Utah Tech Trailblazers vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Mar 11, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTU	38	34	72
SUU	27	38	65

Game Recap

Utah Tech snaps a 13-game skid with 72-65 win over Southern Utah in WAC tourney. Hakim Byrd had 19 points in Utah Tech's 72-65 victory against Southern Utah on Tuesday in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament to snap a 13-game losing streak.

Player Stats

UTAH TECH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
19Samuel Ariyibi	33	4-11	0-1	3-4	6	5	0	1	2	3	11
4Madiba Owona	20	2-7	0-1	2-2	3	1	2	0	1	4	6
11Noa Gonsalves	36	5-11	3-5	1-1	4	1	0	0	3	3	14
0Beon Riley	34	3-10	0-2	2-3	8	3	2	0	1	5	8
8Hakim Byrd	38	7-14	5-8	0-0	2	2	3	0	2	1	19
54Pavle Misic	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10Tennessee Rainwater	10	1-1	0-0	2-6	2	1	0	0	2	0	4
6Justin Bieker	27	3-4	2-2	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	10



TOTAL	-	25-5843.1%	10-1952.6%	12-1866.7%	28	13	8	1	11	18	72

SOUTHERN UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
7Jeffrey Langston Jr.	20	3-7	0-1	0-0	4	2	1	1	1	3	6
33Brock Felder	27	3-5	0-0	3-6	9	0	1	2	1	4	9
4Lorenzo Abellar	32	2-4	0-0	2-2	2	2	1	0	6	0	6
3Jamir Simpson	39	4-11	1-3	4-8	7	0	0	0	5	2	13
1Dominique Ford	37	5-12	2-8	4-4	3	3	2	0	3	3	16
25Kai Burdick	9	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
32Malik Lamin	11	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	1	0	1	0	1	2
23Duncan Reid	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Robert Jeter	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
0Xavier Sykes	10	3-7	1-4	2-4	1	2	0	0	0	0	9
55Cade Brazier	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	23-5046.0%	4-1625.0%	15-2657.7%	31	10	5	5	16	14	65

