CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) Tevian Jones, John Knight III and Jason Spurgin scored 17 points apiece as Southern Utah Thunderbirds got past Idaho State Bengals 86-74 on Saturday for its second-straight win.

Maizen Fausett added 16 and 13 rebounds points for the Thunderbirds (11-5, 5-1 Big Sky Conference). Knight also distributed seven assists.

Jared Rodriguez scored a season-high 25 points and had nine rebounds for Idaho State (3-14, 1-7).

Emmit Taylor III added 12 points and Austin Smellie 11.

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