PORTST

SUTAH

Thomas scores 20 to lift Portland St. over S. Utah

AP
Mar 10, 2022

BOISE, Idaho (AP) Khalid Thomas had 20 points as seven-seed Portland State Vikings beat two-seed Southern Utah Thunderbirds 77-65 in the Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.

Michael Carter III had 13 points and six rebounds for Portland State (14-16). Ian Burke added 10 points.

Maizen Fausett had 19 points and nine rebounds for the Thunderbirds (20-11). Dre Marin added 13 points. John Knight III had 13 points and seven rebounds.

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1st Half
PRST
Vikings
35
SUU
Thunderbirds
20

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Khalid Thomas vs. Jason Spurgin (John Knight III gains possession)
19:35		Khalid Thomas blocks Aanen Moody's three point jump shot
19:33		Ian Burke defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Khalid Thomas makes two point dunk (Michael Carter III assists)	2-0
18:54	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point layup (Jason Spurgin assists)	2-2
18:43	+3	Khalid Thomas makes three point jump shot	5-2
18:11		Khalid Thomas blocks Aanen Moody's three point jump shot
18:09		Aanen Moody offensive rebound
18:03		Dre Marin misses two point jump shot
18:01		Khalid Thomas defensive rebound
17:55		Damion Squire misses two point layup
17:53		Aanen Moody defensive rebound
17:43		Aanen Moody turnover (bad pass) (Ian Burke steals)
17:43		Dre Marin shooting foul (Damion Squire draws the foul)
17:43	+1	Damion Squire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-2
17:43	+1	Damion Squire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-2
17:12		Jason Spurgin turnover (lost ball)
17:05	+2	Ian Burke makes two point dunk	9-2
16:39		Maizen Fausett misses three point jump shot
16:37		Damion Squire defensive rebound
16:27		Michael Carter III misses two point layup
16:25		Maizen Fausett defensive rebound
16:04		Jason Spurgin turnover (lost ball) (Ezekiel Alley steals)
15:52	+2	Damion Squire makes two point jump shot	11-2
15:52		Thunderbirds 30 second timeout
15:52		TV timeout
15:32		Nick Fleming misses two point jump shot
15:30		Ian Burke defensive rebound
15:13		Jacob Eyman offensive foul (Nick Fleming draws the foul)
15:13		Jacob Eyman turnover
14:49		Harrison Butler turnover (lost ball) (Ian Burke steals)
14:39		Damion Squire turnover (traveling)
14:22	+2	John Knight III makes two point layup	11-4
14:16		Ezekiel Alley turnover (lost ball)
13:50		John Knight III turnover (bad pass)
13:36	+3	Michael Carter III makes three point jump shot	14-4
13:14		Jacob Eyman personal foul (Maizen Fausett draws the foul)
12:58		Maizen Fausett misses two point layup
12:56		Maizen Fausett offensive rebound
12:52	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point layup	14-6
12:40	+3	Khalid Thomas makes three point jump shot	17-6
12:28		John Knight III turnover (lost ball) (Mikal Starks steals)
12:23		Khalid Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:21		Nick Fleming defensive rebound
12:05		Harrison Butler misses three point jump shot
12:03		Mikal Starks defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Mikal Starks makes two point layup (Marlon Ruffin assists)	19-6
11:25		Maizen Fausett misses three point jump shot
11:23		Mikal Starks defensive rebound
11:19		Mikal Starks turnover (lost ball) (Aanen Moody steals)
11:09		Dre Marin misses two point layup
11:07		Mikal Starks defensive rebound
10:43		Marlon Ruffin turnover (traveling)
10:43		TV timeout
10:23		Harrison Butler misses two point layup
10:21		Jason Spurgin offensive rebound
10:18		Harrison Butler misses two point layup
10:16		Khalid Thomas defensive rebound
9:59		Michael Carter III misses three point jump shot
