Abilene Christian 86-79 Utah Tech (Mar 2, 2024) Play-by-Play

Abilene Christian Wildcats

14-15, 9-9 Conference

	1	2	T
ACU	35	51	86
UTU	38	41	79

Utah Tech Trailblazers

10-19, 6-12 Conference

TIME		ACU	UTU
19:45	Beon Riley missed Layup.	0	0
19:42	Beon Riley Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:42	Beon Riley made Layup.	0	2
19:20	Hunter Jack Madden Turnover.	0	2
19:20	Beon Riley Steal.	0	2
19:16	Foul on Airion Simmons.	0	2
19:16	Tennessee Rainwater missed Free Throw.	0	2
19:16	Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:16	Tennessee Rainwater made Free Throw.	0	3
18:57	Airion Simmons missed Jumper.	0	3
18:56	Utah Tech Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:49	Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.	0	3
18:45	Airion Simmons Defensive Rebound.	0	3
18:39	Ali Abdou Dibba made Jumper.	2	3
18:22	Foul on Tanner Christensen.	2	3
18:22	Tanner Christensen Turnover.	2	3
18:07	Kavion McClain made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Airion Simmons.	5	3
17:38	Tennessee Rainwater missed Three Point Jumper.	5	3
17:35	Beon Riley Offensive Rebound.	5	3
17:34	Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.	5	3
17:34	Beon Riley made Free Throw.	5	4
17:34	Beon Riley made Free Throw.	5	5
17:17	Foul on Hamed Olayinka.	5	5
17:17	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	6	5
17:17	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	7	5
16:48	Jaylen Searles missed Jumper.	7	5
16:45	Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.	7	5
16:36	Leonardo Bettiol made Layup. Assisted by Airion Simmons.	9	5
16:18	Aric Demings Turnover.	9	5
16:06	Airion Simmons missed Jumper.	9	5
16:02	Noa Gonsalves Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:56	Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Searles.	9	8
15:36	Ali Abdou Dibba made Jumper. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.	11	8
15:36	Foul on Hamed Olayinka.	11	8
15:36	Official TV Timeout	11	8
15:36	Ali Abdou Dibba made Free Throw.	12	8
15:28	Noa Gonsalves missed Jumper.	12	8
15:25	Airion Simmons Defensive Rebound.	12	8
15:11	Airion Simmons made Jumper.	14	8
14:52	Jaylen Searles missed Jumper.	14	8
14:47	Airion Simmons Defensive Rebound.	14	8
14:34	Leonardo Bettiol missed Jumper.	14	8
14:34	Jaylen Searles Block.	14	8
14:28	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	14	8
14:08	Jaylen Searles missed Three Point Jumper.	14	8
14:04	Aidan Igiehon Defensive Rebound.	14	8
13:51	Kavion McClain made Jumper. Assisted by Aidan Igiehon.	16	8
13:36	Tanner Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Beon Riley.	16	10
13:19	Aidan Igiehon missed Jumper.	16	10
13:14	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	16	10
13:11	Foul on Airion Simmons.	16	10
13:06	Foul on Hunter Jack Madden.	16	10
13:00	Unisa Turay missed Three Point Jumper.	16	10
12:56	Beon Riley Offensive Rebound.	16	10
12:55	Beon Riley missed Layup.	16	10
12:55	Cameron Steele Block.	16	10
12:51	Hunter Jack Madden Defensive Rebound.	16	10
12:31	Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.	16	10
12:31	Tanner Christensen Steal.	16	10
12:27	Foul on Cameron Steele.	16	10
12:27	Beon Riley missed Free Throw.	16	10
12:27	Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.	16	10
12:27	Beon Riley made Free Throw.	16	11
12:14	Nasir DeGruy missed Layup.	16	11
12:14	Unisa Turay Block.	16	11
12:09	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	16	11
12:06	Jaylen Searles missed Jumper.	16	11
12:06	Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.	16	11
12:00	Unisa Turay made Jumper.	16	13
11:41	Nasir DeGruy Turnover.	16	13
11:41	Official TV Timeout	16	13
11:28	Tanner Christensen missed Layup.	16	13
11:24	Tanner Christensen Offensive Rebound.	16	13
11:22	Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Unisa Turay.	16	16
11:09	Nasir DeGruy Turnover.	16	16
11:09	Jaylen Searles Steal.	16	16
11:05	Jaylen Searles Turnover.	16	16
10:56	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Jumper.	16	16
10:51	Tanner Christensen Defensive Rebound.	16	16
10:46	Unisa Turay made Jumper.	16	18
10:28	Foul on Tanner Christensen.	16	18
10:28	Leonardo Bettiol missed Free Throw.	16	18
10:28	Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.	16	18
10:28	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	17	18
10:15	Tennessee Rainwater Turnover.	17	18
