Utah Valley Wolverines at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
· NCAA Men's Basketball
98 - 78
Utah Valley puts Northern Arizona away in 2nd half, 98-78
The Wolverines bounced back from an 80-69 loss at Arizona Thursday to earn their first road win of the season.
Carlos Hines hit a 3-pointer with :40 left to pull the Lumberjacks even at 44-44, but Wyatt Lowell answered with a 3 to send Utah Valley into the break with a 47-44 advantage. White opened the second half with a free throw and Connor Toolson added a 3 and a layup to push the lead to 53-44. Hines hit two 3s to help Northern Arizona hang on, but Utah Valley answered with 3s from White and Lowell. Ben Nakwaasah and Jake Toolson each hit 3s, and after Bernie Andre hit a jumper for the Lumberjacks, Nakwaasah hit again from deep to make it 74-59 and the Wolverines cruised from there.
Toolson finished with 16 points and Utah Valley (7-4) finished hitting 15 of 24 from beyond the arc.
Hines hit 5 of 9 from deep and finished with 21 points for Northern Arizona (2-5).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 98 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Brooks DeBisschop made Free Throw. | 98 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Foul on Richard Harward. | 98 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Brooks DeBisschop made Layup. | 98 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:41 | Richard Harward made Layup. Assisted by Wyatt Lowell. | 98 - 75 |
Statistics
 UVU |
 NAU |
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|---|---|---|
| 36-61 | FG | 25-57 |
| 59 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 15-24 | 3PT | 13-26 |
| 63 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 11-13 | FT | 15-21 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 15 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Attendance: 1,532 | 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 |
2025-26 Big Sky Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |