Idaho St. pulls away in 2nd half, beats Southern Utah 93-78
POCATELLO, Idaho -- Brandon Boyd scored 24 points and Jared Stutzman drilled 5 of 9 from long range for 23 as Idaho State pulled away from Southern Utah in the second half for a 93-78 win on Thursday night.
Balint Mocsan added 15 points and Geno Luzcando had 13 with eight rebounds, six assists and four steals for Idaho State (7-6, 2-0 Big Sky), which has won three straight and seven of its last eight games. Novak Topalovic added 12 points.
The Bengals had a 49-42 halftime advantage. Southern Utah closed to a 68-64 midway in the second period. Stutzman and Boyd nailed consecutive 3s to start a 14-2 sprint and the Bengals led 82-66 with 3:52 left and cruised to the win.
Dwayne Morgan had 26 points and 10 rebounds for Southern Utah (6-8, 0-3), which has dropped four straight.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ryan Holmes
- Courtney Holmes
- Rick O'Neill
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
| Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
| UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
| Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
| Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
| Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |
2023-24 Big Sky Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington | 15-3 | - | 21-11 |
| Montana | 12-6 | 3 | 24-12 |
| Northern Colorado | 12-6 | 3 | 19-14 |
| Weber State | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 17-18 |
| Portland State | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Northern Arizona | 7-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Idaho State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-20 |
| Idaho | 5-13 | 10 | 11-21 |
| Sacramento State | 4-14 | 11 | 10-24 |
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