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Woodbury helps Utah Valley rally by Cal Baptist for 11th-straight win
Utah Valley guard Trey Woodbury scored 20 factors with six rebounds and 5 assists in a 71-60 win over Utah Tech, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 on the UCCU Middle in Orem. (Jay Drowns, UVU Advertising)
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OREM — Trey Woodbury known as recreation.
The Utah Valley senior scored 7-straight factors throughout a game-ending 11-1 run, together with the go-ahead 3-pointer from NBA vary with 25 seconds left, to assist the Wolverines rally previous California Baptist 71-67 and to stretch their win streak to 11 consecutive video games Wednesday night time on the CBU Occasions Middle in Riverside, California.
Woodbury completed with 18 factors, six assists and 5 rebounds; and Justin Harmon added 14 factors and 5 boards; and Le’Tre Darthard added 14 factors — all within the second half — for Utah Valley (14-4, 5-0 WAC) to remain unbeaten in Western Athletic Convention play. Tim Fuller had 12 factors, seven rebounds and a pair of assists for the Wolverines, who shot 45% from the sphere however made simply 5 3-pointers and dedicated 11 turnovers.
“I used to be actually pleased with the way in which Le’Tre stepped up within the second half,” UVU coach Mark Madsen instructed ESPN 960 Sports activities. “He is at all times able to shoot, and that is what makes him nice.
“I used to be pleased with everyone. Everybody that went in contributed in an enormous manner, and each participant contributed, whether or not they performed or not.”
Utah Valley took its first lead of the sport 5 minutes into the second half by means of a bucket by Darthard, who did all his scoring on 4-of-7 taking pictures, together with six free throws because the Wolverines stretched their win streak to the third-longest within the nation.
Taran Armstrong had 16 factors and 6 assists to guide California Baptist, and Riley Battin added 15 factors, eight rebounds and three assists. Tre Armstrong equipped 12 factors and 4 rebounds for the Lancers (10-8, 2-3 WAC).
The Wolverines trailed by as a lot as 6 factors with two minutes left, and CBU linked on 9 3-pointers at hand the guests their first loss in WAC play. That is when Woodbury reduce the deficit to a single possession with back-to-back buckets — UVU’s first discipline purpose in over 4 minutes — to chop the deficit as small as 66-64 with 1:21 left to play.
That arrange Woodbury’s last-minute heroics earlier than Darthard polished off the win from the free-throw line.
The win helped Utah Valley sweep a three-game street journey. The Wolverines return dwelling Saturday towards Seattle (6 p.m. MST, ESPN+).
“It may be good to get again dwelling,” Madsen mentioned.