Let’s end our day long Basketball 🏀 feast with some Live action 🎬 on the Campus of Southern Utah University & Utah Tech !!

Abilene Christian University ✝️ Wildcats are the opponent tonight for the Thunderbirds…..

Denver just defeated Josh Allen and Buffalo 🐃, 33 – 30 in Overtime.

The Western Athletic Conference Mens standings heading into tonight.

Outside the Gymnasium, SUU has a Rotunda dedicated to the 12 greatest minds in History !

I could have been a contender, No, Not really…..

ACU calls 📞 a TO at 9:47, Thunderbirds lead 22 – 16 !

Seahawks up 17 -0 late in the 1st quarter over the Niners….

ACU with another TO at 3:35, T-Birds 🐦 up 37 – 25 !!

At the Break – SUU leads 44 – 27

Switched over to Burns Arena for the second half of the Trailblazers game versus Tarleton State !

Utah Tech up 46 – 40 with 13:20 to play ▶️

Back atop the Mountain ⛰ in Cedar City, the Thunderbirds have reached the final Media TO.

All but 3 miles on I-15, with a speed limit of 80….

The Texans just missed two free throws = free Ice Cream 🍦🍨 from Culver’s !!!

Utah Tech 61 -51, now 61 – 57 (4:30)

Trailblazers TO at 4 :15, leading 64 – 57

Looking for the I-15 Sweep !!

Final Media TO (3:44), leading 64 -57

Up in Seattle, Hawks up 34 -6 !!!

We are in for a fantastic finish…

UT 66 -61 (1:57)

Walker with another Seattle TD, 41-6

Texans call 📞 a TO at 1:10, UT 68 – 63…

0:37.6 – Texans with a steal and bucket, lead down to 69 – 66…💅bighter

TO UT at 0:29.6, up 71 – 68

Dior Johnson went for 40 two nights ago against SUU and just drilled a corner 3 ball with 0:19.4 to trim the lead to 73 – 71.

Utah Tech University 75 – 71 is your Final score 👏

Tomorrow afternoon Basketball 🏀 will include Alyssa Ervin and Furman University ➕ The Smoot Brothers but today its about the Women & Men of Utah Tech University!

Lin’s is a local Grocery store chain ⛓ named after my Honey 🍯💕.

Cal- 🎅 Barbara is the opponent for the Woman and I happen to be sitting next to a former resident of Santa Barbara ! Their nickname is Gauchos ( South American Cowboys)

Turns out that they were called the Road Runners in a previous life.

While we are awaiting the opening jump I would like to say Thank You 🙏 to Kristy Jones for all if her assistance with the Morning 🌄 Wrestling for Carroll County.

We still hope to hear 👂 more from Marion Harris as our Lady 👩 Cavaliers Volleyball 🏐 Seniors are experiencing an Awesome Day over at the Fellowship of Christian ✝️ Athletes All-Star celebration.

Competition for the best capture of the Jump Ball ? Who’s you got ?

Hope everyone 🙏 is enjoying there Saturday afternoon !!

22-15 in favor of the visitors after 1st quarter.

The two round robin games from this morning 🌄 at Snow ❄ College.

Trailblazers hang tough in the second stanza, halftime score 36 – 32. UT takes it 17-14….

51-43 after 3rd, 15-11 in the 3rd quarter. UT hanging with a 8-1 team !

Back 2 Back 3-pointers and its a 4 point game, 55-51 (6:24)!!!!

👔 at 61 !!!!! Under 3:00

Opening Act of Today’s Triple Header involves #3 and #4 Womens teams in the Country….11am Tip local time for UCLA vs Texas ! Then Duke versus South Carolina and finally Mountain ⛰ West Volleyball 🏐 quarterfinals…

Later today its Duke University versus South Carolina…

Madison Booker = Madison Skills !! 6’1 Forward is a ballplayer…

Texas, 20-10 after 1st

45-25 @ Halftime

1st time seeing Texas in person, Wow !!!!

UCLA cut ✂️ a 25 point deficit down to 15 at the end of 3rd… Texas 62, Bruins 47 with 10:00 to play ▶️.

UCLA 5-0 in opening 72 seconds, now only down 10….

Booker us now struggling, Bruins are playing suffocating defense and its now 64-60 !!!!

UCLA got a great look at a 3 that would have trimmed it to 1 but it rolled off

Rori Harmon has carried the Longhorns down the stretch, scoring at least their last eight points…

1:11 PST – Game #1 of 3 is in the books 📚!

Harman with 26, 3 and 5 !

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Game #2 – Duke University vs South Carolina

Media TO (4:59) – Duke leads 8-4

Duke led 15-7 but USC scored the last 7 points. After 1st, Duke 15-14….

Next stop ✋ is Mountain ⛰ West Volleyball 🏐 and they just started the 1st of two…

2nd quarter Media TO (4:58), trailing 24-23…

Gamecocks close out the half on fire 🔥, 16-4 to make it 40-27. 15 solid minutes and then five tough ones.

Flood gates have opened, 46-27. Dawn is loaded…

48-38 after 11-2 Duke run !

3rd Media TO, trailing 50-40. (4:29)

3:07 pm – end 3rd quarter – down 10.

Final Media TO at 3:30 (4), still hanging around….71-58

Way cool 😎 when they introduced my favorite female Dukie – Chelsea Gray !

Madina Okot (#11’USC) has to be the Best player in the Country…

Stop ✋ 3 of 3

4:31 PST – Aztecs take opening set, 25-21.

Fun Fact about the Mountain ⛰ West : 6 of their 12 Universities end with the word ” State “…

5:05 – Aztecs again, 25-20…

Wyoming down 19-13, trying to stay alive.

22-18, pulling for the 🐄👧 (Cowgirls) to force a fourth set but running 🏃‍♂️ out of time.

5:39 PST – Wyoming needs to fight off seven Match points or we go 🏡🏠🏡.

Aztecs sweep, 25-19 and that’s a wrap !

Kara Lawson and her Lady 👩 Blue Devils are heading to Paris, France 🇫🇷 to kickoff the 2025-2026 season !

The Women now have their Elite Eight and seven of them were right where they were seeded.

North Carolina State is the only Top 2 seed that did not make it to the Elite Eight this year. The Wolf🐺Pack held a 3-point lead late before #3 LSU closed the game on a 10-0 run.

1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3 –

South Carolina vs Duke

USC vs Connecticut

Texas vs Texas Christian ✝️ are the 1 versus 2

UCLA versus LSU is the 1 &3 tilt.

Should have to quality Hoops Sunday and Monday !