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Dec 29, 2022

Game Recap

Utah Tech tops UT Rio Grande Valley in WAC opener, 81-66. Isaiah Pope scored 20 points as Utah Tech beat UT Rio Grande Valley 81-66 in a Western Athletic Conference opener on Thursday.

Box Score

12T
UTRGV313566
UTU394281
Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logoUT RIO GRANDE VALLEYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
15Daylen Williams395-60-01-292112111
10Dima Zdor224-70-00-04101058
4Will Johnston357-184-126-630203324
13Sherman Brashear353-132-90-03320048
1Justin Johnson242-120-11-41310315
23Isaiah Barganier20-10-10-01000000
21Alex Horiuk41-10-00-00000012
33John Shanu II142-40-01-10000155
0Derrius Ward100-20-21-22100001
2C.J. Jackson151-30-10-00200132
TOTAL25-6737.3%6-2623.1%10-1566.7%231262102366
Utah Tech Trailblazers logoUTAH TECHMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
24Jacob Nicolds256-72-34-491000318
30Tanner Christensen243-70-04-761001410
11Noa Gonsalves382-82-70-02400216
21Isaiah Pope385-122-58-855203320
3Cameron Gooden251-71-34-43620317
14Dancell Leter242-61-24-613012529
2Trey Edmonds71-20-00-23002232
23Hagen Wright41-10-00-01000002
22Frank Staine153-61-40-05100117
TOTAL24-5642.9%9-2437.5%24-3177.4%471854171881

