Grace (CA) Talons

Away

Home

Final · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · America First Event Center, Cedar City, UT · attendance 643 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

Southern Utah rolled past Grace (CA) 97-53

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Southern Utah rolled past Grace (CA) 97-53 at America First Event Center.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, native JaJuan Nicholls led Southern Utah with 17 points. Nehemiah Johnson had 24 points for Grace (CA). Caleb Palmer led all players with 9 rebounds for Grace (CA).

Southern Utah committed 7 turnovers to Grace (CA)'s 20. Our model missed the final margin by 3.2 points.

Scoring · Southern Utah: JaJuan Nicholls 17, Anthony Breland 15, Jaiden Feroah 11, Dezhon Hall 10, Dylan Sanders 9, Cale Barclay 7, Jordan Brown 7, Chase Degraffenried 6, DJ Smith 6, Mikhail Protsenko 5, Jalik Nicholls 4. Grace (CA): Nehemiah Johnson 24, Caleb Palmer 9, Thibault Merino 7, Oliver Merks 6, Noah Charles 4, Hannes Bergmann 2, Ante Topic 1.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

GRCU 61, SUU 109model score

-47.2model spread (home)

170.0model total

3.2points off the final margin

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source

Margin +44 (home)

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
GRCU	non-Big Sky team, not tracked
SUU	2	0	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	GRCU	SUU
FG	20-54	35-71
FG%	37	49
3PT	2-13	9-26
3P%	15	35
FT	11-24	18-26
FT%	46	69
Rebounds	35	45
Offensive rebounds	12	16
Defensive rebounds	23	29
Assists	11	19
Steals	5	13
Blocks	2	3
Turnovers	20	7
Points off turnovers	4	30
Fast break points	6	19
Points in paint	30	50
Fouls	17	22
Largest lead	0	50
Possessions (est.)	73.4	74.3
Points per 100 possessions	72.2	130.5

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Grace (CA) Talons

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Nehemiah Johnson F	36	24	11-19	0-1	2-4	0	3	2	5	2	2	4
Caleb Palmer F	31	9	2-9	0-1	5-12	4	9	2	5	0	0	3
Noah Charles G	31	4	1-10	0-2	2-4	0	4	2	3	3	0	0
Ante Topic F	22	1	0-2	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	2	0	0	2
Sparsh Kadyan F	15	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4
Thibault Merino	21	7	3-7	1-5	0-1	1	2	1	1	0	0	3
Oliver Merks	19	6	2-4	1-3	1-1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1
Tiyere Martin	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hannes Bergmann	11	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	1	0	0	0
Leandro Runje	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Hiu Yeung Chow	DNP
Maksim Aliakseyeu	DNP
Kyan Williamson	DNP
Jaylen Carter	DNP
Brandon Armstrong	DNP
Tavarish Porter-Martin	DNP
Ryuki Numata	DNP
Mykale Mundy	DNP

Southern Utah Thunderbirds

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Jaiden Feroah F	17	11	4-5	2-3	1-2	2	6	1	0	0	1	1
JaJuan Nicholls F	15	17	7-9	0-0	3-4	2	6	1	1	0	0	0
Dylan Sanders G	15	9	3-8	1-5	2-2	0	0	2	0	4	0	2
Cale Barclay F	13	7	3-3	0-0	1-2	2	4	3	0	1	1	3
Chase Degraffenried G	13	6	2-6	2-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0
Juok Riak	16	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	6	2	0	1	0	1
Rashaad Davis	16	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jordan Brown	16	7	3-10	1-6	0-0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3
Dezhon Hall	15	10	2-4	0-0	6-8	2	4	0	1	0	0	0
DJ Smith	13	6	3-6	0-1	0-0	1	3	3	1	1	0	3
Zeplin Kidd	12	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1
Anthony Breland	12	15	4-8	3-6	4-6	1	2	1	0	1	0	2
Brayden Johnson	11	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0
Mikhail Protsenko	9	5	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	2	0	1	1	0	5
Jalik Nicholls	7	4	2-4	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	1	0	0	1