CEDAR CITY, Utah – The Southern Utah University men's basketball team will host rival Weber State Monday night in a Big Sky Conference game with major implications on the league standings.
GAME INFO
Southern Utah vs Weber State
Date: January 24, 2022
Tip-Off: 7:00 p.m. MT
Location: Cedar City, Utah
Venue: America First Event Center
TV: ESPN+
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NOTES
-The Thunderbirds are 3-7 against Weber State under head coach Todd Simon.
-The last meetings between SUU and WSU took place in January of 2021 with the T-Birds coming out on top, 77-72.
-Simon won his 93rd career game Saturday with SUU's victory over Idaho State.
-Southern Utah enters Monday's rivalry game with a 7-1 record at home this season.
ABOUT WEBER STATE (13-5, 6-1 Big Sky)
-Weber State enters Monday night's rivalry game winners of three straight, and four of its last five. Most recently, the Wildcats downed Idaho State by a score of 95-63.
-Koby McEwen paces the Wildcats with 17.2 points per contest. Dillon Jones and JJ Overton are not far behind at 12.8 and 12.6 points per game, respectively.
-Randy Rahe leads the Wildcats and is in his 16th season as head coach.
LAST TIME OUT
Jason Spurgin, Tevian Jones and John Knight III scored 17 points apiece, and the Southern Utah University men's basketball team fended off a pesky Idaho State tea, 86-74, Saturday afternoon at the America First Event Center.
Spurgin's 17 points were a career high, and he also pulled down two rebounds to go with a steal. Knight added seven assists, four rebounds, one block and one steal to his 17 points, while Jones grabbed five rebounds and came away with a steal to pad his 17 points.
The Thunderbirds also got a big lift from Maizen Fausett, who recorded a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double. It was the senior forward's fifth of the season.
Idaho State had a big game from the 3-point line with 15 makes from distance, but Southern Utah's defense only allowed eight two-point field goals and 13 free throws. The Thunderbird offense went 30-of-58 from the floor on the afternoon and made 20 of their 27 free-throw attempts. The T-Birds also outrebounded the Bengals 39-31 for the game.
The first half was close the entire time with Southern Utah taking a narrow, 36-34 lead into the locker room at halftime. After the break, SUU used a quick 14-5 run to gain separation and build its lead to double digits. A series of small runs helped the T-Birds to build their lead as high as 17 points, but ISU's 3-point shooting kept the Bengals in the game, until Southern Utah sank its free throws at the end to put an end to the game.
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