Utah Tech Falls to California Baptist On Road
Jan 5, 2023, 9:57 PM | Updated: Jan 11, 2023, 4:23 pm
Isaiah Pope drives to the rim against the California Baptist Lancers (Photo courtesy of UTU Mens Basketball)
(Photo courtesy of UTU Mens Basketball)
RIVERSIDE, Calfornia – The Utah Tech Trailblazers travelled to the CBU Events Center to take on the California Baptist Lancers on Thursday.
The fist half in Riverside was a nail-biter. The Trailblazers and the Lancers traded blows, going back-and-forth with many scoring runs.
Isaiah Pope with the pivot and the reverse lay-in in the early going!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/EShbzRpok2
— Utah Tech Men’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 6, 2023
Tanner Christensen put up a monster double-double. He finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Noa Gonsalves feeds Tanner Christensen down low for the two-handed jam! #UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/nXGrFKnuaP
— Utah Tech Men’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 6, 2023
The biggest lead in the first half was nine, held by Utah Tech.
Jacob Nicolds with the drive and dunk to extend the UT lead to 9!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/YGQy5WjzR8
— Utah Tech Men’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 6, 2023
The 6-foot-10 Christensen towered over everyone in CBU’s starting lineup.
Asjon Anderson finds Tanner Christensen for the pick and roll jam to push the Blazers advantage to 7 points!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/hwtUxG3wDg
— Utah Tech Men’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 6, 2023
The Lancer’s answer was the 7-footer Timothy Ighoefe off of the bench.
Big Tim leading the Lancer offense at the half on a perfect 4-4 shooting off the bench. 👀#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/o8tFUIcDjf
— California Baptist Men’s Basketball (@CBUmbb) January 6, 2023
The Trailblazer’s nine-point lead was quickly closed down to 3. Halftime shortly followed with a score of 29-26.
Halftime in Riverside!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/YUP5EkCDgh
— Utah Tech Men’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 6, 2023
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The second half was not nearly as kind to Utah Tech. Despite a solid start, the Lancers brought the game back to a tie at 38.
CBU then went on a 33-15 run. The home crowd erupted as the Lancers knocked down three after three.
Many were made by Sophomore guard Scotty Washington, a 42% shooter from beyond-the-arc. He finished with 17 points.
The final score was 72-58.
Final from Riverside!
Tanner Christensen records his second double-double of the year with 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
UT (9-7/1-2 WAC) returns home to host Stephen F. Austin next Thursday night. #UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/zjxjS6g2bD— Utah Tech Men’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 6, 2023
Chandler Holt is a Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com, specializing in all things basketball and football. Follow Chandler on Twitter at @ChandlerHoltKSL.
