Tevian Jones’ Big Game Leads Southern Utah Past Idaho

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Southern Utah guard Tevian Jones helped lead the Thunderbirds to a win over Idaho in the second game of a back-to-back with the Vandals.

SUU hosted Idaho on Saturday, January 9.

After beating the Vandals, 85-80, on January 7, Jones and the T-Birds flew past Idaho once again.

Jones was 9/17 shooting for 30 points in Southern Utah’s 83-67 win on Saturday.

FREAKY FAST BREAK OF THE GAME @TheReal_TJones 🤝 @jimmyjohns #StormTheSky x #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/LgY0oLSvSX

— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) January 9, 2021

It was the ninth consecutive victory for the Thunderbirds.

The SUU guard shot 6-11 on three-pointers and 6-6 from the charity stripe.

In addition to his scoring, Jones had four rebounds and an assist.

MVP 🔥🔥#StormTheSky x #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/SPdTr7EfAN

— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) January 9, 2021

He was one of four Southern Utah players to score in double figures against Idaho.

The Thunderbirds finished the contest shooting 47.3 percent from the field, including 38.5 percent on triples.

BANG ☔️ pic.twitter.com/MPK7G0aL6b

— SUU Men's Basketball (@SUUBasketball) January 9, 2021

Idaho shot 52.9 percent overall but only 14.3 percent from beyond the arc.

The Vandals were led by Damen Thacker’s 16 points.

With the win, SUU improved to 9-1 on the season and 4-0 in conference games.

83-67 win. Keys for us were winning the rebounding battle, knocking down 10 triples and shooting 81% from the FT line.

4-0 in Big Sky, 9-1 overall with 2 games at Eastern Washington next week.#SUU https://t.co/rT7jq5UmMF

— Todd Simon (@CoachTsimon) January 9, 2021

Southern Utah’s next game is against Eastern Washington on Thursday, January 14 at 7:05 p.m. (MDT).