SEATTLE, Wash. The Southern Utah men's basketball team took a loss against Seattle University on the road, 81-60.
SUU's record moved to 14-7 and 6-2 in the Western Athletic Conference while Seattle remained undefeated in conference play with a record of 16-4 and 7-0 in the WAC.
Career-Scoring Charts
Senior guard Tevian Jones paced SUU's scoring against Seattle as he collected a double-double including 21 points and 10 rebounds. With that offensive performance, Jones became just the 11th member of the 1200-point club while in a Thunderbird uniform with 1,203 since transferring from Illinois. Overall, Jones also entered the 1,300-point club with 1,301 total points in his career.
Senior forward Maizen Fausett scored 16 points as he moved his career tally to 1,363. He's working to move past his former teammate, Dre Marin, for third all-time on the charts (1,434 points from 2017-22).
Senior guard Harrison Butler scored six points against Seattle as he also joined the 1,300-point club with 1,302 points as a Thunderbirds. That vaulted him from seventh all-time to fifth all-time as he leapfrogged James McGee (1,300; 2014-18) and Richard Barton (1,297; 1989-93).
Sophomore center Jason Spurgin fought through some foul trouble to also score in double figures with 10 points.
Points
1,710; Davor Marcelic (1989-1992)
1,568; Jeff Monaco (1997-2001)
1,434; Dre Marin (2017-2022)
1,363; Maizen Fausett (ACTIVE)
1,302; Harrison Butler (ACTIVE)
1,300; James McGee (2014-2018)
1,297; Richard Barton (1989-1993)
1,273; Jackson Stevenett (2010-2013)
1,223; John Knight III (2019-2022)
1,205; Davis Baker (2007-2010)
1,203; Tevian Jones (ACTIVE)
First Half
The Thunderbirds raced out to an early 7-3 lead with 16:45 on the clock thanks to some circus shots from Tevian Jones, who accounted for five points early on. Seattle, however, countered with its second triple of the contest to pull to within 7-6 heading into the first media timeout.
The Redhawks raced out to an 11-0 run coming out of the timeout to snare a 14-7 advantage with 13:22 on the clock thanks to a trio of three-pointers and a jumper. Harrison Butler ended that run with a trifecta of his own to cut the deficit to 14-10 with 12:58 to go before Jason Spurgin drained a layup to move to within two points, 14-12, at 12:18 on the clock. Seattle sent the squads into the next media timeout with its fifth trey of the game as the Redhawks led, 17-12.
Maizen Fausett drove through the lane for a layup as the 'Birds closed to within 17-14 at the 10:14 mark before Seattle converted its sixth three-pointer of the game to increase its lead to 20-14 at 10:00. The Redhawks moved up by five, 22-14, at 9:17.
With the long-distance shots not falling for Southern Utah, Spurgin started the shoulder the load in the paint. Spurgin converted an old-fashioned three-point play at 8:48 to close to within 22-17 at 8:48. Spurgin hammered home a dunk with 8:15 to go to move the 'Birds within 22-19 and then canned a jumper in a 7-0 Spurgin run as Southern Utah cut the deficit to 22-21 with 7:57 on the clock.
The Redhawks responded with a quick 4-0 burst to go back up 26-21 with 5:49 on the clock before Fausett had his own 4-0 spurt with a layup and a dunk to pull the 'Birds back to within one, 26-25, with 5:10 to go.
After Seattle's seventh made triple, Jones started to get going again with a layup as SUU trailed, 29-27 with 3:52 on the clock. Jones drained a tough jumper with 3:25 to go to knot the contest back up at the 3:25 mark.
With another swift 5-0 run from Seattle to move back up 34-29, Drake Allen split a pair of free throws as Southern Utah trailed, 34-30, with 2:28 to go. The squads then traded scores including another circus shot from Jones as the 'Birds moved to within 36-32 with 1:33 on the clock. Jones connected on a pair of free throws with 29 seconds to go as Southern Utah closed to within 36-34 heading into halftime.
Second Half
Seattle went straight at Jason Spurgin to start the second stanza as Spurgin drew his third foul. The Redhawks split their trip at the line to move up 37-34 before Parsa Fallah canned a jumper to cut the lead to 37-36 with 19:06 on the clock. Seattle, however, countered with a jumper of its own to stretch the lead back to 39-36 at 18:50.
Maizen Fausett checked in with a layup as SUU moved to within 39-38 at the 17:53 mark before both squads struggled to find the bottom of the net as the score would remain 39-38 heading into the media timeout at 15:29.
Fausett put the 'Birds up for the first time since 16:00 on the clock in the first half thanks to a layup as SUU snagged a 40-39 advantage with 15:06 to go. Seattle responded with a pair of free throws to retake the lead, 41-40, with 14:23 on the clock.
Fausett countered again with yet another layup with SUU back up 42-41 at 14:07 to play. After a second-chance layup from Seattle to move back into the lead, 43-42, with 12:12 to go, Drake Allen converted a layup of his own for a 44-43 advantage with 11:51 on the clock. After another Seattle layup, Tevian Jones flushed a fast-break layup as Southern Utah took a 46-45 advantage with 10:45 to go.
Seattle reclaimed the lead coming out of the media timeout with its ninth three-pointer as the Redhawks led, 48-46 at the 10:31 mark. The Redhawks stretched that advantage to 50-46 with 9:50 to go. Seattle stretched its lead back up to 53-46 with its 10th triple of the game at the 9:11 mark.
After Jones made a technical free throw thanks to a flop by Seattle, the Redhawks put themselves back up 55-47 with 8:42 to go. Spurgin then split a pair of free throws before Seattle extended the lead back to 57-48 with 8:15 to go.
The Redhawks stretched their advantage to 59-48 with 7:43 to go as part of a 14-2 run. Dee Barnes raced his way into a layup to close SUU to within 59-50 at the 6:23 mark before the Redhawks hit an 11th three-pointer to snare a 62-50 lead with 6:23 to go. Seattle then pushed the lead to 63-50 with a technical free throw at 6:20. Butler split a pair of free throws as the 'Birds moved to within 12 points, 63-51, at the 6:15 mark.
Seattle, however, had different plans down the stretch as the Redhawks took a 19-point lead, 72-53, with 4:02 left on the clock. Seattle closed out the contest to capture an 81-60 win.
Notable Plays
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Southern Utah returns home to the America First Event Center to compete with Utah Valley on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. MT.
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