CEDAR CITY, UTAH -- The SUU Men's Basketball team played in the America First Event Center for the final time this season and came up just short against the Texans of Tarleton St.
"I am really proud of this team, the one thing that has always remained true, is we never stop fighting, and we saw that again tonight. There were stretches where it seemed like we were down and out, but these guys always keep fighting, which makes me proud," said Head Coach Rob Jeter.
"Playing in front of the SUU fans this season has been really amazing. Wasn't the season we had hoped for, but you can always feel the love and support for our team, and I am very appreciative of that," continued Jeter.
Game Recap
Zion Young was a man on fire for the first eight minutes of this ballgame, outscoring the Texans by himself 23 to 19. He scored the Thunderbird's first 23 points of the contest on Senior Night.
But ultimately, the Texans were able to battle back and take a 39-37 lead into the halftime break.
Tarleton St was doing all they could to stop Young from getting the ball, and held him to just six points the rest of the night, that led to an 88-83 victory for the Texans.
The Thunderbirds slide to 9-20 on the year and 4-14 in conference play, and unfortunately have been eliminated from the WAC Postseason Tournament.
Statistical Recap
Young's career-high 29 points led the way for the Thunderbirds, but the other senior, Chazz Hutchison, had his best game in an SUU jersey, scoring 12 points on a perfect 5-5 from the field. Pulled down a team-high nine rebounds and tacked on two blocked shots for good measure.
Dominique Ford scored his season average of 16 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Prophet Johnson was big time off the bench, scoring 14 points and thieving two steals.
The Thunderbirds shot just under 50% from the floor and 43% from three. They also had 15 assists on 28 made field goals.
Up Next
The Thunderbirds will close out the season on the road, as they head to Texas to take on Stephen F Austin on Thursday, March 7, at 5:30 p.m. and then head to Edinburg to take on UTRGV on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m.
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