Southern Utah snaps 5-game skid, cruises past Idaho, 87-55
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Cameron Oluyitan had 22 points as Southern Utah cruised past Idaho 87-55 on Saturday night.
Dre Marin had 13 points for Southern Utah (15-14, 8-10 Big Sky Conference), which snapped its five-game losing streak. Dwayne Morgan added 10 points. Maizen Fausett had seven rebounds.
Southern Utah dominated the first half and led 43-15 at the break. The Vandals' 15 points in the first half were a season low.
Scott Blakney had 17 points for the Vandals (7-22, 3-15), whose losing streak reached five games. Trevon Allen added 17 points.
The Thunderbirds improve to 2-0 against the Vandals this season. Southern Utah defeated Idaho 73-45 on Jan. 27. Southern Utah plays Montana State on the road on Thursday. Idaho matches up against Weber State at home on Thursday.
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2020-2021 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Eastern Washington | 11-2 | - | 12-6 |
Southern Utah | 10-2 | 0.5 | 17-3 |
Weber State | 11-3 | 0.5 | 16-5 |
Idaho State | 7-5 | 3.5 | 12-9 |
Montana State | 6-5 | 4 | 9-8 |
Portland State | 6-6 | 4.5 | 9-10 |
Northern Colorado | 6-7 | 5 | 10-9 |
Montana | 7-9 | 5.5 | 11-12 |
Sacramento State | 4-8 | 6.5 | 7-10 |
Northern Arizona | 4-10 | 7.5 | 5-15 |
Idaho | 1-16 | 12 | 1-19 |