Utah Valley 81-56 Tarleton State (Feb 8, 2025) Play-by-Play

Tarleton State Texans

10-15, 5-5 Conference

	1	2	T
TAR	36	20	56
UVU	39	42	81

Utah Valley Wolverines

17-7, 9-1 Conference

TIME		TAR	UVU
19:47	Dominick Nelson Turnover.	0	0
19:47	Izzy Miles Steal.	0	0
19:16	Bubu Benjamin made Layup.	2	0
19:05	Carter Welling made Layup. Assisted by Trevan Leonhardt.	2	2
18:40	Izzy Miles missed Jumper.	2	2
18:40	Dominick Nelson Block.	2	2
18:36	Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:30	Carter Welling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominick Nelson.	2	5
18:02	Bubu Benjamin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Izzy Miles.	5	5
17:46	Dominick Nelson Turnover.	5	5
17:17	Karim Elgizawy missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:11	Joseph Martinez Offensive Rebound.	5	5
17:11	Joseph Martinez made Jumper.	7	5
16:54	Tanner Toolson Turnover.	7	5
16:54	Chris Mpaka Steal.	7	5
16:46	Karim Elgizawy Turnover.	7	5
16:46	Trevan Leonhardt Steal.	7	5
16:43	Trevan Leonhardt Turnover.	7	5
16:43	Izzy Miles Steal.	7	5
16:40	Chris Mpaka missed Layup.	7	5
16:40	Tanner Toolson Block.	7	5
16:40	Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.	7	5
16:40	Bubu Benjamin missed Three Point Jumper.	7	5
16:40	Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.	7	5
16:26	Karim Elgizawy Turnover.	7	5
16:11	Dominick Nelson made Jumper. Assisted by Carter Welling.	7	7
16:10	Technical Foul on Dominick Nelson.	7	7
16:10	Bubu Benjamin made Free Throw.	8	7
16:10	Bubu Benjamin missed Free Throw.	8	7
16:10	Tarleton State Offensive Rebound.	8	7
15:48	Izzy Miles Turnover.	8	7
15:48	Trevan Leonhardt Steal.	8	7
15:48	Official TV Timeout	8	7
15:27	Tanner Toolson missed Jumper.	8	7
15:27	Cory Wells Offensive Rebound.	8	7
15:27	Foul on Bubu Benjamin.	8	7
15:27	Cory Wells made Free Throw.	8	8
15:27	Cory Wells made Free Throw.	8	9
15:17	Foul on Jackson Holcombe.	8	9
15:03	Foul on Izzy Miles.	8	9
15:03	Izzy Miles Turnover.	8	9
14:48	Tanner Toolson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trevan Leonhardt.	8	12
14:24	Izzy Miles missed Jumper.	8	12
14:24	Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.	8	12
14:17	Foul on Cory Wells.	8	12
14:09	Foul on Chris Mpaka.	8	12
14:09	Chris Mpaka Turnover.	8	12
13:56	Jackson Holcombe missed Layup.	8	12
13:56	Chris Mpaka Block.	8	12
13:53	Joseph Martinez Defensive Rebound.	8	12
13:51	Foul on Cory Wells.	8	12
13:45	Foul on Tanner Toolson.	8	12
13:45	Bubu Benjamin made Free Throw.	9	12
13:45	Bubu Benjamin made Free Throw.	10	12
13:45	Bubu Benjamin missed Free Throw.	10	12
13:44	Joseph Martinez Offensive Rebound.	10	12
13:30	Karim Elgizawy Turnover.	10	12
13:30	Hayden Welling Steal.	10	12
13:23	Tanner Toolson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylin Green.	10	15
13:02	Chris Mpaka made Jumper. Assisted by Bubu Benjamin.	12	15
12:37	Ethan Potter Turnover.	12	15
12:37	Joseph Martinez Steal.	12	15
