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FINAL
Mar 9, 2023

Game Recap

Southern Utah edges Utah Tech 76-75 in WAC quarterfinal. Jason Spurgin led third-seeded Southern Utah with 19 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 53 seconds remaining as the Thunderbirds turned back upset-minded Utah Tech, the tournament's No. 11 seed, 76-75 on Thursday in the Western Athletic...

Box Score

12T
UTU383775
SUU393776
Utah Tech Trailblazers logoUTAH TECHFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Jacob Nicolds2-62-42-26310458
30Tanner Christensen2-50-10-04102254
22Frank Staine2-41-20-07510135
21Isaiah Pope2-61-23-43210538
3Cameron Gooden14-204-103-442003335
14Dancell Leter0-10-01-22100021
2Trey Edmonds3-40-00-03100126
11Noa Gonsalves3-62-50-02300038
TOTAL28-5253.8%10-2441.7%9-1275%311832162675
Southern Utah Thunderbirds logoSOUTHERN UTAHFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Maizen Fausett6-110-51-241002413
14Jason Spurgin7-110-04-481200218
15Harrison Butler2-51-37-940012412
3Drake Allen5-100-33-647203313
55Tevian Jones3-111-53-433000010
22Parsa Fallah0-00-00-00000000
13Dee Barnes0-10-10-01100120
10Cameron Healy4-62-40-004000110
TOTAL27-5549.1%4-2119%18-2572%24174181676

