Scores

Final

Southern Utah 68

(10-17, 6-10 Summit)

W Illinois 63

(7-20, 2-14 Summit)

8:00 PM ET, February 19, 2011

Western Hall, Macomb, IL

1 2 T
SUU 27 4168
WIU 22 4163

Top Performers

Southern Utah: J. Stevenett 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast

Western Illinois: M. Lander 26 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast

S. Utah 68, W. Illinois 63

Associated Press

MACOMB, Ill. -- Jackson Stevenett scored 15 points as Southern Utah fought off Western Illinois 68-63 on Saturday night.

Ray Jones, Kyle Davis and Damon Heuir added 10 points apiece for the Thunderbirds (10-17, 6-10), who won their second in a row and clinched a spot in the Summit League tournament.

Matt Lander scored a career-high 26 points and almost single-handedly rescued the Leathernecks (7-20, 2-14), but they were eliminated from postseason consideration as their losing streak reached 10. Lander notched his 12th straight double-figure game. Kaimarr Price added 12 points.

The Leathernecks trailed 60-55 with 2:21 to go when Lander began a string of eight straight Western Illinois points that trimmed the deficit to 64-63 with 21 seconds left. But Jones replied with four free throws over the final 18 seconds, and Western Illinois missed two 3-pointers.

Southern Utah made 20 of 32 shots (62.5 percent) and outrebounded Western Illinois 25-18.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SUU
WIU
Points 68 63
FG Made-Attempted 20-32 (.625) 19-42 (.452)
3P Made-Attempted 2-4 (.500) 7-16 (.438)
FT Made-Attempted 26-34 (.765) 18-23 (.783)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 27 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 7

Game Leaders

 
SUU
WIU
PointsJ. Stevenett 15M. Lander 26
ReboundsR. Jones, Jr. 5K. Price 5
AssistsR. Jones, Jr. 4M. Lander 4
StealsD. Heuir 3J. Johnson 3
Team Stats: Southern Utah | Western Illinois

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 20, 2011 @SUU 69, WIU 48Recap
» Feb 19, 2011 SUU 68, @WIU 63Recap

Next 5 Games

SUU
WIU
02/24 IPFW 9:00pm
02/26 OAK 9:30pm
03/05 @OAK 7:00pm
11/11 UCD 7:30pm
11/12 @SDSU 10:30pm
 02/24 @CENT 8:00pm
02/26 @ORU 8:05pm
03/01 SAV 8:00pm
11/12 @DAY 2:00pm
11/17 @MICH 8:30pm
Complete Schedule: Southern Utah | Western Illinois