12:21	Bubu Benjamin missed Layup.	12	15
12:21	Ethan Potter Block.	12	15
12:16	Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.	12	15
12:16	Chris Mpaka missed Jumper.	12	15
12:15	Izzy Miles Offensive Rebound.	12	15
12:15	Foul on Ethan Potter.	12	15
12:15	Izzy Miles made Free Throw.	13	15
12:15	Izzy Miles made Free Throw.	14	15
11:59	Dominick Nelson missed Three Point Jumper.	14	15
11:56	Chris Mpaka Defensive Rebound.	14	15
11:50	Foul on Hayden Welling.	14	15
11:50	Official TV Timeout	14	15
11:50	Bubu Benjamin made Free Throw.	15	15
11:50	Bubu Benjamin made Free Throw.	16	15
11:35	Noah Taitz missed Three Point Jumper.	16	15
11:35	Hayden Welling Offensive Rebound.	16	15
11:35	Foul on Joseph Martinez.	16	15
11:35	Hayden Welling missed Free Throw.	16	15
11:35	Utah Valley Offensive Rebound.	16	15
11:35	Hayden Welling made Free Throw.	16	16
11:06	Karim Elgizawy Turnover.	16	16
10:54	Carter Welling missed Three Point Jumper.	16	16
10:50	Bubu Benjamin Defensive Rebound.	16	16
10:43	Foul on Carter Welling.	16	16
10:43	Chris Mpaka made Free Throw.	17	16
10:43	Chris Mpaka made Free Throw.	18	16
10:32	Foul on Karim Elgizawy.	18	16
10:21	Carter Welling Turnover.	18	16
10:21	Izzy Miles Steal.	18	16
10:17	Izzy Miles made Layup.	20	16
9:56	Hayden Welling missed Three Point Jumper.	20	16
9:54	Karim Elgizawy Defensive Rebound.	20	16
9:47	Chris Mpaka made Jumper. Assisted by Karim Elgizawy.	22	16
9:36	Utah Valley Timeout	22	16
9:21	Dominick Nelson made Jumper.	22	18
8:54	Bubu Benjamin missed Jumper.	22	18
8:52	Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.	22	18
8:45	Foul on Izzy Miles.	22	18
8:40	Carter Welling missed Dunk.	22	18
8:37	Dominick Nelson Offensive Rebound.	22	18
8:32	Foul on Chris Mpaka.	22	18
8:32	Jackson Holcombe missed Free Throw.	22	18
8:32	Utah Valley Offensive Rebound.	22	18
8:32	Jackson Holcombe missed Free Throw.	22	18
8:30	Bubu Benjamin Defensive Rebound.	22	18
8:14	Bubu Benjamin Turnover.	22	18
8:14	Tanner Toolson Steal.	22	18
8:04	Foul on Bubu Benjamin.	22	18
8:04	Tanner Toolson made Free Throw.	22	19
8:04	Tanner Toolson made Free Throw.	22	20
7:35	Bubu Benjamin missed Jumper.	22	20
7:32	Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.	22	20
7:29	Joseph Martinez missed Three Point Jumper.	22	20
7:26	Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.	22	20
7:25	Foul on Karim Elgizawy.	22	20
7:25	Official TV Timeout	22	20
7:25	Dominick Nelson made Free Throw.	22	21
7:25	Dominick Nelson made Free Throw.	22	22
7:02	Izzy Miles made Jumper.	24	22
6:43	Jackson Holcombe made Layup. Assisted by Trevan Leonhardt.	24	24
6:17	Chris Mpaka made Dunk. Assisted by Bubu Benjamin.	26	24
5:59	Jackson Holcombe missed Dunk.	26	24
5:59	Jackson Holcombe Offensive Rebound.	26	24
5:59	Chris Mpaka Block.	26	24
5:59	Foul on Bubu Benjamin.	26	24
5:59	Tanner Toolson made Free Throw.	26	25
5:59	Tanner Toolson made Free Throw.	26	26
5:43	Bubu Benjamin missed Jumper.	26	26