Play-by-Play

1st halfutusuu
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (19:45) Jason Spurgin made Layup.
    02
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (19:12) Cameron Gooden made Jumper. Assisted by Tanner Christensen.
    22
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (18:50) Maizen Fausett made Jumper. Assisted by Drake Allen.
    24
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (18:37) Cameron Gooden made Layup.
    44
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (18:19) Jason Spurgin missed Layup.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (18:19) Tanner Christensen Block.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (18:16) Cameron Gooden Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (18:09) Cameron Gooden made Jumper.
    64
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (17:45) Maizen Fausett made Layup. Assisted by Drake Allen.
    66
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (17:29) Cameron Gooden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (17:25) Drake Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (17:20) Jason Spurgin made Layup. Assisted by Drake Allen.
    68
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:59) Tanner Christensen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (16:54) Drake Allen Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (16:51) Drake Allen missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:47) Cameron Gooden Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:45) Foul on Isaiah Pope.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:45) Isaiah Pope Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (16:35) Drake Allen made Layup. Assisted by Jason Spurgin.
    610
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:12) Cameron Gooden Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +3 (15:55) Harrison Butler made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tevian Jones.
    613
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (15:32) Isaiah Pope missed Jumper.
  • (15:31) Official TV Timeout
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (15:30) Southern Utah Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (15:21) Maizen Fausett missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (15:16) Frank Staine Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:59) Frank Staine missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (14:56) Maizen Fausett Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:52) Foul on Noa Gonsalves.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (14:38) Jason Spurgin missed Layup.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:38) Tanner Christensen Block.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:34) Cameron Gooden Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:32) Cameron Gooden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (14:32) Harrison Butler Block.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (14:28) Tevian Jones Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (14:26) Tevian Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:20) Tanner Christensen Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:15) Cameron Gooden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:11) Frank Staine Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (14:09) Frank Staine made Layup.
    813
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (13:47) Maizen Fausett missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:42) Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:25) Jacob Nicolds missed Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (13:22) Jason Spurgin Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (13:19) Harrison Butler missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:14) Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (13:04) Foul on Jason Spurgin.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (12:49) Isaiah Pope Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (12:29) Jason Spurgin made Layup. Assisted by Drake Allen.
    815
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (12:13) Isaiah Pope Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (12:11) Jason Spurgin made Dunk. Assisted by Cameron Healy.
    817
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (12:11) Foul on Trey Edmonds.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +1 (12:11) Jason Spurgin made Free Throw.
    818
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (11:57) Trey Edmonds made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Staine.
    1018
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (11:52) Foul on Dee Barnes.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (11:52) Dee Barnes Turnover.
  • (11:52) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (11:38) Cameron Gooden made Jumper. Assisted by Noa Gonsalves.
    1218
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (11:18) Harrison Butler made Layup. Assisted by Dee Barnes.
    1220
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (11:18) Foul on Noa Gonsalves.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (11:18) Harrison Butler missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (11:17) Trey Edmonds Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (10:47) Cameron Gooden made Layup. Assisted by Dancell Leter.
    1420
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (10:35) Drake Allen Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (10:22) Tanner Christensen made Dunk. Assisted by Frank Staine.
    1620
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +3 (10:04) Cameron Healy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Drake Allen.
    1623
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:41) Tanner Christensen missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:35) Tanner Christensen Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:33) Isaiah Pope missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (9:29) Jason Spurgin Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (9:23) Dee Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:19) Cameron Gooden Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (9:09) Foul on Drake Allen.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:09) Foul on Isaiah Pope.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:09) Isaiah Pope Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (8:54) Tevian Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (8:50) Tanner Christensen Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (8:38) Foul on Tanner Christensen.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (8:38) Tanner Christensen Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (8:18) Tevian Jones missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (8:14) Frank Staine Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (8:07) Foul on Harrison Butler.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (8:07) Cameron Gooden made Free Throw.
    1723
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (8:07) Cameron Gooden made Free Throw.
    1823
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (7:45) Foul on Harrison Butler.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (7:45) Harrison Butler Turnover.
  • (7:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (7:31) Tanner Christensen missed Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (7:28) Jason Spurgin Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (7:18) Jason Spurgin made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Healy.
    1825
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (6:59) Foul on Tanner Christensen.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (6:59) Tanner Christensen Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (6:39) Foul on Drake Allen.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (6:39) Drake Allen Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (6:21) Cameron Gooden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Edmonds.
    2125
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (6:11) Cameron Healy made Layup.
    2127
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (5:40) Jacob Nicolds missed Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (5:36) Jason Spurgin Defensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (5:13) Jason Spurgin missed Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (5:12) Southern Utah Offensive Rebound.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (5:07) Maizen Fausett Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (5:07) Frank Staine Steal.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (4:45) Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (4:41) Trey Edmonds Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (4:39) Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Gooden.
    2427
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +3 (4:08) Tevian Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Healy.
    2430
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (3:53) Cameron Gooden made Three Point Jumper.
    2730
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (3:30) Cameron Healy made Layup.
    2732
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (3:14) Cameron Gooden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (3:12) Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • (3:12) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (3:08) Jacob Nicolds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noa Gonsalves.
    3032
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (2:50) Cameron Healy missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (2:49) Jason Spurgin Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (2:49) Foul on Cameron Gooden.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +1 (2:49) Jason Spurgin made Free Throw.
    3033
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +1 (2:49) Jason Spurgin made Free Throw.
    3034
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (2:27) Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frank Staine.
    3334
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (2:13) Tevian Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (2:09) Noa Gonsalves Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (2:05) Frank Staine made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Gooden.
    3634
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +2 (1:39) Maizen Fausett made Layup. Assisted by Tevian Jones.
    3636
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (1:18) Foul on Jacob Nicolds.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (1:18) Jacob Nicolds Turnover.
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (0:47) Southern Utah Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (0:41) Cameron Gooden made Jumper.
    3836
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    (0:26) Southern Utah Timeout
  • Southern Utah Thunderbirds logo
    +3 (0:05) Cameron Healy made Three Point Jumper.
    3839
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

75Points76
28-52(53.8%)Field Goal(%)27-55(49.1%)
10-24(41.7%)3-Point(%)4-21(19%)
9-12(75%)Free Throw(%)18-25(72%)
33(7)Rebounds(Offensive)27(7)
18Assists17
3Steals4
2Blocks1
17Turnovers9
26(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
6Largest Lead10

Game Details

Thursday, March 9, 2023 · 11:30 PM
Orleans Arena · Las Vegas, NV
attendance: 1,469 (15.5%)
spread: SUU -4.5
over/under: 151.5