File: Southern Utah’s Dre Marin, second from left, goes up for a layup attempt against Michigan State’s Tum Tum Nairn, Kenny Goins (25) and Jaren Jackson Jr. during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, in East Lansing, Mich. Michigan State won 88-63. Al Goldis, AP
By Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Dre Marin posted 19 points as Southern Utah got past Idaho 75-69 in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Wednesday.

Seventh-seeded Southern Utah will try to break a two-game losing streak to Northern Colorado, a No. 2 seed, on Thursday in the quarterfinals.

John Knight III added 16 points for Southern Utah (17-15). Cameron Oluyitan scored 12 points, and Andre Adams had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Idaho (8-24) was led by Trevon Allen, who scored 30-plus for the third straight game. He had 35 points on 11-of-23 shooting just days after scoring 32 points in a loss to Weber State and 33 in a win over Idaho State.

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Ja’Vary Christmas added 10 points for Idaho and Damen Thacker had nine rebounds.

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