Utah Valley Basketball Puts Clamps On Abilene Christian In Blowout Win

OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley Wolverines blew out the Abilene Christian Wildcats in the UCCU Center behind a dominant team defense performance.

Despite some slow stretches, the Wolverines’ offense was just as impressive. UVU shot 54.7% from the floor and 46.7% from deep.

Utah Valley snapped a four-game skid with the win. They will hit the road to play the Cal Baptist Lancers on Thursday, February 15.

FINAL pic.twitter.com/0XYRBM2Jbl

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) February 10, 2024

First Half

Trevin Dorius got the Wolverines started with an easy dunk off a pass from Tanner Toolson.

Utah Valley’s offense got off to a slow start but made up for it with some great defense.

UVU recorded two steals and two blocks in the first five minutes.

#32 Trevin Dorius slams it down for the Wolverines! pic.twitter.com/TeLSqttP2A

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) February 10, 2024

Much of Utah Valley’s early struggles can be credited to the Wildcats.

After ten minutes, Abilene Christian led by one, 14-13.

The Wolverines then held ACU scoreless for six minutes. They went on a 10-0 run during that stretch.

Ali Abdou Dibba answered by rattling off six unanswered to drop the UVU lead down to three.

#2 K’mani Doughty from the short corner! pic.twitter.com/vhR66cQCLM

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) February 10, 2024

The Wolverines piled on two jump shots and a layup to lead by eight going into the break.

Ethan Potter was the leading scorer for UVU at halftime with 10.

At the half! pic.twitter.com/oCAE83LJMM

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) February 10, 2024

Second Half

Just like in the first half, Utah Valley got off to a slow start but eventually heated up and pulled away.

ACU went on a 9-3 run out of halftime.

Caleb Stone-Carrawell threw down a powerful dunk to gain some momentum and put UVU up by five.

#25 Caleb Stone-Carrawell with a STONE COLD SLAM! pic.twitter.com/WqWYBzM2gG

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) February 10, 2024

After the Wildcats closed the lead down to three, Utah Valley took off.

They went on a 12-0 run over three minutes to build a commanding 17-point lead.

#13 Jaden McClanahan for THREE! pic.twitter.com/rhswpozmyZ

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) February 10, 2024

The Wolverines weren’t done there though.

After a few minutes of back-and-forth, UVU put the clamps on the Wildcats once again.

They held ACU scoreless for over four minutes and increased their lead to 27.

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Chandler Holt is a co-host for the Jazz Notes podcast and a Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter @ChandlerHoltKSL or on Threads @chandlerho1t.

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