Tevian Jones’ Hot Shooting Helps Southern Utah Blowout Sacramento State
Feb 18, 2021, 9:02 PM
Southern Utah guard Tevian Jones (Courtesy of Southern Utah Athletics)
(Courtesy of Southern Utah Athletics)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Tevian Jones’ great shooting helped the Southern Utah men’s basketball team to an easy win over the Sacramento State Hornets.
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The Thunderbirds hosted the Hornets on Thursday, February 18.
Jones led the T-Birds to an 88-60 victory with a 24-point game.
The Southern Utah guard scored 14 points in the first half and helped SUU take a 16-point advantage into the locker room at halftime.
alright then tev pic.twitter.com/Ix1TwZQ3WP
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 19, 2021
Over the final 20 minutes of action, Jones added another 10 points and finished shooting 8-13 from the field, including 4-7 from beyond the arc.
TEV IS TOUGH💪#StormTheSky x #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/rjfmTKpd4J
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 19, 2021
Overall, the Thunderbirds shot 55.7 percent for the game and 52.0 percent from deep.
Four SUU players scored in double figures in the win.
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T-Bird forward Maizen Fausett posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 boards.
The Hornets ended the contest shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 38.9 percent from three.
NOT. IN. HERE. 💥 pic.twitter.com/saknZEBj7G
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 19, 2021
Chrisitan Terrell led Sacramento State with 18 points.
With the win, the Thunderbirds improved to a record of 14-3 on the season and 7-2 in Big Sky Conference play.
FINAL I How about 12-0 at Home 🏡⚡️#StormTheSky x #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/DjqWBNCmPw
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 19, 2021
It was SUU’s fourth straight victory.
Southern Utah’s next game is the second contest of a back-to-back with Sacramento State. The T-Birds will host the Hornets again on Saturday, February 20 at 12 p.m. (MDT).
