SUU’s Winning Streak Snapped With Road Loss To Montana
Feb 7, 2022, 10:58 PM
Southern Utah guard Tevian Jones (Courtesy of Southern Utah Athletics)
(Courtesy of Southern Utah Athletics)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Southern Utah men’s basketball team suffered a road loss to the Montana Grizzlies and lost for the first time in five games.
The Grizzlies hosted the Thunderbirds on Monday, February 7.
SUU fell to Montana, 78-67.
Final from Missoula.#StormTheSky pic.twitter.com/bjuhvwaQ85
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 8, 2022
After a back-and-forth first half, the T-Birds trailed by only a point at the halftime break, 30-29. However, the Grizzlies were too much for Southern Utah over the final 20 minutes of action. Montana outscored SUU by 10 points over the final half of basketball and sent the T-Birds home with a loss.
Southern Utah finished the night shooting 38.9 percent overall and 29.4 percent on three-pointers. Tevian Jones led the Thunderbirds with 23 points, four rebounds, and an assist.
.@TheReal_TJones making the most of every play 😤 pic.twitter.com/r8Wvun84NT
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 8, 2022
With the loss, the Thunderbirds fell to a record of 15-7 this season, including 9-3 in Big Sky Conference contests.
Southern Utah’s next game is on the road against the Sacramento State Hornets on Saturday, February 12 at 2 p.m. (MDT) on ESPN+.
