UT Arlington Mavericks vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UTA	37	49	86
SUU	41	36	77

Game Recap

McCreary's 39 lead UT Arlington over Southern Utah 86-77. Marcell McCreary scored 39 points as UT Arlington beat Southern Utah 86-77 on Saturday night.

Player Stats

UT ARLINGTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Raysean Seamster	38	2-4	0-0	7-9	3	5	1	1	1	0	11
5Miles Goodman	10	3-5	0-0	0-3	1	0	1	1	2	1	6
1Cash Chavis	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	5	4
4Marcus Rigsby Jr.	25	4-9	2-4	2-2	5	1	0	1	0	2	12
42Marcell McCreary	34	12-16	8-11	7-7	7	1	4	0	4	2	39
34Cameron Jackson	22	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	4	4
33Amari Reed	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
11Jayden Smoot	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
8Bahsil Laster	27	1-7	1-2	3-4	3	3	1	0	1	3	6
3Tyran Mason	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
0Jordan Lowery	11	2-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	1	4
TOTAL	-	28-5451.9%	11-1957.9%	19-2576.0%	30	13	9	3	13	20	86

SOUTHERN UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Jaiden Feroah	31	5-11	0-3	3-4	10	2	1	3	2	3	13
0Isaiah Cottrell	31	6-13	1-3	0-2	6	5	0	3	2	1	13
1Elijah Duval	28	5-10	1-2	2-3	1	1	2	0	4	1	13
20Dylan Jones	35	4-9	1-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	1	9
3Tanner Hayhurst	27	2-3	2-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	4	8
24Cale Barclay	13	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	3	2
25Kai Burdick	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
9Jalen Lee	12	2-5	1-2	3-4	2	1	2	0	0	2	8
4Lorenzo Abellar	19	1-4	1-2	6-6	2	1	0	0	1	2	9