10:02	Leonardo Bettiol missed Layup.	17	18
9:59	Hamed Olayinka Defensive Rebound.	17	18
9:38	Tennessee Rainwater Turnover.	17	18
9:19	Kavion McClain missed Jumper.	17	18
9:12	Leonardo Bettiol Offensive Rebound.	17	18
9:00	Leonardo Bettiol made Layup.	19	18
8:55	Unisa Turay Turnover.	19	18
8:55	Cameron Steele Steal.	19	18
8:52	Foul on Unisa Turay.	19	18
8:36	Hunter Jack Madden missed Three Point Jumper.	19	18
8:33	Tennessee Rainwater Defensive Rebound.	19	18
8:06	Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.	19	18
8:02	Beon Riley Offensive Rebound.	19	18
7:57	Noa Gonsalves Turnover.	19	18
7:57	Cameron Steele Steal.	19	18
7:57	Foul on Hamed Olayinka.	19	18
7:57	Official TV Timeout	19	18
7:42	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Jumper.	19	18
7:39	Aidan Igiehon Offensive Rebound.	19	18
7:38	Aidan Igiehon missed Layup.	19	18
7:35	Aidan Igiehon Offensive Rebound.	19	18
7:34	Aidan Igiehon made Layup.	21	18
7:25	Tennessee Rainwater made Jumper.	21	20
7:09	Hunter Jack Madden missed Three Point Jumper.	21	20
7:05	Tennessee Rainwater Defensive Rebound.	21	20
6:58	Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.	21	20
6:54	Kavion McClain Defensive Rebound.	21	20
6:36	Aidan Igiehon made Layup. Assisted by Ali Abdou Dibba.	23	20
6:21	Tennessee Rainwater made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylen Searles.	23	23
6:13	Abilene Christian Timeout	23	23
6:05	Leonardo Bettiol made Layup. Assisted by Hunter Jack Madden.	25	23
5:53	Beon Riley missed Jumper.	25	23
5:51	Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.	25	23
5:42	Hunter Jack Madden made Jumper.	27	23
5:22	Jaylen Searles made Three Point Jumper.	27	26
4:49	Ali Abdou Dibba Turnover.	27	26
4:49	Noa Gonsalves Steal.	27	26
4:37	Foul on Tennessee Rainwater.	27	26
4:37	Tennessee Rainwater Turnover.	27	26
4:24	Leonardo Bettiol missed Layup.	27	26
4:22	Leonardo Bettiol Offensive Rebound.	27	26
4:21	Leonardo Bettiol made Layup.	29	26
3:59	Jaylen Searles missed Three Point Jumper.	29	26
3:55	Hunter Jack Madden Defensive Rebound.	29	26
3:47	Official TV Timeout	29	26
3:34	Airion Simmons missed Jumper.	29	26
3:32	Tennessee Rainwater Defensive Rebound.	29	26
3:28	Foul on Ali Abdou Dibba.	29	26
3:28	Noa Gonsalves made Free Throw.	29	27
3:27	Noa Gonsalves missed Free Throw.	29	27
3:25	Cameron Steele Defensive Rebound.	29	27
2:59	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Three Point Jumper.	29	27
2:56	Noa Gonsalves Defensive Rebound.	29	27
2:49	Foul on Hunter Jack Madden.	29	27
2:49	Aric Demings made Free Throw.	29	28
2:49	Aric Demings missed Free Throw.	29	28
2:49	Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.	29	28
2:49	Aric Demings made Free Throw.	29	29
2:39	Ali Abdou Dibba missed Layup.	29	29
2:38	Utah Tech Defensive Rebound.	29	29
2:15	Tennessee Rainwater made Dunk.	29	31
1:50	Cameron Steele Turnover.	29	31
1:50	Unisa Turay Steal.	29	31
1:47	Unisa Turay made Jumper.	29	33
1:47	Foul on Yaniel Rivera.	29	33
1:47	Unisa Turay made Free Throw.	29	34
1:36	Ali Abdou Dibba made Dunk. Assisted by Leonardo Bettiol.	31	34
1:20	Noa Gonsalves made Jumper. Assisted by Unisa Turay.	31	36
1:02	Foul on Trey Hall.	31	36
1:02	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	32	36
1:02	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	33	36
0:42	Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.	33	36
0:37	Beon Riley Offensive Rebound.	33	36
0:37	Beon Riley made Layup.	33	38
0:31	Foul on Trey Hall.	33	38
0:31	Utah Tech Timeout	33	38
0:31	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	34	38
0:31	Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.	35	38
0:06	Tennessee Rainwater Turnover.	35	38
0:06	Leonardo Bettiol Steal.	35	38
0:01	JV Seat missed Jumper.	35	38
0:00	Jaylen Searles Defensive Rebound.	35	38
0:00	End of 1st half	35	38

Burns Arena

9:00 PM, March 2, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

St. George, UT

Line: ACU -1.5

Over/Under: 146.5

Attendance: 2,387

Referees:
Joe Wilbert III
Ronald Brokenbrough
Donn Berdahl

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Grand Canyon	0-0	-	8-4
Abilene Christian	0-0	-	8-5
Southern Utah	0-0	-	8-6
Utah Valley	0-0	-	7-6
California Baptist	0-0	-	6-6
UT Arlington	0-0	-	6-7
Seattle U	0-0	-	5-8
Tarleton State	0-0	-	4-10
Utah Tech	0-0	-	4-10

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