Provo • Southern Utah had not stepped foot in the Marriott Center since Dec. 21, 2007, but returned to Provo Wednesday night to continue its series against BYU. The Thunderbirds were coming off their best win in years after beating Nebraska on the road in double overtime and hoped to get their first win against the Cougars.
BYU held off a second-half SUU comeback — and even had to make a small rally of its own — to best the Thunderbirds 68-63.
After SUU put up the first points of the game, Dalton Nixon hit a 3-pointer to give the Cougars the lead — one that they would hold for the remainder of the half.