(St. George, Utah - Jan. 15, 2026) - The Trailblazers came up on the short end of a defensive battle on Thursday night falling 56-52 to UT Arlington at Burns Arena.
Utah Tech (9-10, 2-3 WAC) was led by the third double-double of the season from
Ethan Potter who finished with 16 points & a team-leading 11 rebounds to go along with two steals.
Freshman guard
Tanner Davis tallied 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field adding five rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Sophomore guard
Noah Bolanga added seven points & nine rebounds and
Chance Trujillo also recorded seven points.
The Trailblazers shot 31.8 percent (21-66) from the field, 6.7 percent (1-15) from three-point range and 50 percent (9-18) from the free throw line.
UT Arlington (12-5, 4-1 WAC) was led by senior forward Raysean Seamster finishing with a team-high 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Tyran Mason came off the bench to score eight points in 12 minutes and Casmir Chavis & Marcell McCreary also scored seven points apiece.
How It Happened
Falling behind 4-2 in the early going, the Trailblazers went on a 6-0 run to take a 8-4 lead.
The Mavs answered back with a 15-2 run to jump ahead 19-10 lead with 7:39 to play in the first half before back-to-back field goals by Potter and Davis cut UTA's lead down to five (19-14).
Seven straight points for UTA extended the Mavs' lead to 26-14 as the visitors took a 27-18 halftime lead.
UTA continued to lead by double digits five minutes into the second half before five straight points by the Trailblazers cut the Mavs' lead down to 38-33.
A layup by Samuel "Tobi" Ariyibi cut UTA's lead to 40-37 and a three-pointer by Bolanga made it a two-point contest (42-40).
An 8-0 run for UTA pushed the Mavericks in front, 50-40 with 5:20 to play before layups by Davis & Trujillo along with three free throws highlighted a 7-0 run for the Trailblazers to cut UTA's lead to 50-47.
A three-point play by
Jusaun Holt kept the Trailblazers within three at 52-49 with 16 seconds left and a three-point play by Davis made it a two-point contest at 54-52.
Two final free throws by UTA made it a two possession contest to seal a four-point win.
Numbers to Know
- UT Arlington improved to 5-1 all-time against the Trailblazers.
- It was the 17th time that Potter tallied double figures and 10th time Davis has reached double digits.
- The Trailblazers led the Mavericks in steals (13-5), blocks (6-4), points off turnovers (16-8), second chance points (14-6), points in the paint (38-26) and fast break points (19-4).Â
- Holt nabbed a season-best four steals.
- The 56 points allowed are a season-low for a Division I opponent and fewest since limiting Tarleton State to 54 points in a win on Jan. 11, 2025.
Up Next
The Trailblazers wrap up the week on Saturday night hosting Tarleton State (11-7, 2-3 WAC) at 7 p.m. at Burns Arena.
