Utah Valley Doomed By Turnovers In 18-Point Loss At St. John’s
Jan 23, 2021, 4:09 PM
Utah Valley guard Trey Woodbury (Courtesy of Utah Valley Athletics)
(Courtesy of Utah Valley Athletics)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Valley men’s basketball team turned the ball over a fatal amount and suffered an 18-point loss to the St. John’s Red Storm.
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The Red Storm hosted UVU at Carnesecca Arena in Queens, New York on Saturday, January 23.
Unfortunately for the Wolverines, they committed 22 turnovers compared to only four by the Red Storm.
St. John’s took advantage of UVU’s mistakes and created additional opportunities with a plus-six advantage in offensive rebounds as well.
The errors proved fatal as Utah Valley fell to St. John’s, 96-78.
Nice little W to wrap non-conference play! #SJUBB | #WeAreNewYorksTeam pic.twitter.com/qcvqA8Ddbc
— St. John's BBall (@StJohnsBBall) January 23, 2021
It was the Wolverines’ first loss since January 2.
Four UVU starters scored in double figures, led by Trey Woodbury’s game-high 23 points on 10-14 field goals.
Woodbury runs it to the basket for a slam dunk! 🏀#GoUVU #UVU #UVUMBB #WACHoops pic.twitter.com/gWE5tdJOdP
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 23, 2021
Fardaws Aimaq, Jamison Overton, and Evan Cole each added 10 or more points.
Overton for yet another slam dunk assisted by Woodbury! Name a better duo! #GoUVU #UVU #UVUMBB #WACHoops pic.twitter.com/tOAMivR8D4
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 23, 2021
Despite the loss, the Wolverines outshot the Red Storm. Utah Valley ended the contest shooting 60.0 percent overall and 44.4 percent from distance.
St. John’s finished shooting 47.4 percent from the field, including 36.0 percent from three.
Rasheem Dunn only needed one hand on this slam for @StJohnsBBall 💪 pic.twitter.com/2yOmYbgTaN
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) January 23, 2021
Posh Alexander led the Red Storm with 20 points.
Traffic doesn’t seem to bother the Brooklyn kid.
Posh has matched a season-high with 18 points and #SJUBB leads 86-67 with 3:52 to go. pic.twitter.com/esvHk1sZXA
— St. John's BBall (@StJohnsBBall) January 23, 2021
With the loss, the Wolverines fell to a record of 5-6 on the season.
Alley-oop Aimaq to Cole! 🔥#GoUVU #UVU #UVUMBB #WACHoops pic.twitter.com/9p5ShKF7ZH
— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) January 23, 2021
Utah Valley’s next game is against the Tarleton Texans on Friday, January 29 at 6 p.m. (MDT).