5:43	Chris Mpaka Offensive Rebound.	26	26
5:43	Foul on Jackson Holcombe.	26	26
5:43	Chris Mpaka missed Free Throw.	26	26
5:43	Tarleton State Offensive Rebound.	26	26
5:43	Chris Mpaka made Free Throw.	27	26
5:36	Trevan Leonhardt Turnover.	27	26
5:36	Chris Mpaka Steal.	27	26
5:36	Foul on Carter Welling.	27	26
5:36	Chris Mpaka made Free Throw.	28	26
5:36	Chris Mpaka made Free Throw.	29	26
5:23	Hayden Welling missed Layup.	29	26
5:23	Keitenn Bristow Block.	29	26
5:20	Keitenn Bristow Defensive Rebound.	29	26
5:04	Chris Mpaka missed Jumper.	29	26
5:04	Ethan Potter Defensive Rebound.	29	26
4:48	Kylin Green missed Layup.	29	26
4:48	Chris Mpaka Block.	29	26
4:43	Dominick Nelson Offensive Rebound.	29	26
4:43	Dominick Nelson missed Jumper.	29	26
4:43	Keitenn Bristow Defensive Rebound.	29	26
4:37	Karim Elgizawy Turnover.	29	26
4:37	Tanner Toolson Steal.	29	26
4:31	Foul on Keitenn Bristow.	29	26
4:31	Tanner Toolson made Free Throw.	29	27
4:31	Tanner Toolson made Free Throw.	29	28
4:21	Foul on Chris Mpaka.	29	28
4:21	Chris Mpaka Turnover.	29	28
4:19	Technical Foul on Tarleton State.	29	28
4:19	Tanner Toolson missed Free Throw.	29	28
4:19	Utah Valley Offensive Rebound.	29	28
4:19	Tanner Toolson made Free Throw.	29	29
4:08	Tanner Toolson missed Three Point Jumper.	29	29
4:06	Izzy Miles Defensive Rebound.	29	29
3:47	Karim Elgizawy Turnover.	29	29
3:47	Kylin Green Steal.	29	29
3:30	Tanner Toolson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylin Green.	29	32
3:00	Izzy Miles made Layup.	31	32
2:43	Foul on Izzy Miles.	31	32
2:43	Official TV Timeout	31	32
2:43	Dominick Nelson made Free Throw.	31	33
2:43	Dominick Nelson missed Free Throw.	31	33
2:41	Keitenn Bristow Defensive Rebound.	31	33
2:20	Karim Elgizawy missed Jumper.	31	33
2:18	Hayden Welling Defensive Rebound.	31	33
2:05	Foul on Joseph Martinez.	31	33
2:05	Ethan Potter missed Free Throw.	31	33
2:05	Utah Valley Offensive Rebound.	31	33
2:05	Ethan Potter made Free Throw.	31	34
1:36	Karim Elgizawy missed Layup.	31	34
1:33	Ethan Potter Defensive Rebound.	31	34
1:31	Tanner Toolson made Dunk. Assisted by Dominick Nelson.	31	36
0:56	Nick Krass made Jumper.	33	36
0:38	Tanner Toolson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Potter.	33	39
0:02	Dantwan Grimes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Karim Elgizawy.	36	39
0:00	End of 1st half	36	39

UCCU Center

4:00 PM, February 8, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Orem, UT

Line: UVU -14.5

Over/Under: 131.5

Attendance: 1,676

Referees:
Robert Lehigh
Bill Vinovich
Derek Anganes

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Utah Valley	11-1	-	19-7
Grand Canyon	9-2	1.5	19-6
California Baptist	6-5	4.5	13-12
Tarleton State	6-6	5	11-16
Abilene Christian	5-6	5.5	13-13
Seattle U	5-6	5.5	10-15
UT Arlington	5-7	6	12-14
Southern Utah	3-10	8.5	11-16
Utah Tech	2-9	8.5	6-20

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