Big First Half Helps Southern Utah Cruise Past Idaho
Feb 3, 2022, 9:36 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 used a big first half performance to cruise to victory over the Idaho Vandals.
The Thunderbirds hosted the Vandals on Thursday, February 3.
SUU beat Idaho, 75-59.
Came to play. #StormTheSky pic.twitter.com/XpneENHv6m
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 4, 2022
Southern Utah wore its retro “College of Southern Utah” jersey for the game.
The T-Birds broke open the contest during the first 20 minutes of game time and rode a double-digit lead to victory over the closing minutes of action.
Southern Utah stormed to a 14-point halftime lead, 42-28.
Over the closing half, the Thunderbirds outscored the Vandals by a basket to maintain their margin and capture the win.
Someone who isn't afraid of a challenge ➡️➡️➡️ @__jgotti3 pic.twitter.com/CkxhUkTjgM
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 4, 2022
The T-Birds ended the game shooting 45.3 percent from the field, including 28.6 percent from three-point range.
Five Thunderbirds reached double figures in scoring. Tevian Jones led SUU with 22 points on 9-17 field goals. He added nine rebounds and one assist in the win.
Still firing @TheReal_TJones ☄️ pic.twitter.com/eeuv81cilU
— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) February 4, 2022
With the victory, the Thunderbirds improved to a 14-6 record this season, including 8-2 in Big Sky Conference games.
Southern Utah’s next game is at home against the Eastern Washington Eagles on Saturday, February 5 at 7 p.m. (MDT) on ESPN+.
