Wildcats snap back with 87-83 home win over Southern Utah; Newton leads with 16

There is no better feeling in sports than to win. The ACU Wildcats men’s basketball team is coming off a tough overtime loss to arch-rival Tarleton State on Monday. In terms of conference standings, losing to Southern Utah today could put ACU in a weird spot with just four games left. The Wildcats, coming into this one, have not lost at home in 20 days, and, funny enough, their last home loss was to Southern Utah. 14 minutes left in the first half, ACU got the ball movement going as Joseph Venzant found Bradyn Hubbard down low. Hubbard has his 5th consecutive game with at least 15 points. Later, ACU down 21-18, and Logan Stephens finished a tough reverse layup, leading the Thunderbirds with a career high 20 points off the bench. Eight minutes left in the half, ACU trailing by six, and Zy Wright finds Cade Hornecker, who dunks it on a Thunderbird defender. The referees did give Hornecker a technical foul for celebrating, but the basket still counted. After that, with five minutes left in the half, Elijah Duval extends Southern Utah's lead to 14. Now under three to go in the half, Isaac Dye found Rich Smith for a smooth mid-range jumper. Smith was super efficient in this one, going 5-for-6 from the field for 14 points. To cap things off, Cbo Newton gets into his bag, leading the Wildcats with 16 points, as ACU gets their 5th conference win, 87-83. DETAILS: https://ktxs.com/sports/sports-newsletter/wildcats-snap-back-with-87-83-home-win-over-southern-utah-newton-leads-with-16 Follow us on other social media: KTXS News on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KTXSTelevision KTXS News on X https://x.com/KTXS_News KTXS News on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ktxsnews/?hl=en For more information, visit https://ktxs.com/ Have a news tip? Send it to us at news@ktxs.com #basketball #basketballhighlights #basketballgame