Utah Valley Basketball Defeats In-State Rival Weber State Wildcats

OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley Wolverines men’s basketball team defeated the Weber State Wildcats, 70-54, to improve to 6-3 on the season.

The Wolverines shot over 50% from the field and three while holding the Wildcats to 35% from the floor and 30% from deep.

FINAL

WOLVERINE WIN✅#GoUVU | #ValleyForged pic.twitter.com/xHGG5wexMo

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) December 6, 2023

First Half

Weber State struck first in the UCCU Center and would go on to hold a lead for the majority of the first half.

Caleb Stone-Carrawell nailed a three to start the game and give UVU a one-point lead.

#25 Caleb Stone-Carrawell with 3 from the left wing!#GoUVU | #ValleyForged pic.twitter.com/Buy8Ugb05x

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) December 6, 2023

The Wildcats got everyone involved early on. Alex Tew threw down a dunk off of a drop step in the opening minutes.

Alex Tew throws it down! #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/2sYdsuKyw0

— Weber State MBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) December 6, 2023

Steven Verplancken scored 8 straight from the outside to put Weber State up by six.

The Wolverines responded with a few jump shots of their own to close the gap.

The Wildcats were able to fend off multiple runs from UVU to stay in the lead.

DJ from DEEP! #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/a6ygwYvF32

— Weber State MBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) December 6, 2023

But Weber State could only hold the Wolverines off for so long.

With five minutes left before halftime, Tanner Toolson made a layup to put Utah Valley up by one.

Stone-Carrawell continued to show off his scoring prowess with a transition dunk.

#25 Caleb Stone-Carrawell dunking for UVU!#GoUVU | #ValleyForged pic.twitter.com/lfuQAWUOOY

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) December 6, 2023

The Wolverines shot a staggering 57% from downtown in the first half.

Efficient scoring and tough defense led to a 6-point lead for UVU going into the break.

HALFTIME#GoUVU | #ValleyForged pic.twitter.com/qfL8WB2De3

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) December 6, 2023

Second Half

The Wildcats had some work to do if they hoped to pull out a road win.

They got right to work with two quick buckets to make it a one-score game.

Utah Valley stepped on the gas with their lead in jeopardy. K’mani Doughty and Jaden McClanahan found the bottom of the net on back-to-back possessions to put UVU back up by 7.

#21 Nate Tshimanga flips it up for 2!#GoUVU | #ValleyForged pic.twitter.com/Cgd7DZKa3q

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) December 6, 2023

The Wildcats would fight back once again and close the lead to two with three makes in the paint from Dillon Jones.

Utah Valley responded with a 14-2 run to take the first double-digit lead of the contest.

#5 Tanner Toolson from DEEP!#GoUVU | #ValleyForged pic.twitter.com/iX4XRpzDYU

— UVU Men’s Basketball (@UVUmbb) December 6, 2023

The rest of the game was all UVU. Weber State was only able to put up 9 points in the final 12 minutes of regulation.

Stone-Carrawell led the Wolverines in scoring with 19. Jones put up 13 for Weber State.

Utah Valley beat Weber State by 16, 70-54.

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Chandler Holt is a co-host for the Jazz Notes podcast and a Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter @ChandlerHoltKSL or on Threads @chandlerho1t.

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