Idaho State Bengals at Utah Valley Wolverines
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 88
MacDougall's career night helps Utah Valley beat Idaho St.
MacDougall, a graduate transfer from New Mexico who began his collegiate career at Arizona State, was 12-of-12 shooting and had career highs of 28 points and 10 rebounds. Benjamin Nakwaasah had 11 points and a career-best seven assists for Utah Valley (9-4).
Jared Stutzman's 3-pointer with 6:39 left in the first half gave Idaho State (4-4) a 10-point lead but the Bengals went scoreless for the next four-plus minutes and Utah Valley scored 28 of the next 32 points, including a 7-0 run to open the second half, to make it 47-33 with 17 1/2 minutes to play. Gary Chivichyan scored nine points in a 13-4 spurt that pulled the Bengals within three about five minutes later but they would get no closer.
Chivichyan led Idaho State with 23 points, including five 3-pointers, Brandon Boyd scored 16 and Balint Mocsan and Chier Maker added 12 points apiece.
The Bengals made 27 of 54 from the field, including 12 of 28 from 3-point range, but made just 11-of-17 free throws. Utah Valley, despite shooting 16 percent (3 of 19) from behind the arc, was 30 of 54 overall and hit 25-of-27 foul shots.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Connor MacDougall Defensive Rebound. | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Chier Maker missed Three Point Jumper. | 77 - 88 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Sam Dowd Offensive Rebound. | 77 - 88 |
Statistics
 IDST |
 UVU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-54 | FG | 30-54 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 3-19 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 16 |
| 11-17 | FT | 25-27 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Orem, UT
Attendance: 1,994 | Capacity:
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