UVU Loses At Buzzer In Bizarre Ending, 73-71
Jan 5, 2019, 10:22 PM | Updated: Jan 6, 2019, 2:14 pm
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Utah Valley lost on a heartbreaking last second, second chance attempt on a wild finish against CSU Bakersfield. 73-71.
The end of the game was quite bizarre and had several strange moments.
This finish between Utah Valley and CSU Bakersfield is just heartbreaking for the Wolverines. pic.twitter.com/xlIS226vLg
— Jeremiah Jensen (@JJSportsBeat) January 6, 2019
A Peculiar Final Stretch
Trailing 71-68, UVU’s Ben Nakwaasah hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 71-all with 18.1 seconds remaining. The play caused an uproar with the Bakersfield bench as the clock had not started on the play at all. After consulting a replay and timing the play with a stop watch, the officials determined that just over 18 remained in the game, Bakersfield ball.
It’s going to come down to the last possession! UVU knocks down a triple and ties the game 71-71 with 18.1 left on the clock.#RisingTogether #WAChoops
— 🏀CSU Bakersfield Men’s Hoops🏀 (@CSUB_MBB) January 6, 2019
With an opportunity to win the game, the Roadrunners’ Justin Edler-Davis took a strange shot with about seven seconds remaining that was off and gave the Wolverines the ball back.
UVU called a timeout to set up the winning play, but Nakwaasah committed a strange turnover on the inbounds, throwing the ball off the back of the backboard to return the possession to Bakerfield.
Jarkel Joiner missed a 3-ball with a second left, but Taze Moore grabbed the rebound and banked it in to cap off one of the strangest sequences of basketball of the young season.
TAZE MOORE, with the buzzer beater as time expires to give the Roadrunners a two-point, 73-71, win!#RisingTogether #WAChoops
— 🏀CSU Bakersfield Men’s Hoops🏀 (@CSUB_MBB) January 6, 2019
UVU trailed 37-32 at halftime but fought back to make things interesting at the end.
By The Numbers
Connor MacDougall led the Wolverines with 14 points off the bench.
Rickey Holden and Moore each had 16 points for Bakersfield.
Next Up
UVU will look for its first WAC conference win of the season against Seattle. The Wolverines will also be putting their 18-game home winning streak on the line in the contest which will be played next Saturday at 7 p.m.