Play-by-Play

1st halfutrgvutu
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (19:47) Sherman Brashear missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (19:43) Cameron Gooden Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (19:37) Jacob Nicolds made Layup. Assisted by Noa Gonsalves.
    02
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (19:11) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (19:07) Cameron Gooden Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (19:04) Isaiah Pope made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noa Gonsalves.
    05
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +3 (18:45) Sherman Brashear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
    35
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (18:29) Cameron Gooden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noa Gonsalves.
    38
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (18:08) Will Johnston made Jumper.
    58
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (17:46) Isaiah Pope Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (17:46) Sherman Brashear Steal.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (17:42) Justin Johnson missed Layup.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (17:35) Daylen Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (17:34) Daylen Williams made Layup.
    78
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (17:15) Tanner Christensen missed Layup.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (17:14) Tanner Christensen Offensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (17:14) Foul on Daylen Williams.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (17:14) Tanner Christensen missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (17:14) Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (17:14) Tanner Christensen made Free Throw.
    79
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (16:58) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:56) Utah Tech Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:46) Tanner Christensen missed Layup.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:43) Dancell Leter Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:43) Dancell Leter Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (16:23) Justin Johnson Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:23) Cameron Gooden Steal.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:18) Cameron Gooden missed Layup.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:14) Dancell Leter Offensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (16:10) Justin Johnson made Jumper.
    99
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (16:10) Dancell Leter missed Layup.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (16:10) Will Johnston Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (15:54) Tanner Christensen missed Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (15:50) Dima Zdor Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (15:47) Foul on Justin Johnson.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (15:47) Justin Johnson Turnover.
  • (15:47) Official TV Timeout
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (15:29) Foul on Dima Zdor.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (15:29) Dancell Leter missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (15:29) Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (15:29) Dancell Leter made Free Throw.
    910
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (15:07) Will Johnston Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (15:07) Isaiah Pope Steal.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (15:01) Isaiah Pope missed Layup.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:58) Dancell Leter Offensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (14:58) Foul on John Shanu II.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (14:58) Dancell Leter made Free Throw.
    911
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:57) Dancell Leter missed Free Throw.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (14:55) Derrius Ward Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (14:44) John Shanu II missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:44) Dancell Leter Block.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:38) Dancell Leter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:38) Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (14:38) UT Rio Grande Valley Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (14:26) UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (14:17) Sherman Brashear missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:13) Dancell Leter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:10) Cameron Gooden missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:02) Tanner Christensen Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (14:02) Tanner Christensen missed Dunk.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (14:00) Derrius Ward Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (13:54) John Shanu II missed Layup.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:54) Dancell Leter Block.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:53) Utah Tech Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (13:42) Tanner Christensen made Dunk. Assisted by Cameron Gooden.
    913
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (13:29) Will Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:26) Tanner Christensen Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:18) Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:14) Dancell Leter Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (13:14) Dancell Leter Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (12:55) Will Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (12:52) Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (12:52) Foul on Will Johnston.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (12:31) Jacob Nicolds made Layup. Assisted by Tanner Christensen.
    915
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (12:17) Foul on Will Johnston.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (12:17) Will Johnston Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (12:17) Foul on Tanner Christensen.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (12:15) Jacob Nicolds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Gooden.
    918
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (12:08) Daylen Williams Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (12:08) Cameron Gooden Steal.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (12:03) Cameron Gooden missed Layup.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (12:03) Daylen Williams Block.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (11:53) Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (11:28) Isaiah Pope missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (11:20) Jacob Nicolds Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (11:18) Cameron Gooden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (11:14) Daylen Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (11:13) Justin Johnson Turnover.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (11:03) Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (10:59) Daylen Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (10:53) Dima Zdor made Dunk. Assisted by C.J. Jackson.
    1118
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (10:44) Foul on Trey Edmonds.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (10:44) Trey Edmonds Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (10:28) Dima Zdor missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (10:25) Trey Edmonds Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (10:10) Frank Staine Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (9:58) Justin Johnson made Jumper.
    1318
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (9:49) Foul on C.J. Jackson.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:49) Trey Edmonds missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:49) Utah Tech Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:49) Trey Edmonds missed Free Throw.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (9:48) Dima Zdor Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (9:21) Justin Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (9:17) Isaiah Pope Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (9:05) Foul on Sherman Brashear.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (9:05) Cameron Gooden made Free Throw.
    1319
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (9:05) Cameron Gooden made Free Throw.
    1320
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (8:43) Sherman Brashear missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (8:39) Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (8:29) Jacob Nicolds made Jumper.
    1322
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (8:24) Foul on Cameron Gooden.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (8:12) C.J. Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (8:08) Daylen Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (8:07) Foul on Frank Staine.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (7:53) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (7:50) Dancell Leter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (7:46) Tanner Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Isaiah Pope.
    1324
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (7:45) UT Rio Grande Valley Timeout
  • (7:45) Official TV Timeout
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +3 (7:36) Will Johnston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sherman Brashear.
    1624
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (7:18) Cameron Gooden Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (7:18) Sherman Brashear Steal.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (7:03) Foul on Isaiah Pope.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +3 (7:00) Will Johnston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
    1924
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (6:35) Cameron Gooden missed Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (6:31) Dima Zdor Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (6:26) Will Johnston missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (6:22) Daylen Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (6:20) Daylen Williams missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (6:16) Dancell Leter Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (6:13) Foul on Dima Zdor.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (6:12) Tanner Christensen missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (6:10) Dancell Leter Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (6:08) Isaiah Pope made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Gooden.
    1927
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (5:55) Foul on Dancell Leter.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (5:45) Foul on Tanner Christensen.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +1 (5:45) Will Johnston made Free Throw.
    2027
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +1 (5:45) Will Johnston made Free Throw.
    2127
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (5:33) Dancell Leter Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (5:33) Will Johnston Steal.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +3 (5:17) Sherman Brashear made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Daylen Williams.
    2427
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (5:14) Utah Tech Timeout
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +2 (4:49) Dancell Leter made Layup. Assisted by Cameron Gooden.
    2429
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (4:37) Foul on Jacob Nicolds.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +1 (4:37) Justin Johnson made Free Throw.
    2529
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (4:35) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (4:33) Isaiah Pope Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (4:20) Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jacob Nicolds.
    2532
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (3:52) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (3:49) Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (3:46) Noa Gonsalves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (3:40) Sherman Brashear Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (3:28) Daylen Williams made Layup.
    2732
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (3:28) Foul on Noa Gonsalves.
  • (3:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (3:27) Daylen Williams missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (3:26) Dancell Leter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (3:08) Dancell Leter Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (3:08) Daylen Williams Steal.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (2:53) Sherman Brashear made Layup. Assisted by Justin Johnson.
    2932
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (2:35) Dancell Leter missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (2:31) Will Johnston Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (2:28) Sherman Brashear missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (2:25) Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +3 (2:06) Noa Gonsalves made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cameron Gooden.
    2935
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (1:36) Sherman Brashear missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (1:33) Jacob Nicolds Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (1:16) Foul on Isaiah Pope.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (1:16) Isaiah Pope Turnover.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    +2 (0:52) John Shanu II made Jumper. Assisted by Sherman Brashear.
    3135
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (0:40) Foul on John Shanu II.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (0:40) Jacob Nicolds made Free Throw.
    3136
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (0:40) Jacob Nicolds made Free Throw.
    3137
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (0:11) Foul on Jacob Nicolds.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (0:11) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (0:11) UT Rio Grande Valley Offensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (0:09) Justin Johnson missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (0:08) Frank Staine Defensive Rebound.
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (0:03) Foul on John Shanu II.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (0:03) Cameron Gooden made Free Throw.
    3138
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    +1 (0:03) Cameron Gooden made Free Throw.
    3139
  • Ut Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros logo
    (0:00) Justin Johnson missed Jumper.
  • Utah Tech Trailblazers logo
    (0:00) Utah Tech Defensive Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

66Points81
25-67(37.3%)Field Goal(%)24-56(42.9%)
6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)9-24(37.5%)
10-15(66.7%)Free Throw(%)24-31(77.4%)
28(8)Rebounds(Offensive)51(15)
12Assists18
6Steals5
2Blocks4
10Turnovers17
23(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)
0Largest Lead19

Game Details

Thursday, December 29, 2022 · 8:00 PM
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attendance: 710
spread: UTU -9.5
over/under: 159.5