Southern Utah edges Utah Tech 76-75 in WAC quarterfinal
AP
Mar 10, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) Jason Spurgin led third-seeded Southern Utah Thunderbirds with 19 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 53 seconds remaining as the Thunderbirds turned back upset-minded Utah Tech Trailblazers, the tournament's No. 11 seed, 76-75 on Thursday in the Western Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals.
Spurgin also contributed eight rebounds for the Thunderbirds (20-11). Drake Allen scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 10 (0 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free throw line, and added seven assists. Maizen Fausett shot 6 for 11, including 0 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.
The Trailblazers (13-18) were led by Cameron Gooden, who recorded 35 points. Jacob Nicolds added eight points and six rebounds for Utah Tech. Isaiah Pope also had eight points.
Southern Utah went into halftime leading Utah Tech 39-38. Spurgin put up 13 points in the half. Allen put up 11 points in the second half for Southern Utah.
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1st Half
UTU
Trailblazers
38
SUU
Thunderbirds
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tanner Christensen vs. Jason Spurgin (Thunderbirds gains possession)
19:41
+2
Jason Spurgin makes two point jump shot
0-2
19:11
+2
Cameron Gooden makes two point jump shot (Tanner Christensen assists)
2-2
19:02
+2
Maizen Fausett makes two point layup (Drake Allen assists)
2-4
18:38
+2
Cameron Gooden makes two point layup
4-4
18:20
Tanner Christensen blocks Jason Spurgin's two point layup
18:18
Cameron Gooden defensive rebound
18:06
+2
Cameron Gooden makes two point layup
6-4
17:47
+2
Maizen Fausett makes two point layup (Drake Allen assists)
6-6
17:30
Cameron Gooden misses three point jump shot
17:28
Drake Allen defensive rebound
17:21
+2
Jason Spurgin makes two point hook shot (Drake Allen assists)
6-8
17:00
Tanner Christensen misses three point jump shot
16:58
Drake Allen defensive rebound
16:51
Drake Allen misses three point jump shot
16:49
Cameron Gooden defensive rebound
16:45
Isaiah Pope offensive foul
16:45
Isaiah Pope turnover (offensive foul)
16:45
Official timeout
16:33
+2
Drake Allen makes two point layup (Jason Spurgin assists)
6-10
16:12
Cameron Gooden turnover (lost ball)
15:54
+3
Harrison Butler makes three point jump shot (Tevian Jones assists)
6-13
15:32
Isaiah Pope misses two point jump shot
15:31
Thunderbirds defensive rebound
15:31
TV timeout
15:15
Maizen Fausett misses three point jump shot
15:13
Frank Staine defensive rebound
14:59
Frank Staine misses three point jump shot
14:57
Maizen Fausett defensive rebound
14:52
Noa Gonsalves personal foul
14:39
Tanner Christensen blocks Jason Spurgin's two point layup
14:37
Cameron Gooden defensive rebound
14:31
Harrison Butler blocks Cameron Gooden's three point jump shot
14:29
Tevian Jones defensive rebound
14:23
Tevian Jones misses three point jump shot
14:21
Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
14:12
Cameron Gooden misses three point jump shot
14:10
Frank Staine offensive rebound
14:06
+2
Frank Staine makes two point layup
8-13
13:46
Maizen Fausett misses three point jump shot
13:44
Jacob Nicolds defensive rebound
13:27
Jacob Nicolds misses two point hook shot
13:25
Jason Spurgin defensive rebound
13:18
Harrison Butler misses three point jump shot
13:16
Jacob Nicolds defensive rebound
13:04
Jason Spurgin personal foul
12:49
Isaiah Pope turnover (traveling)
12:29
+2
Jason Spurgin makes two point layup (Drake Allen assists)
8-15
12:13
Isaiah Pope turnover (lost ball)
12:12
+2
Jason Spurgin makes two point dunk (Cameron Healy assists)
8-17
12:11
Trey Edmonds shooting foul (Jason Spurgin draws the foul)
12:11
+1
Jason Spurgin makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-18
11:59
+2
Trey Edmonds makes two point dunk (Frank Staine assists)
10-18
11:52
Dee Barnes offensive foul
11:52
Dee Barnes turnover (offensive foul)
11:52
TV timeout
11:38
+2
Cameron Gooden makes two point jump shot (Noa Gonsalves assists)
12-18
11:18
+2
Harrison Butler makes two point layup (Dee Barnes assists)
12-20
11:18
Noa Gonsalves shooting foul (Harrison Butler draws the foul)
11:18
Harrison Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:18
Trey Edmonds defensive rebound
10:48
+2
Cameron Gooden makes two point layup (Dancell Leter assists)
14-20
10:36
Drake Allen turnover (bad pass)
10:23
+2
Tanner Christensen makes two point dunk (Frank Staine assists)
16-20
10:06
+3
Cameron Healy makes three point jump shot (Drake Allen assists)
16-23
9:45
Tanner Christensen misses two point jump shot
9:43
Tanner Christensen offensive rebound
9:32
Isaiah Pope misses three point jump shot
9:30
Jason Spurgin defensive rebound
9:23
Dee Barnes misses three point jump shot
9:21
Cameron Gooden defensive rebound
9:09
Drake Allen personal foul
9:09
Isaiah Pope offensive foul
9:09
Isaiah Pope turnover (offensive foul)
8:54
Tevian Jones misses three point jump shot
8:52
Tanner Christensen defensive rebound
8:38
Tanner Christensen offensive foul
8:38
Tanner Christensen turnover (offensive foul)
8:20
Tevian Jones misses two point jump shot
8:18
Frank Staine defensive rebound
8:07
Harrison Butler shooting foul (Cameron Gooden draws the foul)
8:07
+1
Cameron Gooden makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-23
8:07
+1
Cameron Gooden makes regular free throw 2 of 2
18-23
7:45
Harrison Butler offensive foul
7:45
Harrison Butler turnover (offensive foul)
7:45
TV timeout
7:32
Tanner Christensen misses two point jump shot
7:30
Jason Spurgin defensive rebound
7:19
+2
Jason Spurgin makes two point layup (Cameron Healy assists)
18-25
6:59
Tanner Christensen offensive foul
6:59
Tanner Christensen turnover (offensive foul)
6:39
Drake Allen offensive foul
6:39
Drake Allen turnover (offensive foul)
6:24
+3
Cameron Gooden makes three point jump shot (Trey Edmonds assists)