Utah Valley holds off late Oregon comeback to win 77-72 – KTVZ

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Trey Woodbury scored 24 factors, grabbed 9 rebounds and had six assists and helped Utah Valley stand up to a late comeback to publish a 77-72 win over Oregon on Tuesday evening.

The Wolverines took a 17-point lead into intermission, however Oregon whittled it away within the second half, getting the deficit to single digits for good on a layup by Quincy Guerrier with 7:14 left, and his 3 with 5:51 left made it a two-possession sport, 62-58.

Utah Valley managed to parry Oregon’s each thrust down the stretch. Le’Tre Darthard knocked down a 3 with 3:44 left to push the result in seven, 68-61. Guerrier hit a clutch 3 and hit two free throws with 1:22 left to get inside two, however Woodbury got here out of a Utah Valley timeout to stay a pull-up 17-footer with simply over a minute to go and added a free throw with :29 left to make it a five-point sport. Blaze Nield and Justin Harmon each hit a pair of free throws within the remaining 13 seconds to protect the win.

Harmon and Tim Ceaser every scored 13 factors for Utah Valley (8-4), which has now gained six straight video games.

Will Richardson completed with 26 factors, seven rebound and 4 assists to guide the Geese (7-5). N’Faly Dante posted a double-double with 17 factors and 15 rebounds and Guerrier had 14 factors and 7 rebounds.

Oregon had its three-game win streak snapped. The Geese will host Oregon State on New 12 months’s Eve.

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