Sacramento State Hornets @ Southern Utah Thunderbirds
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 29 | 65 | |
| 37 | 32 | 69 |
Southern Utah edges past Sacramento State 69-65
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Juwan Major hit the go-ahead basket with 1:31 left and Southern Utah edged past Sacramento State 69-65 on Thursday night.
Nick Hornsby made a layup to give Sacramento State a 65-64 lead with 2:39 remaining. Southern Utah turned the ball over the next possession, Sacramento State missed a 3-pointer attempt, and Tyler Rawson got the defensive rebound to set up Major's jumper that gave the Thunderbirds a 66-65 advantage. The Hornets (19-9, 13-4 Big Sky) didn't score again after Hornsby's layup and Southern Utah got three more points for the final margin.
James McGee led the Thunderbirds (10-18, 7-10) with 14 points and Major finished with 13 in a contest that saw 11 lead changes and three ties.
Mikh McKinney scored 19 points to lead the Hornets, who are in a three-way tie with Eastern Washington and Montana for first place in the Big Sky standings.
Game Information
Cedar City, UT
Referee:Shawn Cather
Referee:Gregory Nixon
Referee:Mo Munsell
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| United Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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