CEDAR CITY, Utah– The Southern Utah Thunderbirds bulldozed San Diego Christian beating the Hawks 111-64 in dominating fashion.
The Thunderbird attack started early as they were efficient on offense and disruptive on defense. They controlled the game fro start to finish only allowing 13 points in the first 10 minutes of play.
SUU had an early lead of 25-13 and the deficit only got worse as the first half unraveled.
Junior foward Jacob Calloway led the attack on Thursday night with a career high 20 point game. scoring 15 in the second half.
Another standout was freshman guard Kenton Eskridge. He shot 5-6 and had 13 points on the night. The freshman provided a spark in the arena for the Thunderbirds.
“We have so much depth, we have a lot of starters, and Kenton is getting better and better, and earned some time,” said SUU head coach Todd Simon. “He showed what we’ve been seeing in practice, he’s been doing great, and it was good for him to get rewarded with a solid performance.”
Cameron Oluyitan hit a late, first half three-pointer to send the Thunderbirds into the locker room with a 24 point led, 56-32.
By the time it was five minutes left to play the Thunderbirds had already put the game out of reach with a 40 point lead.
The student section of SUU definitely played a role in their victory. Featuring Cedar City’s own Big Thunder.
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