9:57		Jason Spurgin defensive rebound
9:34		Hayden Curtiss blocks Harrison Butler's two point layup
9:32		Hayden Curtiss defensive rebound
9:27	+2	Hayden Curtiss makes two point dunk	21-6
9:27		Harrison Butler shooting foul (Hayden Curtiss draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Hayden Curtiss makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-6
9:14	+2	John Knight III makes two point layup	22-8
9:09		Ezekiel Alley offensive foul (John Knight III draws the foul)
9:09		Ezekiel Alley turnover
8:40		Mikal Starks shooting foul (Dre Marin draws the foul)
8:40	+1	Dre Marin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-9
8:40	+1	Dre Marin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-10
8:30		Khalid Thomas misses three point jump shot
8:28		Jason Spurgin defensive rebound
8:19	+2	John Knight III makes two point layup	22-12
7:53	+2	Michael Carter III makes two point jump shot	24-12
7:19		Dre Marin misses two point jump shot
7:17		Michael Carter III defensive rebound
7:12	+2	Mikal Starks makes two point layup (Michael Carter III assists)	26-12
6:54		John Knight III offensive foul (Michael Carter III draws the foul)
6:54		John Knight III turnover
6:54		TV timeout
6:43		Khalid Thomas misses two point jump shot
6:41		John Knight III defensive rebound
6:20		Dre Marin misses three point jump shot
6:18		Jason Spurgin offensive rebound
6:14	+2	Jason Spurgin makes two point layup	26-14
6:02		Ezekiel Alley misses two point layup
6:00		Jason Spurgin defensive rebound
5:43		John Knight III turnover (lost ball)
5:38	+2	Damion Squire makes two point layup (Ezekiel Alley assists)	28-14
5:17		Ezekiel Alley personal foul
5:17		Dre Marin turnover (Khalid Thomas steals)
5:17		Dre Marin personal foul (Khalid Thomas draws the foul)
4:51		Michael Carter III turnover (Jason Spurgin steals)
4:43	+2	Jason Spurgin makes two point layup	28-16
4:43		Khalid Thomas shooting foul (Jason Spurgin draws the foul)
4:43	+1	Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-17
4:32		Dee Barnes personal foul (Michael Carter III draws the foul)
4:19		Damion Squire misses two point layup
4:17		Marlon Ruffin offensive rebound
4:13		John Knight III blocks Marlon Ruffin's two point layup
4:11		John Knight III defensive rebound
4:08		Damion Squire personal foul (John Knight III draws the foul)
4:08		John Knight III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:08		Ian Burke defensive rebound
3:51		Dee Barnes shooting foul (Michael Carter III draws the foul)
3:51	+1	Michael Carter III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-17
3:51	+1	Michael Carter III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-17
3:34		Nick Fleming misses two point jump shot
3:32		Michael Carter III defensive rebound
3:12	+2	Michael Carter III makes two point jump shot (Khalid Thomas assists)	32-17
2:48	+2	John Knight III makes two point layup	32-19
2:20		Marlon Ruffin misses three point jump shot
2:18		Nick Fleming defensive rebound
2:13		Ian Burke personal foul (Nick Fleming draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Nick Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-20
2:13		Nick Fleming misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:13		Khalid Thomas defensive rebound
1:55		Khalid Thomas misses two point jump shot
1:53		John Knight III defensive rebound
1:40		Nick Fleming misses three point jump shot
1:38		Khalid Thomas defensive rebound
1:12		Michael Carter III misses three point jump shot
1:10		John Knight III defensive rebound
0:56		John Knight III misses two point jump shot
0:54		Michael Carter III defensive rebound
0:35	+3	Mikal Starks makes three point jump shot	35-20
0:04		John Knight III misses two point layup
0:02		Khalid Thomas defensive rebound

