CEDAR CITY, Utah (Interstat) — Utah Valley survived a furious second-half rally by Southern Utah to secure a 92-88 victory in a Western Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Thursday night at Centrum Arena. The Wolverines built a 14-point halftime lead but needed key late free throws to fend off the Thunderbirds.

Isaac Davis led Utah Valley with 28 points, while Trevan Leonhardt added 18 points and seven assists. Southern Utah’s Elijah Duval scored 20 points, and Kai Burdick contributed 16. The win improved Utah Valley to 23-7, while Southern Utah fell to 10-20. A crowd of 1,540 watched the Wolverines sweep the regular-season series.