Utah Valley Wolverines at Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
· WAC MEN'S TOURNAMENT - QUARTERFINAL
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
40 - 55
40 - 55
Bakersfield pull away from Utah Valley in WAC opener 55-40
The fourth-seeded Roadrunners (14-18) made 15 of 19 free throws in the second half to earn a date with league-champion New Mexico State on Friday.
The Wolverines (11-19), seeded fifth, missed their last eight shots to finish in a 1 for 11 drought. Donte Williams had 15 points for Utah Valley State, which shot 25 percent in the second half, including 1 of 12 from 3-point range.
Aly Ahmed added 10 points for Bakersfield and Kevin Mays grabbed 14 rebounds.
Jaylin Airington's 3-pointer gave Bakersfield a 24-22 lead at the half. Javonte Maynor's 3 and Brent Wrapp's 3-point play midway through the second half put the Roadrunners up for good but Williams hit four of five free throws, and the Wolverines were within three with 4:34 to go.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 40 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Utah Valley Offensive Rebound. | 40 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Donte Williams missed Three Point Jumper. | 40 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Tyrell Corbin made Jumper. | 40 - 55 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Kevin Mays Defensive Rebound. | 40 - 53 |
Statistics
 UVU |
 CSUB |
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|---|---|---|
| 12-45 | FG | 16-42 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 10-16 | FT | 17-23 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 19 |
Game Information
Venue: Orleans Arena
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| 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 |