Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs. Abilene Christian Wildcats

Feb 21, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
SUU	48	35	83
ACU	38	49	87

Game Recap

Newton scores 16 and Abilene Christian beats Southern Utah 87-83. Chilaydrien Newton's 16 points helped Abilene Christian defeat Southern Utah 87-83 on Saturday.

Player Stats

SOUTHERN UTAH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Jaiden Feroah	33	5-6	1-1	1-2	3	3	4	2	4	5	12
0Isaiah Cottrell	30	2-7	0-0	3-5	7	2	1	4	2	5	7
25Kai Burdick	19	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	3	1	6
1Elijah Duval	28	8-13	1-3	2-4	2	4	1	1	7	4	19
3Tanner Hayhurst	35	5-9	3-3	3-3	4	0	0	0	1	4	16
24Cale Barclay	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0
13Brayden Johnson	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20Dylan Jones	23	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
4Lorenzo Abellar	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2Logan Stephens	22	5-7	3-3	7-8	2	1	2	0	5	3	20
TOTAL	-	29-5058.0%	9-1369.2%	16-2272.7%	25	10	9	7	24	25	83

ABILENE CHRISTIAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Bradyn Hubbard	27	5-11	1-4	4-5	3	0	3	0	2	2	15
21Cade Hornecker	25	4-5	0-0	2-2	5	0	1	0	2	3	10
4Rich Smith	25	5-6	0-0	4-6	3	7	4	0	2	4	14
2Yaniel Rivera	19	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	1	1	3	0	3
5Cbo Newton	35	6-11	0-1	4-7	2	2	1	1	0	1	16
11Ma'Shy Hill	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4
24Isaac Dye	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
0Zy Wright	17	2-5	0-3	5-6	0	0	0	0	1	4	9
7Christian Alston	17	4-7	1-2	2-3	2	0	0	1	0	2	11
23Joseph Venzant	21	1-2	0-0	3-4	3	1	4	0	1	3	5
TOTAL	-	30-5455.6%	3-1421.4%	24-3372.7%	19	11	15	3	11	21	87

Play-by-Play

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1st halfSUUACU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Abilene Christian.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Southern Utah.
(19:45) Bradyn Hubbard misses layup.
(19:40) Kai Burdick Defensive Rebound.
(19:12) Isaiah Cottrell misses 17-foot jumper.
(19:11) Southern Utah Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:08) Kai Burdick makes layup (Elijah Duval assists).
20
(18:50) Foul on Kai Burdick.
(18:47) Yaniel Rivera misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(18:44) Elijah Duval Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:39) Tanner Hayhurst makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elijah Duval assists).
50
+2 (18:26) Cade Hornecker makes layup (Rich Smith assists).
52
(18:03) Isaiah Cottrell misses 11-foot hook shot.
(18:00) Southern Utah Offensive Rebound.
(17:53) Foul on Rich Smith.
(17:53) Elijah Duval misses free throw 1 of 2.
+1 (17:53) Elijah Duval makes free throw 2 of 2.
62
(17:53) Southern Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
(17:35) Cbo Newton misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(17:31) Kai Burdick Defensive Rebound.
(17:21) Elijah Duval bad pass turnover.
(17:21) Yaniel Rivera Steal.
(17:00) Cbo Newton misses layup.
(17:00) Isaiah Cottrell Block.
(16:54) Tanner Hayhurst Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:47) Kai Burdick makes layup.
82
(16:42) Foul on Elijah Duval.
+1 (16:42) Cade Hornecker makes free throw 1 of 2.
83
+1 (16:42) Cade Hornecker makes free throw 2 of 2.
84
(16:22) Elijah Duval misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:22) Rich Smith Defensive Rebound.
(16:05) Bradyn Hubbard misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:02) Isaiah Cottrell Defensive Rebound.
(15:42) Elijah Duval bad pass turnover.
(15:42) Rich Smith Steal.
+2 (15:36) Bradyn Hubbard makes layup (Rich Smith assists).
86
+2 (15:05) Tanner Hayhurst makes 11-foot jumper (Jaiden Feroah assists).
106
(14:50) Bradyn Hubbard misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(14:49) Southern Utah Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:21) Isaiah Cottrell makes layup.
126
(14:21) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
(14:20) Isaiah Cottrell misses free throw 1 of 1.
(14:19) Bradyn Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (14:00) Bradyn Hubbard makes layup (Joseph Venzant assists).
128
(13:26) Isaiah Cottrell misses dunk.
(13:23) Joseph Venzant Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:08) Ma'Shy Hill makes layup (Cbo Newton assists).
1210
+2 (12:54) Jaiden Feroah makes layup.
1410
(12:54) Foul on Joseph Venzant.
+1 (12:54) Jaiden Feroah makes free throw 1 of 1.
1510
+2 (12:40) Cade Hornecker makes layup (Rich Smith assists).
1512
+3 (12:30) Tanner Hayhurst makes 24-foot three point jumper (Isaiah Cottrell assists).
1812
+3 (12:19) Yaniel Rivera makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1815
(12:02) Logan Stephens bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:49) Zy Wright makes layup (Rich Smith assists).
1817
(11:49) Foul on Jaiden Feroah.
+1 (11:49) Zy Wright makes free throw 1 of 1.
1818
(11:33) Foul on Zy Wright.
+3 (11:27) Tanner Hayhurst makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jaiden Feroah assists).
2118
(11:09) Yaniel Rivera bad pass turnover.
(11:09) Jaiden Feroah Steal.
(11:06) Jaiden Feroah out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(10:58) Rich Smith bad pass turnover.
(10:58) Jaiden Feroah Steal.
+2 (10:47) Logan Stephens makes layup.
2318
(10:35) Yaniel Rivera bad pass turnover.
(10:35) Isaiah Cottrell Steal.
(10:22) Foul on Christian Alston.
+1 (10:22) Logan Stephens makes free throw 1 of 2.
2418
+1 (10:22) Logan Stephens makes free throw 2 of 2.
2518
(10:05) Foul on Cale Barclay.
(10:05) Cbo Newton misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:05) Abilene Christian Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:05) Cbo Newton makes free throw 2 of 2.
2519
(9:51) Dylan Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:48) Kai Burdick Offensive Rebound.
(9:34) Elijah Duval bad pass turnover.
(9:34) Bradyn Hubbard Steal.
+2 (9:28) Rich Smith makes 10-foot pullup jump shot.
2521
(8:57) Kai Burdick bad pass turnover.
(8:57) Bradyn Hubbard Steal.
(8:47) Joseph Venzant misses layup.
(8:42) Cale Barclay Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) Foul on Bradyn Hubbard.
(8:28) Foul on Ma'Shy Hill.
+1 (8:28) Logan Stephens makes free throw 1 of 2.
2621
+1 (8:28) Logan Stephens makes free throw 2 of 2.
2721
(8:11) Foul on Bradyn Hubbard.
(8:11) Bradyn Hubbard turnover.
(8:03) Logan Stephens misses layup.
(7:58) Cade Hornecker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:52) Cade Hornecker makes 2-foot dunk.
2723
(7:48) Technical Foul on Cade Hornecker.
+1 (7:48) Tanner Hayhurst makes free throw 1 of 2.
2823
+1 (7:48) Tanner Hayhurst makes free throw 2 of 2.
2923
+2 (7:27) Jaiden Feroah makes layup.
3123
(7:10) Zy Wright misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(7:07) Joseph Venzant Offensive Rebound.
(7:06) Joseph Venzant bad pass turnover.
(7:06) Elijah Duval Steal.
+2 (7:03) Elijah Duval makes layup.
3323
+2 (6:39) Ma'Shy Hill makes 2-foot hook shot.
3325
(6:13) Kai Burdick misses 9-foot hook shot.
(6:09) Cbo Newton Defensive Rebound.
(5:51) Zy Wright misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(5:51) Jaiden Feroah Block.
(5:47) Isaiah Cottrell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:29) Logan Stephens makes 25-foot three point jumper.
3625
(5:11) Cade Hornecker bad pass turnover.
(5:11) Logan Stephens Steal.
+3 (5:03) Elijah Duval makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaiden Feroah assists).
3925
(4:46) Foul on Isaiah Cottrell.
+2 (4:38) Zy Wright makes layup.
3927
(4:38) Foul on Cale Barclay.
+1 (4:38) Zy Wright makes free throw 1 of 1.
3928
(4:11) Logan Stephens misses 11-foot jumper.
(4:11) Yaniel Rivera Block.
(4:11) Logan Stephens Offensive Rebound.
(4:10) Foul on Zy Wright.
+1 (4:10) Logan Stephens makes free throw 1 of 2.
4028
+1 (4:10) Logan Stephens makes free throw 2 of 2.
4128
+2 (3:54) Christian Alston makes layup.
4130
(3:47) Foul on Jaiden Feroah.
(3:47) Jaiden Feroah turnover.
(3:27) Christian Alston misses layup.
(3:27) Isaiah Cottrell Block.
(3:27) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:19) Rich Smith makes 18-foot jumper.
4132
(2:55) Elijah Duval misses 18-foot jumper.
(2:52) Tanner Hayhurst Offensive Rebound.
(2:50) Tanner Hayhurst misses layup.
(2:48) Christian Alston Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:43) Cbo Newton makes layup.
4134
(2:43) Foul on Elijah Duval.
(2:43) Cbo Newton misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:41) Elijah Duval Defensive Rebound.
(2:27) Foul on Rich Smith.
(2:27) Isaiah Cottrell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:27) Southern Utah Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:27) Isaiah Cottrell makes free throw 2 of 2.
4234
+2 (2:04) Cbo Newton makes layup.
4236
+3 (1:44) Dylan Jones makes 29-foot three point jumper (Logan Stephens assists).
4536
(1:22) Christian Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:18) Tanner Hayhurst Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:07) Logan Stephens makes 24-foot three point jumper.
4836
(0:54) Foul on Isaiah Cottrell.
+1 (0:54) Cbo Newton makes free throw 1 of 2.
4837
+1 (0:54) Cbo Newton makes free throw 2 of 2.
4838
(0:36) Logan Stephens bad pass turnover.
(0:36) Isaac Dye Steal.
(0:25) Isaac Dye misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:19) Rich Smith Offensive Rebound.
(0:19) Rich Smith misses tip in dunk.
(0:18) Logan Stephens out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(0:17) Dylan Jones Defensive Rebound.
(0:00) Yaniel Rivera misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Cade Hornecker Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

SUU

ACU

83Points87

29-50(58.0%)Field Goal(%)30-54(55.6%)

9-13(69.2%)3-Point(%)3-14(21.4%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)24-33(72.7%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)22(7)

10Assists11

9Steals15

7Blocks3

24Turnovers12

25(1)Fouls(Technical)21(1)

14Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, February 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM

Moody Coliseum (Abilene) · Abilene, TX

attendance: 1,174 (25.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: ACU -8.5

over/under: 143.5