Led by Elijah Duval’s 20 points, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated the UT Arlington Mavericks 78-73 on Saturday. The Thunderbirds are now 9-17 on the…

ARLINGTON, Texas(AP) — Elijah Duval had 20 points in Southern Utah’s 78-73 victory against UT Arlington on Saturday.

Duval shot 7 for 12 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Thunderbirds (9-17, 5-8 Western Athletic Conference). Dylan Jones shot 5 for 7 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 14 points. Tanner Hayhurst went 4 of 9 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.

Marcell McCreary led the Mavericks (14-11, 6-7) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and four steals. UT Arlington also got 13 points and three steals from Raysean Seamster. Jordan Lowery also had 10 points.

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