Seattle overtakes Southern Utah 89-75 behind Means, Menzies

Dec 20, 2016, 01:02 am

SEATTLE -- Morgan Means scored 21 points and Aaron Menzies poured in 20 more to lead Seattle past Southern Utah for an 89-75 win Monday night.

Brendan Westendorf added 13 points and William Powell and Zachary Moore had 10 apiece for Seattle (7-5). The Redhawks lost the rebounding battle 38-31 but shot 59 percent from the field to pick up their fourth-straight win.

Seattle took the lead for good during a 13-0 run midway through the first half that was sparked with back-to-back 3-pointers from Moore and Manny Chibuogwu. Early in the second half, Menzies hit a jumper to make it 42-32 and the Redhawks led by double figures the rest of the way.

Southern Utah (2-10) was led by James McGee, who got a career-high 27 points. Randy Onwuasor got 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Thunderbirds and Jacob Calloway chipped in 10 points before fouling out.