Knight III Leads Southern Utah Past Montana In One-Point Victory

CEDAR CITY, Utah – John Knight III helped the Southern Utah Thunderbirds eek out a one-point victory over the Montana Grizzlies.

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

— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) December 4, 2020

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

— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) December 4, 2020

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).