Utah Valley Wolverines at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
71 - 74
71 - 74
Tennessee Tech holds off Utah Valley State 74-71
Dwan Caldwell scored 18 points for Tennessee Tech (5-4) and Jordan Johnson added 11.
Hayes Garrity led Utah Valley State (2-4) with 18 points, Mitch Bruneel scored 16, Keawe Enos, 13 and Zach Nelson, 11.
Tennessee Tech led by as much as 11 early but the Wolverines rallied to cut the margin to 36-32 at halftime.
They hit eight quick points to take a 39-38 second-half lead and it became a dogfight, with the lead changing hands nine times until Samarrippas hit two free throws with 46 seconds to play to put Tennessee Tech up 72-71 and Shirmane Thomas drained two more to make it a 3-point game.
The Wolverines had a chance, but Nelson's 3-point try missed and time expired.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Holton Hunsaker Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Zach Nelson missed Three Point Jumper. | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Utah Valley Timeout | 71 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Tennessee Tech Timeout | 71 - 74 |
Statistics
 UVU |
 TNTC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-46 | FG | 25-47 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 8-14 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 57 |
| 16-22 | FT | 16-22 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 9 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Hooper Eblen Center
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 847 | Capacity:
Location: Cookeville, TN
Attendance: 847 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |