Knight III Leads Southern Utah Past Montana In One-Point Victory
Dec 3, 2020, 9:49 PM
Courtesy of Southern Utah Athletics
CEDAR CITY, Utah – John Knight III helped the Southern Utah Thunderbirds eek out a one-point victory over the Montana Grizzlies.
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The T-Birds hosted the Grizzlies on Thursday, December 3.
Southern Utah defeated Montana, 64-63.
Knight led SUU with 21 points on 5-12 field goals. It was a seas0n-high scoring total for the Thunderbirds guard.
dub. #StormTheSky x #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/DWNrZZfVDU
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In addition to his overall shooting, Knight went 10-15 from the free-throw line while adding nine rebounds, three assists, and three steals to his box score.
*chanting*
"MVP. MVP. MVP." @__Jgotti3 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/PUPYKD3Kev
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Maizen Fausett was the only other Southern Utah player to score in double figures against Montana. He added 14 points on 5-9 shooting.
The Thunderbirds shot 32.7 percent overall compared to the Grizzlies’ 49.0 percent.
Tough finish by Maiz right here.. pic.twitter.com/qkCxhdlf9C
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Josh Vazquez led Montana with 14 points.
The Grizzlies fell to 0-2 on the season with the result.
With the win, SUU improved to 2-1 on the season.
FINAL. #StormTheSky x #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/MiobKqSirx
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Southern Utah’s next game is the second contest of a back-to-back with Montana. The Grizzlies and Thunderbirds will tip-off on Saturday, December 5 at 12 p.m. (MDT).
