Jones scores 22 as Southern Utah knocks off Utah Tech 81-71

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Tevian Jones had 22 points in Southern Utah's 81-71 victory against Utah Tech on Friday night.

Jones had five rebounds for the Thunderbirds (18-9, 10-4 Western Athletic Conference). Maizen Fausett scored 20 points and added nine rebounds and three steals. Drake Allen recorded 19 points and was 7 of 16 shooting (3 for 8 from distance).

Isaiah Pope led the way for the Trailblazers (11-16, 3-11) with 24 points and seven rebounds. Jacob Nicolds added 22 points for Utah Tech. Noa Gonsalves also had eight points.

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Both teams play on Thursday. Southern Utah visits UT Arlington while Utah Tech travels to play UT Rio Grande Valley.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.