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTUSUU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Utah Tech.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Southern Utah.
(19:44) Foul on Jeffrey Langston Jr..
(19:44) Beon Riley missed Free Throw.
(19:44) Utah Tech Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (19:44) Beon Riley made Free Throw.
10
(19:30) Jamir Simpson missed Jumper.
(19:26) Jeffrey Langston Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:26) Jeffrey Langston Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.
12
(19:10) Madiba Owona missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:06) Noa Gonsalves Offensive Rebound.
(19:03) Samuel Ariyibi missed Jumper.
(19:00) Brock Felder Defensive Rebound.
(18:43) Lorenzo Abellar missed Layup.
(18:39) Beon Riley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:35) Hakim Byrd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Beon Riley.
42
(18:16) Foul on Madiba Owona.
(18:16) Brock Felder missed Free Throw.
(18:16) Southern Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:16) Brock Felder missed Free Throw.
(18:14) Samuel Ariyibi Defensive Rebound.
(17:53) Hakim Byrd missed Jumper.
(17:49) Dominique Ford Defensive Rebound.
(17:35) Jamir Simpson Turnover.
(17:35) Madiba Owona Steal.
(17:31) Hakim Byrd missed Layup.
(17:31) Jeffrey Langston Jr. Block.
(17:27) Samuel Ariyibi Offensive Rebound.
(17:26) Madiba Owona missed Jumper.
(17:23) Brock Felder Defensive Rebound.
(17:17) Jamir Simpson missed Jumper.
(17:14) Lorenzo Abellar Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:12) Dominique Ford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lorenzo Abellar.
45
(16:57) Noa Gonsalves missed Jumper.
(16:54) Jamir Simpson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:43) Brock Felder made Layup. Assisted by Jeffrey Langston Jr..
47
(16:25) Noa Gonsalves Turnover.
(16:25) Jeffrey Langston Jr. Steal.
(16:18) Jamir Simpson Turnover.
(16:18) Hakim Byrd Steal.
+2 (16:15) Hakim Byrd made Layup.
67
(15:58) Foul on Noa Gonsalves.
+1 (15:58) Dominique Ford made Free Throw.
68
+1 (15:58) Dominique Ford made Free Throw.
69
(15:40) Hakim Byrd missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:37) Brock Felder Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:22) Dominique Ford made Jumper.
611
+2 (14:53) Samuel Ariyibi made Jumper. Assisted by Beon Riley.
811
(14:28) Jamir Simpson Turnover.
(14:08) Samuel Ariyibi Turnover.
(13:50) Dominique Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:44) Justin Bieker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:27) Justin Bieker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tennessee Rainwater.
1111
(13:08) Jeffrey Langston Jr. missed Jumper.
(13:02) Jamir Simpson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:02) Jamir Simpson made Two Point Tip Shot.
1113
(12:51) Foul on Malik Lamin.
+1 (12:51) Tennessee Rainwater made Free Throw.
1213
(12:51) Tennessee Rainwater missed Free Throw.
(12:45) Southern Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
(12:32) Kai Burdick missed Layup.
(12:28) Southern Utah Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:13) Kai Burdick made Layup. Assisted by Jeffrey Langston Jr..
1215
+3 (11:55) Justin Bieker made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Madiba Owona.
1515
(11:42) Foul on Madiba Owona.
+1 (11:42) Jamir Simpson made Free Throw.
1516
+1 (11:42) Jamir Simpson made Free Throw.
1517
+2 (11:21) Beon Riley made Jumper.
1717
(10:52) Jamir Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:48) Beon Riley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:37) Hakim Byrd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samuel Ariyibi.
2017
+2 (10:11) Kai Burdick made Jumper.
2019
(9:51) Samuel Ariyibi missed Jumper.
(9:51) Kai Burdick Block.
(9:49) Southern Utah Defensive Rebound.
(9:30) Brock Felder Turnover.
(9:30) Beon Riley Steal.
+2 (9:26) Beon Riley made Dunk.
2219
(9:04) Jeffrey Langston Jr. missed Layup.
(9:01) Samuel Ariyibi Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Samuel Ariyibi missed Jumper.
(8:44) Jeffrey Langston Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:26) Lorenzo Abellar made Jumper.
2221
+3 (8:09) Hakim Byrd made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samuel Ariyibi.
2521
(7:56) Lorenzo Abellar Turnover.
(7:40) Beon Riley missed Layup.
(7:40) Brock Felder Block.
(7:40) Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.
(7:32) Tennessee Rainwater Turnover.
(7:32) Brock Felder Steal.
(7:05) Jeffrey Langston Jr. missed Layup.
(7:04) Southern Utah Offensive Rebound.
(7:00) Jeffrey Langston Jr. Turnover.
(7:00) Beon Riley Steal.
+3 (6:48) Hakim Byrd made Three Point Jumper.
2821
(6:31) Xavier Sykes missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:28) Justin Bieker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:22) Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper.
3121
(6:07) Foul on Justin Bieker.
(5:59) Xavier Sykes missed Layup.
(5:59) Samuel Ariyibi Block.
(5:57) Southern Utah Offensive Rebound.
(5:51) Jamir Simpson missed Jumper.
(5:48) Noa Gonsalves Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:37) Justin Bieker made Layup. Assisted by Samuel Ariyibi.
3321
(5:15) Foul on Justin Bieker.
+1 (5:15) Brock Felder made Free Throw.
3322
(5:14) Brock Felder missed Free Throw.
(5:13) Beon Riley Defensive Rebound.
(5:02) Samuel Ariyibi Turnover.
(4:37) Jamir Simpson missed Layup.
(4:33) Brock Felder Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:33) Brock Felder made Two Point Tip Shot.
3324
(4:09) Samuel Ariyibi missed Jumper.
(4:07) Brock Felder Defensive Rebound.
(4:02) Jamir Simpson missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:57) Beon Riley Defensive Rebound.
(3:49) Foul on Dominique Ford.
(3:43) Noa Gonsalves Turnover.
(3:23) Lorenzo Abellar Turnover.
(3:23) Hakim Byrd Steal.
(3:16) Madiba Owona missed Jumper.
(3:13) Jamir Simpson Defensive Rebound.
(3:07) Dominique Ford Turnover.
(2:59) Foul on Noa Gonsalves.
(2:59) Noa Gonsalves Turnover.
(2:47) Dominique Ford missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:43) Noa Gonsalves Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:36) Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper.
3624
+3 (2:17) Dominique Ford made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Xavier Sykes.
3627
(1:57) Beon Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:54) Kai Burdick Defensive Rebound.
(1:50) Jamir Simpson Turnover.
+2 (1:30) Samuel Ariyibi made Layup. Assisted by Beon Riley.
3827
(0:57) Lorenzo Abellar Turnover.
(0:47) Hakim Byrd missed Jumper.
(0:44) Brock Felder Defensive Rebound.
(0:18) Xavier Sykes missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:15) Samuel Ariyibi Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UTU

SUU

72Points65

25-58(43.1%)Field Goal(%)23-50(46.0%)

10-19(52.6%)3-Point(%)4-16(25.0%)

12-18(66.7%)Free Throw(%)15-26(57.7%)

31(6)Rebounds(Offensive)36(8)

13Assists10

8Steals5

1Blocks5

11Turnovers16

18(0)Fouls(Technical)14(0)

14Largest Lead5

Game Details

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 · 4:30 PM

America First Events Center · Cedar City, UT

attendance: 1,022 (19.3%)

tv: ESPN+