2nd Half
PRST
Vikings
42
SUU
Thunderbirds
45

Time		Play	Score
19:46	+2	Khalid Thomas makes two point hook shot	37-20
19:17		Aanen Moody misses two point layup
19:15		John Knight III offensive rebound
19:13		Ian Burke blocks John Knight III's two point layup
19:11		Thunderbirds offensive rebound
19:10		Khalid Thomas shooting foul (John Knight III draws the foul)
19:10		Official timeout
19:10		John Knight III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:10	+1	John Knight III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-21
18:55		Aanen Moody personal foul (Michael Carter III draws the foul)
18:54		Damion Squire turnover (bad pass) (John Knight III steals)
18:48		Khalid Thomas blocks John Knight III's two point jump shot
18:46		Thunderbirds offensive rebound
18:39	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point layup	37-23
18:18	+2	Ezekiel Alley makes two point jump shot	39-23
18:13		Damion Squire personal foul (Dre Marin draws the foul)
18:08		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
18:06		Maizen Fausett offensive rebound
18:02		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
18:00		Maizen Fausett offensive rebound
18:00	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point layup	39-25
17:53		Khalid Thomas turnover (traveling)
17:35		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
17:33		Thunderbirds offensive rebound
17:31	+2	John Knight III makes two point dunk (Jason Spurgin assists)	39-27
17:02		Michael Carter III misses two point jump shot
17:00		Jacob Eyman offensive rebound
16:58		Jason Spurgin shooting foul (Jacob Eyman draws the foul)
16:58		Jacob Eyman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:58		Jacob Eyman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:58		Maizen Fausett defensive rebound
16:49		Jacob Eyman blocks John Knight III's two point layup
16:47		Vikings defensive rebound
16:30		Marlon Ruffin misses two point jump shot
16:28		Maizen Fausett defensive rebound
16:16		Jacob Eyman shooting foul (Jason Spurgin draws the foul)
16:16	+1	Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-28
16:16	+1	Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-29
15:54		Ezekiel Alley misses two point layup
15:52		Maizen Fausett defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Ezekiel Alley makes two point layup (Mikal Starks assists)	41-29
15:11		Dre Marin turnover (lost ball)
15:11		Dre Marin turnover (lost ball)
14:44		Mikal Starks misses three point jump shot
14:42		Thunderbirds defensive rebound
14:23		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
14:21		Michael Carter III defensive rebound
14:16		Hayden Curtiss misses two point layup
14:14		Mikal Starks offensive rebound
14:08	+2	Mikal Starks makes two point layup	43-29
13:51		Dre Marin misses two point layup
13:51		Jason Spurgin offensive rebound
13:51	+2	Jason Spurgin makes two point layup	43-31
13:51		Mikal Starks shooting foul (Jason Spurgin draws the foul)
13:51	+1	Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-32
13:30		Jason Spurgin shooting foul (Hayden Curtiss draws the foul)
13:30	+1	Hayden Curtiss makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-32
13:30	+1	Hayden Curtiss makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-32
13:13		Jason Spurgin personal foul
12:52	+2	Nick Fleming makes two point jump shot	45-34
12:25		Khalid Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:23		Thunderbirds defensive rebound
12:04	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point layup	45-36
11:56	+2	Hayden Curtiss makes two point dunk (Ezekiel Alley assists)	47-36
11:32	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point hook shot	47-38
11:19	+3	Ian Burke makes three point jump shot (Khalid Thomas assists)	50-38
10:53	+2	Harrison Butler makes two point layup	50-40
10:53		Hayden Curtiss shooting foul (Harrison Butler draws the foul)
10:53		TV timeout
10:53		Harrison Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:53		Hayden Curtiss defensive rebound
10:37	+3	Ian Burke makes three point jump shot (Damion Squire assists)	53-40
10:18	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point jump shot	53-42
9:49		Damion Squire misses three point jump shot
9:47		Harrison Butler defensive rebound
9:31		Nick Fleming misses two point layup
9:29		Khalid Thomas defensive rebound
9:29		Harrison Butler personal foul (Khalid Thomas draws the foul)
9:11	+2	Hayden Curtiss makes two point jump shot	55-42
9:02		John Knight III turnover (bad pass) (Ian Burke steals)
8:50		Ian Burke misses three point jump shot
8:48		John Knight III defensive rebound
8:44	+2	John Knight III makes two point dunk	55-44
8:28	+2	Khalid Thomas makes two point jump shot	57-44
8:07		Dre Marin misses three point jump shot
8:05		Khalid Thomas defensive rebound
7:59		Ezekiel Alley misses three point jump shot
7:57		Nick Fleming defensive rebound
7:50		Harrison Butler misses three point jump shot
7:48		Hayden Curtiss defensive rebound
