ABILENE, Texas (Interstat) — Abilene Christian avenged a January loss by holding off Southern Utah 87-83 in a Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Moody Coliseum.

The Wildcats overcame a sharp-shooting performance from the Thunderbirds, who made 9 of 13 from 3-point range. Abilene Christian countered by forcing 24 turnovers, converting them into key possessions, and making 24 of 33 free throws. Southern Utah’s Logan Stephens scored 20 points and Elijah Duval added 19.

Rich Smith led Abilene Christian with 14 points and seven assists. The Wildcats improved to 13-14 overall, while Southern Utah fell to 9-19.