Sacramento State Hornets @ Southern Utah Thunderbirds
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| 38 | 39 | 77 |
Better scores 20 in Southern Utah's 77-74 victory
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Brandon Better made three 3-pointers and scored 20 points and Southern Utah defeated Sacramento State 77-74 on Saturday.
Dwayne Morgan and Jamal Aytes added 13 points each and Christian Musoko 10 for the Thunderbirds (11-16, 5-11 Big Sky), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
The Hornets used a 24-8 run to take 66-63 lead with four minutes left. The game was tied at 71 with 1:28 to go but Morgan made two free throws and Dre Marin added his only points on a layup with 17 seconds left. Jordan Tolbert responded with a quick 3-pointer but Better added two more free throws and a 3-point try by Justin Strings missed.
Southern Utah led by four points at halftime then opened the second half outscoring Sacramento State 17-8, including seven points from Better.
Strings scored 17 points and Tolbert 16 for the Hornets (6-23, 3-13), who have lost eight straight.
Game Information
Cedar City, UT
Referee:Marc A. Beasley
Referee:Brent Watts
Referee:Riel Banaria
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 |
| Western 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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