Vandals Fall in Matinee at Thunderbirds

CEDAR CITY, Utah – The Vandals showed some signs of growth on Saturday afternoon in Cedar City, but ultimately fell to Southern Utah, 85-76. As things currently stand, Idaho would match up with Southern Utah in the opening game of the Big Sky Men's Basketball Championships presented by My Place Hotels.

THE GAME

Neither team could get ahold of the game early on, with the squads trading buckets for much of the first half. Southern Utah would get off to a bit of a run late, eventually taking a 43-34 advantage into the break.

The Vandals came out hot in the second half, cutting the deficit to just five points by the first media timeout on a 3-ball. That was as close as Idaho would get, as SUU…