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Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Southern Utah Thunderbirds Recap - Abilene Christian Wins 77-68
Airion Simmons scored 20 points and chipped in with 12 rebounds for Abilene Christian on Thursday, leading them to a 77-68 victory over Southern Utah at America First Event Center.
Abilene Christian was the ATS victor, as they covered the +3.0-point spread as an underdog.
Leonardo Bettiol had 17 points for Abilene Christian and Ali Abdou Dibba chipped in with 10 points. Kavion McClain had 5 assists for them, while Airion Simmons was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.
Southern Utah got 19 points from Zion Young in a losing cause and another 10 points from Braden Housley. Parsa Fallah contributed 4 assists for them, while Prophet Johnson had 5 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Abilene Christian were victorious, as the score was 38-33 at the break.
Abilene Christian had a 34-21 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Abilene Christian takes its act on the road to face Dixie State looking for another win. For Southern Utah, they head home to face Tarleton State.