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FINAL
Jan 4, 2025

Game Recap

Dominick Nelson scores 16 to guide Utah Valley to 64-53 victory over Abilene Christian. Dominick Nelson scored 16 points to help Utah Valley defeat Abilene Christian 64-53 in a Western Athletic Conference opener on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
ACU242953
UVU283664
Abilene Christian Wildcats logoABILENE CHRISTIANMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
3Leonardo Bettiol160-50-01-22011141
4Rich Smith182-30-01-22110355
2Yaniel Rivera211-41-20-04320113
5Quion Williams346-170-14-573218416
21Hunter Jack Madden180-30-30-01111300
15Bradyn Hubbard295-120-16-770200416
10Jack Sawyer31-10-00-02000002
11Ma'Shy Hill10-10-00-01000000
12Cade Hornecker190-60-30-23201030
6Dontrez Williams161-30-02-42101114
0Nasir DeGruy223-40-00-00210126
1Colby Tanner30-00-00-01000010
TOTAL19-5932.2%1-1010.0%14-2263.6%3213105182553
Utah Valley Wolverines logoUTAH VALLEYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
22Carter Welling193-70-03-76113439
12Osiris Grady193-50-02-30001128
0Dominick Nelson306-90-14-572124016
10Trevan Leonhardt300-20-12-24740012
5Tanner Toolson201-60-30-02310112
8Hayden Welling123-60-10-00001036
35Ethan Potter161-30-11-24001313
13Cory Wells160-00-00-02010140
3Kylin Green193-61-24-653101011
2Jackson Holcombe133-50-01-12102147
7Noah Taitz60-00-00-01000000
TOTAL23-4946.9%1-911.1%17-2665.4%3317910161964

