SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Tech males’s basketball staff fell on the street for the fifth consecutive contest away from St. George in an in depth contest with the Abilene Christian Wildcats.
The Wildcats hosted the Trailblazers at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas on Saturday, January 28.
Utah Tech fell to Abilene Christian, 81-76.
Remaining from Abilene.
Cameron Gooden goes for 26 factors, Noa Gonsalves added 16, however the Trailblazers come up simply brief.
UT (10-12/2-7 WAC) returns residence for a Thursday showdown with Utah Valley contained in the Burns Area.#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/N0b5GtwS0x
— Utah Tech Males’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 29, 2023
It was the Blazers’ 5 straight street loss.
The competition was a good one for a lot of the night. In the end, the Wildcats took management of issues halfway by way of the second half and closed out a victory within the remaining minutes of motion.
Utah Tech owned a 40-38 benefit after the opening 20 minutes of recreation time. The shut contest continued throughout the first couple of minutes following the halftime break. Abilene Christian jumped forward with somewhat over 11 minutes left to play and by no means gave again the result in Utah Tech.
The Trailblazers completed taking pictures 51.0 % general and 47.8 % from three. Regardless of going 0-6 on three-pointers, the Wildcats shot 47.4 %.
Three Blazers ended up scoring in double figures. Cameron Gooden led the Trailblazers with 26 factors on 10-17 taking pictures.
Cameron Gooden with drive, dangle and rating – and the free throw to drag UT to inside one level late in Abilene!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/2JsCscPbqn
— Utah Tech Males’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) January 29, 2023
Noa Gonsalves poured in 16 factors and Jacob Nicolds added 10 factors.
Ali Abdou Dibba led the Wildcats with 19 factors.
With the loss, the Blazers fell to a 10-12 file, together with 2-7 in Western Athletic Convention contests. Utah Tech has misplaced seven of its final eight video games. Previous to the Trailblazers’ current skid, Utah Tech was on a six-game successful streak earlier than getting into convention motion.
Utah Tech’s subsequent recreation is at residence in opposition to the Utah Valley Wolverines on Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. (MDT). The sport will likely be streamed on ESPN+.
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