CEDAR CITY, Utah (Interstat) — Southern Utah defeated Utah Tech 81-67 in a Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Centrum Arena.

The Thunderbirds (10-19) used a 42-point first half to build a lead and never trailed after halftime. Tanner Hayhurst led Southern Utah with 25 points. Utah Tech (18-13) was paced by Jusaun Holt’s game-high 28 points. Southern Utah capitalized on a 14-4 offensive rebounding advantage and scored 81 points on just 66 possessions for an efficient offensive rating of 122.9. A crowd of 2,231 saw the Thunderbirds sweep the regular-season series after dropping the first two meetings this season.