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Utah Tech Drops Fifth Straight Road Game In Loss To Abilene Christian
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Tech men’s basketball team fell on the road for the fifth consecutive contest away from St. George in a close contest with the Abilene Christian Wildcats.
The Wildcats hosted the Trailblazers at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas on Saturday, January 28.
Utah Tech fell to Abilene Christian, 81-76.
Final from Abilene.
Cameron Gooden goes for 26 points, Noa Gonsalves added 16, but the Trailblazers come up just short.
UT (10-12/2-7 WAC) returns home for a Thursday showdown with Utah Valley inside the Burns Arena.#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/N0b5GtwS0x— Utah Tech Men's Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 29, 2023
It was the Blazers’ five straight road loss.
The contest was a tight one for much of the evening. Ultimately, the Wildcats took control of things midway through the second half and closed out a victory in the final minutes of action.
Utah Tech owned a 40-38 advantage after the opening 20 minutes of game time. The close contest continued during the first few minutes following the halftime break. Abilene Christian jumped ahead with a little over 11 minutes left to play and never gave back the lead to Utah Tech.
The Trailblazers finished shooting 51.0 percent overall and 47.8 percent from three. Despite going 0-6 on three-pointers, the Wildcats shot 47.4 percent.
Three Blazers ended up scoring in double figures. Cameron Gooden led the Trailblazers with 26 points on 10-17 shooting.
Cameron Gooden with drive, hang and score – and the free throw to pull UT to within one point late in Abilene!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/2JsCscPbqn
— Utah Tech Men's Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 29, 2023
Noa Gonsalves poured in 16 points and Jacob Nicolds added 10 points.
Ali Abdou Dibba led the Wildcats with 19 points.
With the loss, the Blazers fell to a 10-12 record, including 2-7 in Western Athletic Conference contests. Utah Tech has lost seven of its last eight games. Prior to the Trailblazers’ recent skid, Utah Tech was on a six-game winning streak before entering conference action.
Utah Tech’s next game is at home against the Utah Valley Wolverines on Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. (MDT). The game will be streamed on ESPN+.
