CEDAR CITY, Utah – UT Arlington men's basketball (7-9, 0-2 WAC) remains in the Beehive State when they travel to Cedar City, Utah, to do battle with Southern Utah (8-8, 0-2 WAC) on Saturday, Jan. 11. That game tips off at 7:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on ESPN+, and on the radio on the Varsity App, 102.5 FM and KTNO 620 AM with the Voice of the Mavs, Josh Sours.
 
UTA fell 74-62 on the road Thursday night at Utah Tech, while the Mavericks' next opponent, Southern Utah, is off to an 8-8 start following a 74-66 loss at home against Tarleton State on Thursday.
 
The Thunderbirds are led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter, who joined Southern Utah after three seasons as the head coach at Western Illinois. In addition to his time with the Leathernecks, Jeter was also a head coach at UW-Milwaukee (2005-16), where he was the program's winningest coach. Jeter was also an assistant at Minnesota and UNLV.
 
Southern Utah is led by forward Jamir Simpson, who is averaging a team-high 16.0 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Guards Dominique Ford (15.1 ppg) and Tavi Jackson (9.9 ppg) are also key fixtures for the Thunderbirds.
 
Ford scored a team-high 21 points on Thursday night, while Jackson chipped in with nine and Simpson had eight to go along with six boards.
 
Saturday's meeting between UTA and Southern Utah will be the fourth all-time, with UTA having won two of the previous three.
   
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