7:33		Damion Squire misses two point layup
7:31		Dre Marin defensive rebound
7:30		TV timeout
7:17		Jacob Eyman blocks Maizen Fausett's two point layup
7:15		Harrison Butler offensive rebound
7:07		Maizen Fausett misses three point jump shot
7:05		Michael Carter III defensive rebound
7:01		Michael Carter III offensive foul (Maizen Fausett draws the foul)
7:01		Michael Carter III turnover
6:40		John Knight III misses two point layup
6:38		Thunderbirds offensive rebound
6:26		Harrison Butler misses two point jump shot
6:24		Maizen Fausett offensive rebound
6:22	+2	Maizen Fausett makes two point layup	57-46
6:06		Harrison Butler personal foul (Michael Carter III draws the foul)
5:57		Ezekiel Alley misses three point jump shot
5:55		Jacob Eyman offensive rebound
5:35	+2	Michael Carter III makes two point layup	59-46
5:15		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
5:13		John Knight III offensive rebound
5:06		Dre Marin misses three point jump shot
5:04		Michael Carter III defensive rebound
4:51		Dre Marin personal foul (Ezekiel Alley draws the foul)
4:51	+1	Ezekiel Alley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-46
4:51	+1	Ezekiel Alley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-46
4:35	+2	Dre Marin makes two point jump shot	61-48
4:25		Khalid Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Aanen Moody steals)
4:12	+3	Maizen Fausett makes three point jump shot (Aanen Moody assists)	61-51
4:00		Jason Spurgin blocks Jacob Eyman's two point dunk
3:58		Dre Marin defensive rebound
3:52		Dre Marin misses two point layup
3:50		Jacob Eyman defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Khalid Thomas makes two point dunk (Jacob Eyman assists)	63-51
3:37		John Knight III offensive foul (Mikal Starks draws the foul)
3:37		John Knight III turnover
3:37		TV timeout
3:24		Ezekiel Alley offensive foul (Aanen Moody draws the foul)
3:24		Ezekiel Alley turnover
3:08		Dre Marin misses three point jump shot
3:06		Ezekiel Alley defensive rebound
2:59	+2	Ezekiel Alley makes two point layup	65-51
2:41		John Knight III turnover (Khalid Thomas steals)
2:32	+2	Khalid Thomas makes two point dunk	67-51
2:16		Jason Spurgin misses three point jump shot
2:14		Ezekiel Alley defensive rebound
1:58		Jason Spurgin blocks Mikal Starks's two point layup
1:56		Dre Marin defensive rebound
1:53	+3	Dre Marin makes three point jump shot	67-54
1:28	+1	Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-55
1:43	+2	Khalid Thomas makes two point layup (Michael Carter III assists)	69-54
1:29		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
1:28		Thunderbirds offensive rebound
1:28		Damion Squire personal foul (Jason Spurgin draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-55
1:28	+1	Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-56
0:59		Nick Fleming personal foul (Ian Burke draws the foul)
1:22		Nick Fleming personal foul (Damion Squire draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Damion Squire makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-56
1:22	+1	Damion Squire makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-56
1:08		Nick Fleming misses three point jump shot
1:06		Ian Burke defensive rebound
0:59		Nick Fleming personal foul (Ian Burke draws the foul)
0:59	+1	Ian Burke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-56
0:59	+1	Ian Burke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-56
0:48	+3	Aanen Moody makes three point jump shot	73-59
0:38		Aanen Moody personal foul (Ezekiel Alley draws the foul)
0:43		Mikal Starks turnover (bad pass) (Maizen Fausett steals)
0:43		Aanen Moody misses three point jump shot
0:41		Dre Marin offensive rebound
0:39		Ezekiel Alley shooting foul (Dre Marin draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Dre Marin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-60
0:39	+1	Dre Marin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-61
0:38		Aanen Moody personal foul (Ezekiel Alley draws the foul)
0:38		Ezekiel Alley misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:21	+2	Dre Marin makes two point layup	75-65
0:38		Ezekiel Alley misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:38		Maizen Fausett defensive rebound
0:33	+2	Dre Marin makes two point layup	73-63
0:10		Dre Marin misses three point jump shot
0:27		Aanen Moody personal foul (Michael Carter III draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Michael Carter III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-63
0:27	+1	Michael Carter III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-63
0:21	+2	Dre Marin makes two point layup	75-65
0:17		Nick Fleming personal foul (Khalid Thomas draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Khalid Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-65
0:17	+1	Khalid Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-65
0:10		Dre Marin misses three point jump shot
0:08		Vikings defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Vikings defensive rebound