of Northern Colorado.

Tournament Success

In three seasons as the head coach of the T-Birds, Todd Simon is now 4-2 in the Big Sky Tournament and has never failed to get out of the First Round of competition.

During the 2016-17 postseason run, the T-Birds were propelled to a triple overtime victory over the Montana State Bobcats. Randy Onwuasor scored a Big Sky Tournament record 42 points in the contest to propel the T-Birds to their first ever win in the Big Sky postseason bracket.

In 2017-18 the T-Birds knocked off Idaho State before being pitted against the No. 2 seeded Idaho Vandals and knocking them off 92-78. That campaign came to a close in the Semifinals of the Big Sky tournament against the Eastern Washington Eagles.

Opponent Preview: Northern Colorado (21-10, 15-5 Big Sky)

The Bears of Northern Colorado will enter the contest against Southern Utah boasting the Big Sky Most Valuable Player (Jordan Davis), Coach of the Year (Jeff Linder), Freshman of the Year (Bodie Hume) and Defensive Player of the Year (Jonah Radebaugh).

Davis, who earned the title of Most Valuable Player, led the Bears and the league in scoring all season long, averaging 23.8 points per contest.

This Season vs. The Bears

Both times the T-Birds and Bears squared off in 2018-19 the contest went to Northern Colorado.

Where To Watch / Listen / Follow Along

Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. MT in Boise, Idaho.

Live streams for all Big Sky Conference Tournament games, expect for the Championship, will be available on PlutoTV and the PlutoTV App.

A link to livestats will be available at www.bigsky.statbroadcat.com prior to tipoff.

Tickets for the Big Sky Championship are available on www.tbirdtickets.com.  

Follow Us

Follow the Thunderbirds all season @SUUBasketball on Twitter and Instagram and by liking the Southern Utah Basketball page on Facebook.

Read all about the Thunderbirds on www.suutbirds.com.