Play-by-Play

1st halfacuuvu
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (19:32) Foul on Rich Smith.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (19:30) Tanner Toolson made Jumper. Assisted by Trevan Leonhardt.
    02
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (19:13) Quion Williams missed Layup.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (19:10) Dominick Nelson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (18:55) Osiris Grady Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:55) Rich Smith Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:44) Leonardo Bettiol missed Layup.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (18:42) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (18:27) Carter Welling missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:24) Rich Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (18:18) Hunter Jack Madden Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (18:18) Trevan Leonhardt Steal.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (18:13) Dominick Nelson made Dunk. Assisted by Carter Welling.
    04
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:51) Hunter Jack Madden Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:37) Foul on Quion Williams.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (17:26) Tanner Toolson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (17:23) Trevan Leonhardt Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (17:19) Carter Welling missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:16) Yaniel Rivera Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:13) Quion Williams missed Layup.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (17:13) Carter Welling Block.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:13) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (17:05) Leonardo Bettiol missed Layup.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (17:05) Carter Welling Block.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (17:02) Carter Welling Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (16:53) Trevan Leonhardt missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:53) Hunter Jack Madden Block.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:50) Leonardo Bettiol Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:31) Yaniel Rivera missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:31) Bradyn Hubbard Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (16:31) Bradyn Hubbard made Jumper.
    24
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (16:31) Foul on Carter Welling.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (16:31) Bradyn Hubbard made Free Throw.
    34
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (16:09) Carter Welling Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (16:09) Leonardo Bettiol Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:57) Leonardo Bettiol missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:57) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
  • (15:57) Official TV Timeout
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:45) Bradyn Hubbard missed Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (15:45) Utah Valley Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (15:32) Kylin Green missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:30) Quion Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (15:20) Foul on Osiris Grady.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:11) Cade Hornecker missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:06) Bradyn Hubbard Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (15:06) Bradyn Hubbard missed Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (15:06) Kylin Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (15:06) Hayden Welling Block.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (14:45) Dominick Nelson missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (14:45) Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:28) Bradyn Hubbard made Layup. Assisted by Nasir DeGruy.
    54
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (13:54) Kylin Green made Jumper. Assisted by Dominick Nelson.
    56
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (13:38) Foul on Hayden Welling.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (13:38) Bradyn Hubbard made Free Throw.
    66
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (13:38) Bradyn Hubbard missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (13:37) Ethan Potter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (13:07) Utah Valley Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (12:54) Nasir DeGruy made Jumper. Assisted by Hunter Jack Madden.
    86
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (12:35) Ethan Potter Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (12:15) Foul on Carter Welling.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (12:15) Quion Williams made Free Throw.
    96
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (12:15) Quion Williams made Free Throw.
    106
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (11:53) Jackson Holcombe missed Layup.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (11:53) Dontrez Williams Block.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (11:47) Kylin Green Offensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (11:47) Hayden Welling made Layup. Assisted by Kylin Green.
    108
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (11:27) Quion Williams made Layup.
    128
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (11:27) Foul on Jackson Holcombe.
  • (11:27) Official TV Timeout
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (11:27) Quion Williams made Free Throw.
    138
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (11:08) Kylin Green missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (11:08) Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (10:58) Yaniel Rivera Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (10:58) Cory Wells Steal.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (10:58) Dominick Nelson Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (10:35) Quion Williams Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (10:09) Jackson Holcombe made Layup. Assisted by Trevan Leonhardt.
    1310
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (9:58) Rich Smith Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (9:35) Dominick Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Trevan Leonhardt.
    1312
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (9:35) Foul on Rich Smith.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (9:35) Dominick Nelson missed Free Throw.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (9:33) Bradyn Hubbard Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (9:26) Quion Williams made Layup. Assisted by Yaniel Rivera.
    1512
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (9:04) Ethan Potter Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (9:04) Yaniel Rivera Steal.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (9:04) Foul on Jackson Holcombe.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (8:35) Quion Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (8:33) Ethan Potter Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (8:20) Ethan Potter made Jumper.
    1514
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (8:01) Bradyn Hubbard missed Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (8:01) Jackson Holcombe Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (8:01) Foul on Bradyn Hubbard.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:49) Foul on Cade Hornecker.
  • (7:49) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (7:49) Ethan Potter made Free Throw.
    1515
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (7:49) Ethan Potter missed Free Throw.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:48) Yaniel Rivera Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:32) Quion Williams Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (7:32) Trevan Leonhardt Steal.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (7:05) Ethan Potter Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (7:05) Nasir DeGruy Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:41) Nasir DeGruy missed Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (6:38) Dominick Nelson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (6:15) Tanner Toolson missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:13) Quion Williams Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:08) Quion Williams missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (6:05) Quion Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (6:04) Bradyn Hubbard made Jumper. Assisted by Quion Williams.
    1715
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (5:48) Dominick Nelson made Layup.
    1717
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:24) Leonardo Bettiol missed Layup.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (5:24) Ethan Potter Block.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:20) Leonardo Bettiol Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:20) Leonardo Bettiol missed Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (5:19) Dominick Nelson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (5:17) Dominick Nelson Turnover.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:17) Bradyn Hubbard Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:12) Dontrez Williams Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (5:12) Trevan Leonhardt Steal.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:01) Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (5:01) Osiris Grady made Free Throw.
    1718
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (5:01) Osiris Grady missed Free Throw.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (5:00) Yaniel Rivera Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (4:33) Hunter Jack Madden missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (4:30) Kylin Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (4:30) Foul on Yaniel Rivera.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (4:30) Trevan Leonhardt made Free Throw.
    1719
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (4:30) Trevan Leonhardt made Free Throw.
    1720
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (4:25) Foul on Hayden Welling.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +1 (4:25) Leonardo Bettiol made Free Throw.
    1820
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (4:25) Leonardo Bettiol missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (4:24) Trevan Leonhardt Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (4:20) Foul on Leonardo Bettiol.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (4:20) Kylin Green made Free Throw.
    1821
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (4:20) Kylin Green made Free Throw.
    1822
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (4:06) Bradyn Hubbard made Jumper. Assisted by Rich Smith.
    2022
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (3:51) Hayden Welling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:50) Rich Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:50) Foul on Rich Smith.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:50) Rich Smith Turnover.
  • (3:50) Official TV Timeout
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (3:29) Trevan Leonhardt missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:28) Abilene Christian Defensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (3:13) Cade Hornecker missed Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (3:11) Kylin Green Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (3:01) Hayden Welling made Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Holcombe.
    2024
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (2:40) Quion Williams missed Jumper.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (2:38) Noah Taitz Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +2 (2:20) Hayden Welling made Dunk. Assisted by Trevan Leonhardt.
    2026
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (2:00) Abilene Christian Timeout
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (1:56) Quion Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Yaniel Rivera.
    2226
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (1:37) Dominick Nelson Turnover.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (1:20) Foul on Hayden Welling.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (1:20) Cade Hornecker missed Free Throw.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (1:20) Abilene Christian Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (1:20) Cade Hornecker missed Free Throw.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (1:19) Tanner Toolson Defensive Rebound.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (0:55) Ethan Potter missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:55) Cade Hornecker Block.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (0:55) Utah Valley Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:51) Foul on Bradyn Hubbard.
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (0:51) Kylin Green made Free Throw.
    2227
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    +1 (0:51) Kylin Green made Free Throw.
    2228
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:20) Quion Williams missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:13) Cade Hornecker Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:13) Cade Hornecker missed Jumper.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    (0:13) Quion Williams Offensive Rebound.
  • Abilene Christian Wildcats logo
    +2 (0:13) Quion Williams made Jumper.
    2428
  • Utah Valley Wolverines logo
    (0:12) Utah Valley Timeout
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

53Points64
19-59(32.2%)Field Goal(%)23-49(46.9%)
1-10(10%)3-Point(%)1-9(11.1%)
14-22(63.6%)Free Throw(%)17-26(65.4%)
41(15)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)
13Assists17
10Steals9
5Blocks10
19Turnovers17
25(1)Fouls(Technical)19(1)
5Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, January 4, 2025 · 4:00 PM
UCCU Center · Orem, UT
attendance: 1,601 (18.8%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: UVU -9.5
over/under: 138.5