(Orem, Utah - Jan. 10, 2026) - A big second half from Utah Valley saw the Wolverines down the Trailblazers, 92-76 on Saturday afternoon at the UCCU Center.
Utah Tech (9-9, 2-2 WAC) was paced by five Trailblazers in double figures led by 15 points from
Jusaun Holt along with 12 points apiece from
Chance Trujillo and
Ethan Potter.
Noah Bolanga and
Dario Domingos each chipped in 11 points apiece with Domingos tallying a season high outing in points in nine minutes of action.
The Trailblazers shot 47.3 percent (26-55) from the field, 33.3 percent (6-18) from three-point range and 90 percent (18-20) from the free throw line.
Utah Valley (14-4, 4-1 WAC), who scored 61 points in the second half, was led by career high scoring performances from Trevan Leonhardt and Isaac Davis with 26 points & 23 points, respectively.
How It Happened
With Potter, who was making his return to his former home after playing at Utah Valley the previous three seasons, getting the scoring started with a dunk for the Trailblazers' first basket of the afternoon, the Wolverines answered back with a 15-3 run to take a 15-5 lead after nearly the first seven minutes.
Five straight points from Domingos, including his first three-pointer of the season, made it 15-10, but the Wolverines responded back with a 9-4 run to push their lead back to double digits at 24-14.
A layup by Samuel "Tobi" Ariyibi ignited a 16-1 run for the Trailblazers as Holt knocked down a pair of triples along with getting six points from Trujillo & a layup from Potter to push UT ahead 30-25 with 1:42 to play in the first half.
The final six points of the half went to UVU to take a narrow 31-30 lead after a jumper from Hayden Welling.
A jumper by Holt got the second half started for the Trailblazers and a free throw from
Britton Berrett gave UT their final lead of the contest at 40-39.
Going on a 14-2 run over the next three minutes, UVU led 53-42 and the Wolverines continued to lead 59-46 with 13:10 to play.
A layup by Domingos and a triple from Holt cut UVU's lead down to eight (59-51).
A layup by Domingos trimmed the Wolverines' lead to six (61-55), but six straight points for UVU pushed their lead back to 12 with the Wolverines leading by double digits for the final 10 minutes of the contest.
Numbers to Know
- The Trailblazers led the Wolverines in assists (20-18) and blocks (4-3).
- Domingos topped his previous season high of eight points against Justice.
- It was the seventh time this season and second time in WAC play the Trailblazers have tallied five or more players in double figures.
Up Next
The Trailblazers are back home on Thursday night hosting UT Arlington (11-5, 3-1 WAC) at 7 p.m. at Burns Arena.
