Southern Utah Outlasts Idaho To Win Eighth Straight Game
Jan 7, 2021, 9:11 PM | Updated: 9:13 pm
(Courtesy of Southern Utah Athletics)
(Courtesy of Southern Utah Athletics)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Southern Utah men’s basketball team squeaked past the Idaho Vandals (0-8) to win their eighth consecutive contest.
The Thunderbirds hosted the Vandals on Thursday, January 7.
SUU beat Idaho, 85-80.
FINAL. #StormTheSky x #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/PWlRDWD65B
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) January 8, 2021
It was the T-Birds’ eighth straight win after starting the season with a two-point loss to Loyola Marymount.
Southern Utah was led to victory by three players, Tevian Jones, Dre Marin, and Aanen Moody, who all scored in doubles figures.
ANOTHER. RECORD. BROKEN. ⚡️#LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/AjruZSfG8z
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) January 8, 2021
Overall, the Thunderbirds shot 45.0 percent from the field, including 34.5 percent from three-point range.
Idaho finished the contest shooting 54.9 percent overall and 50.0 percent on triples.
clutch. pic.twitter.com/lo5UaOW79y
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) January 8, 2021
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The Vandals’ weakness was committing 14 turnovers.
Idaho was led by Damen Thacker’s 27 points.
With the win, the Thunderbirds improved to 8-1 on the season and 3-0 in Big Sky Conference games.
bang bang 💦 (but with an Australian accent) pic.twitter.com/f6C1ZbHfsI
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) January 8, 2021
Southern Utah’s next game is the second contest of back-to-back games against Idaho. The Thunderbirds and Vandals are scheduled to play again on Saturday, January 9 at 12 p.m. (MDT).
