(Riverside, Calif. - Jan. 21, 2026) - Despite a career-high 21 points from senior guard
Jusaun Holt, the Trailblazers fell 73-64 on Wednesday night at Fowler Events Center.
Utah Tech (10-11, 3-4 WAC) was led by a stellar performance from Holt, who finished 6-of-14 shooting from the field & went a perfect 6-of-6 from the line and added seven rebounds & four assists.
Noah Bolanga was the lone other Trailblazer to reach double digits tallying 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out a pair of assists.
Senior forward
Ethan Potter nearly notched a double-double finishing with eight points and corralled a team-leading 10 rebounds.
The Trailblazers shot 37.1 percent (23-62) from the field, 38.1 percent (8-21) from three-point range and went a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line.
California Baptist (14-6, 4-3 WAC) was led by 26 points by Dominique Daniels Jr. and Martel Williams added 13 points.
How It Happened
Getting out to a quick 6-2 lead, the Trailblazers continued to lead 11-9 after a three-pointer by Bolanga.
The Lancers responded with an 8-3 run to jump ahead 17-14 before another triple by Bolanga knotted the score at 17 with 8:23 to go in the opening half.
A 6-0 run for CBU put the Lancers ahead 23-17 and California Baptist continued to lead by six going into the final two minutes of the opening stanza before a triple by Holt made it 29-26 heading to halftime break.
After four quick points for the Lancers got the second half started, Potter got a layup to start the second half & a layup by
Tanner Davis made it 33-30.
A layup by Daniels Jr. pushed CBU in front, 41-32, but a pair of free throws by Holt and back-to-back jumpers by
Dario Domingos brought UT back within three at 41-38.
The Lancers responded with a 7-0 run to go back up by 10, but again the Trailblazers kept battling pulling within six (54-48) after a layup from Holt with 7:51 to go in the second half.
A layup by
Chance Trujillo made it an eight-point deficit (67-59) for the Trailblazers, but after a foul by Trujillo that fouled him out of the contest, a pair of technical fouls were called on UT and four CBU free throws by Daniels Jr. later put the Lancers up 12 on their way to a nine-point win.
Numbers to Know
- Head coach Jon Judkins coached in his 1,000th career game on Wednesday night and 588th at Utah Tech.
- The Trailblazers fall to 11-16 all-time against California Baptist and will see the Lancers one final time this season at Burns Arena on Feb. 14.
- Utah Tech led California Baptist in bench points (40-18), three pointers made (8-5), assists (12-8), blocks (5-4) and steals (5-3).
- Holt's previous career high was 19 points against Indiana on Dec. 29, 2023 while at Kennesaw State.
- Potter registered double figures in rebounds for the fourth time this season.
- Bolanga hit double digits for the 14th time this season and fifth time in WAC play.
Up Next
The Trailblazers return home on Saturday night to host Southern Utah (7-13, 3-4 WAC) at 7 p.m. at Burns Arena.