TOTAL	-	27-5846.6%	7-2133.3%	16-2176.2%	27	15	7	6	14	18	77

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUTASUU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by UT Arlington.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Southern Utah.
(19:45) Miles Goodman misses 8-foot jumper.
(19:45) Jaiden Feroah Block.
(19:39) Jaiden Feroah Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:38) Elijah Duval makes layup.
02
(19:38) Foul on Cash Chavis.
+1 (19:38) Elijah Duval makes free throw 1 of 1.
03
+2 (19:21) Miles Goodman makes 5-foot dunk (Raysean Seamster assists).
23
(18:56) Isaiah Cottrell misses 8-foot jumper.
(18:52) Cash Chavis Defensive Rebound.
(18:38) Foul on Dylan Jones.
(18:38) Raysean Seamster misses free throw 1 of 2.
(18:38) UT Arlington Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (18:38) Raysean Seamster makes free throw 2 of 2.
33
(18:22) Foul on Marcus Rigsby Jr..
(18:20) Elijah Duval misses layup.
(18:20) Miles Goodman Block.
(18:16) Cash Chavis Defensive Rebound.
(18:15) Cash Chavis misses layup.
(18:11) Marcell McCreary Offensive Rebound.
(18:00) Miles Goodman misses layup.
(17:56) Elijah Duval Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:43) Isaiah Cottrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dylan Jones assists).
36
+3 (17:16) Marcell McCreary makes 22-foot three point jumper (Raysean Seamster assists).
66
(17:08) Elijah Duval bad pass turnover.
(16:51) Marcell McCreary misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:46) Jaiden Feroah Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Lorenzo Abellar bad pass turnover.
(16:13) Marcell McCreary misses layup.
(16:13) Isaiah Cottrell Block.
(16:09) Amari Reed Offensive Rebound.
(16:08) Amari Reed misses layup.
(16:08) Isaiah Cottrell Block.
(16:03) Lorenzo Abellar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:02) Dylan Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tanner Hayhurst assists).
69
(15:36) Marcus Rigsby Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(15:31) Isaiah Cottrell Defensive Rebound.
(15:21) Dylan Jones misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(15:17) Cale Barclay Offensive Rebound.
+3 (15:15) Lorenzo Abellar makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaiden Feroah assists).
612
(14:42) Raysean Seamster misses layup.
(14:39) Jaiden Feroah Defensive Rebound.
(14:30) Cale Barclay misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:25) Jaiden Feroah Offensive Rebound.
(14:22) Lorenzo Abellar misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:18) Jaiden Feroah Offensive Rebound.
+3 (14:16) Tanner Hayhurst makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaiden Feroah assists).
615
(13:43) Foul on Cale Barclay.
+1 (13:43) Marcus Rigsby Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
715
+1 (13:43) Marcus Rigsby Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
815
(13:21) Jaiden Feroah misses layup.
(13:21) Raysean Seamster Block.
(13:16) Tyran Mason Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) Tyran Mason bad pass turnover.
(13:07) Jaiden Feroah Steal.
(12:52) Cale Barclay traveling turnover.
(12:31) Jordan Lowery misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:26) Cale Barclay Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Isaiah Cottrell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(12:09) Cameron Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(11:58) Foul on Cale Barclay.
+1 (11:58) Bahsil Laster makes free throw 1 of 2.
915
+1 (11:58) Bahsil Laster makes free throw 2 of 2.
1015
(11:54) Lorenzo Abellar misses layup.
(11:49) Cameron Jackson Defensive Rebound.
(11:46) Bahsil Laster misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:41) Jaiden Feroah Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Tanner Hayhurst misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:33) Tyran Mason Defensive Rebound.
(11:26) Tyran Mason misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:22) Bahsil Laster Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:14) Cameron Jackson makes layup.
1215
(10:58) Isaiah Cottrell misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:55) Southern Utah Offensive Rebound.
(10:54) Jaiden Feroah bad pass turnover.
(10:54) Marcell McCreary Steal.
(10:43) Miles Goodman bad pass turnover.
(10:43) Jalen Lee Steal.
(10:28) Foul on Tyran Mason.
(10:26) Tanner Hayhurst bad pass turnover.
(10:26) Miles Goodman Steal.
(10:19) Bahsil Laster misses 10-foot jumper.
(10:15) Jalen Lee Defensive Rebound.
(10:07) Jalen Lee misses layup.
(10:03) Marcell McCreary Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Marcell McCreary bad pass turnover.
(10:02) Jalen Lee Steal.
(10:01) Foul on Miles Goodman.
(10:01) Jalen Lee misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:01) Southern Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:01) Jalen Lee makes free throw 1 of 2.
1216
+3 (9:59) Jalen Lee makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kai Burdick assists).
1219
(9:34) Marcell McCreary out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+3 (9:29) Elijah Duval makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1222
(9:09) Raysean Seamster bad pass turnover.
(9:09) Elijah Duval Steal.
+2 (9:04) Elijah Duval makes layup.
1224
(8:44) Foul on Kai Burdick.
+3 (8:37) Marcell McCreary makes 26-foot three point jumper (Raysean Seamster assists).
1524
(8:14) Jaiden Feroah misses 12-foot jumper.
(8:09) Cameron Jackson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:01) Marcell McCreary makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cash Chavis assists).
1824
+2 (7:47) Kai Burdick makes layup (Lorenzo Abellar assists).
1826
(7:41) Foul on Cash Chavis.
(7:41) Cash Chavis turnover.
(7:20) Foul on Marcus Rigsby Jr..
+1 (7:20) Lorenzo Abellar makes free throw 1 of 2.
1827
+1 (7:20) Lorenzo Abellar makes free throw 2 of 2.
1828
+3 (7:05) Marcell McCreary makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bahsil Laster assists).
2128
(6:50) Isaiah Cottrell bad pass turnover.
(6:50) Raysean Seamster Steal.
+3 (6:44) Marcell McCreary makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bahsil Laster assists).
2428
(6:18) Dylan Jones misses 16-foot jumper.
(6:14) Raysean Seamster Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:03) Cameron Jackson makes 8-foot dunk.
2628
(5:44) Foul on Jayden Smoot.
+2 (5:43) Isaiah Cottrell makes layup.
2630
(5:27) Foul on Jalen Lee.
(5:27) Miles Goodman misses free throw 1 of 2.
(5:27) UT Arlington Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:27) Miles Goodman misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:25) Raysean Seamster Offensive Rebound.
(5:22) Foul on Tanner Hayhurst.
(5:21) Foul on Lorenzo Abellar.
(5:21) Miles Goodman misses free throw 1 of 1.
(5:17) Isaiah Cottrell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:02) Isaiah Cottrell makes layup (Jalen Lee assists).
2632
+2 (4:32) Marcell McCreary makes 13-foot jumper.
2832
(4:14) Lorenzo Abellar misses 16-foot jumper.
(4:10) Marcell McCreary Defensive Rebound.
(4:05) Jayden Smoot traveling turnover.
(3:47) Jalen Lee misses layup.
(3:44) Marcell McCreary Defensive Rebound.
(3:35) Foul on Cameron Jackson.
(3:35) Cameron Jackson turnover.
+2 (3:20) Jaiden Feroah makes layup (Isaiah Cottrell assists).
2834
(3:20) Foul on Marcell McCreary.
+1 (3:20) Jaiden Feroah makes free throw 1 of 1.
2835
(2:51) Marcell McCreary misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:47) Marcell McCreary Offensive Rebound.
(2:45) Marcell McCreary bad pass turnover.
(2:45) Elijah Duval Steal.
(2:40) Dylan Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:39) UT Arlington Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Foul on Jaiden Feroah.
+1 (2:39) Raysean Seamster makes free throw 1 of 2.
2935
+1 (2:39) Raysean Seamster makes free throw 2 of 2.
3035
+2 (2:23) Dylan Jones makes layup (Isaiah Cottrell assists).
3037
+3 (2:00) Bahsil Laster makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Lowery assists).
3337
+2 (1:38) Elijah Duval makes 15-foot jumper.
3339
+2 (1:08) Jordan Lowery makes 13-foot jumper.
3539
+2 (0:47) Dylan Jones makes layup (Tanner Hayhurst assists).
3541
(0:18) Jordan Lowery misses layup.
(0:14) Isaiah Cottrell Defensive Rebound.
(0:13) Isaiah Cottrell bad pass turnover.
(0:13) Jordan Lowery Steal.
+2 (0:08) Jordan Lowery makes layup.
3741

2nd half

Team Stats

UTA

SUU

86Points77

28-54(51.9%)Field Goal(%)27-58(46.6%)

11-19(57.9%)3-Point(%)7-21(33.3%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

33(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

13Assists15

9Steals7

3Blocks6

13Turnovers14

20(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

12Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 8:30 PM

America First Events Center · Cedar City, UT

attendance: 796 (15.0%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: UTA -5.5

over/under: 138.5