Saturday, January 14
St. George, Utah
8:00 PM
13-5,3-3WAC
78
at
53
Utah Tech
9-9,1-4WAC
1
2
F
Sam Houston
35
43
78
Utah Tech
29
24
53
Photo by: Lawrence Thomas
Kats get back on track at Utah Tech
1/14/2023 10:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
ST. GEORGE, Utah — Sam Houston used a second-half surge to put away Utah Tech for a 78-53 victory at Burns Arena on Saturday night.
The Bearkats closed out the two-game Utah swing by bouncing back from a loss to Southern Utah on Thursday to improve to 13-5 overall and 3-3 in WAC play. Sam Houston torched the nets by shooting 53.6 percent from the floor and outscored the Trailblazers (9-9, 1-4) 40-18 off the bench.
Qua Grant led the Kats with 15 points, five rebounds and three steals, and Lamar Wilkerson came off the bench to score 13 points. Donte Powers and Jaden Ray each scored 10 to give Sam Houston four players in double figures.
Utah Tech jumped out to an early lead, but the Bearkats came roaring back. Kian Scroggins cut the advantage to 28-27 with a layup, and Grant gave Sam Houston its first lead when he stole the ball and Scroggins threw down a dunk with 3:40 remaining in the first half.
Powers followed with a jumper as the Kats closed the half with a 10-1 run to go into the break on top 35-29. Sam Houston put the game away by outscoring the Trailblazers 43-24 in the second half.
The Bearkats return home to battle archrival Stephen F. Austin on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on available at GoBearkats.com or by calling the Ticket Office at (936) 294-1749.
The Bearkats closed out the two-game Utah swing by bouncing back from a loss to Southern Utah on Thursday to improve to 13-5 overall and 3-3 in WAC play. Sam Houston torched the nets by shooting 53.6 percent from the floor and outscored the Trailblazers (9-9, 1-4) 40-18 off the bench.
Qua Grant led the Kats with 15 points, five rebounds and three steals, and Lamar Wilkerson came off the bench to score 13 points. Donte Powers and Jaden Ray each scored 10 to give Sam Houston four players in double figures.
Utah Tech jumped out to an early lead, but the Bearkats came roaring back. Kian Scroggins cut the advantage to 28-27 with a layup, and Grant gave Sam Houston its first lead when he stole the ball and Scroggins threw down a dunk with 3:40 remaining in the first half.
Powers followed with a jumper as the Kats closed the half with a 10-1 run to go into the break on top 35-29. Sam Houston put the game away by outscoring the Trailblazers 43-24 in the second half.
The Bearkats return home to battle archrival Stephen F. Austin on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are on available at GoBearkats.com or by calling the Ticket Office at (936) 294-1749.
Team Stats
SHSU
UTTECH
FG%
.536
.391
3FG%
.316
.320
FT%
.750
.563
RB
34
27
TO
12
20
STL
12
5
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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