Utah Valley Wolverines Extend Winning Streak To Nine Against Arlington
Jan 5, 2023, 9:13 PM | Updated: Jan 11, 2023, 4:24 pm
Utah Valley guard Justin Harmon (Courtesy of Utah Valley Athletics)
(Courtesy of Utah Valley Athletics)
ARLINGTON, Texas – The Utah Valley Wolverines travelled to the College Park Center to take on the Arlington Mavericks on Thursday.
🏀 The Wolverines (@UVUmbb) face the Mavericks (@UTAMavsMBB) tonight! #WACfeatured #WAChoops
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— The Western Athletic Conference (@WACsports) January 5, 2023
Utah Valley opened the first half hot, jumping out to a 21-8 lead in the first 10 minutes.
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Off of the bench, Justin Harmon was the leading scorer for the Wolverines. He had 21 points on 6 for 10 from the field. He also shot 12 free throws, making 9 of them.
Harmon with a tough two!#UVUhoops #UVU #UVUatUTA pic.twitter.com/KUDDVEXyNq
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 6, 2023
Trey Woodbury and Aziz Bandaogo also did a lot of damage for UVU, adding 14 points and 13 points respectively. They combined for a quality 10 for 21 from the field.
Bandaogo Throws. It. Down.#UVUhoops #UVU #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/YyFxDkMmkf
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 6, 2023
The Mavericks did a lot of work to claw back from the double-digit deficit. The score was 33-28 at halftime.
Wolverines 🆙 at the half in Arlington pic.twitter.com/lZEbzzwGNu
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 6, 2023
Texas continued to fight from behind, they tied up the game at 44. But, Bandaogo made his presence felt in the paint.
Bandaogo slam on the lob from Woodbury#UVUhoops #UVU #UVUatUTA pic.twitter.com/NZTFxaIWWb
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 6, 2023
Bandaogo had multiple dunks in the game against the Mavericks. A few came off of some nice alley-oop feeds from the Wolverines guards.
Fuller up and Bandaogo down!#UVUhoops #UVU #WAChoops #UVUatUTA pic.twitter.com/lXywJXhGY2
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 6, 2023
After regaining the lead, the Wolverines didn’t look back. They maintained at least a 5-point lead for the rest of regulation. The final score was 72-64.
9️⃣ in a row! Wolverines win in Arlington.#UVUhoops #UVU #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/MGeUI76uJw
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 6, 2023
The win over the Mavericks extends the UVU’s winning streak to nine. The streak has seen some impressive wins like the ones over Oregon, BYU, and Sam Houston State.
Chandler Holt is a Digital Sports Producer for sports.ksl.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter at @ChandlerHoltKSL.
