Utah Valley routs Chicago State 69-47 in WAC tourney opener
AP
Mar 09, 2022
LAS VEGAS (AP) Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed six rebounds and Utah Valley Wolverines pulled away in the second half to beat Chicago State Cougars 69-47 in the opening round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday night.
Aimaq made 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers for the seventh-seeded Wolverines (20-11), who led 32-29 at halftime. Blaze Nield scored 12 on 5-of-6 shooting.
Jahsean Corbett had 21 points and eight rebounds to pace the 10th-seeded Cougars (7-25), who were outscored 37-18 in the second half.
Utah Valley advances to play No. 7 seed Abilene Christian on Wednesday in a first-round match-up.
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1st Half
CHST
Cougars
29
UTVA
Wolverines
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Noah Bigirumwami vs. Fardaws Aimaq (Wolverines gains possession)
19:58
+2
Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Blaze Nield assists)
0-2
19:20
+3
Noah Bigirumwami makes three point jump shot (Brandon Betson assists)
3-2
18:50
Connor Harding misses two point jump shot
18:48
Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
18:36
+2
Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup
3-4
18:21
+2
Brandon Betson makes two point layup
5-4
18:06
+3
Fardaws Aimaq makes three point jump shot (Blaze Nield assists)
5-7
17:33
+3
Brandon Betson makes three point jump shot
8-7
17:29
Cougars 30 second timeout
17:17
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
17:17
+1
Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-8
17:17
Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:17
Brandon Betson defensive rebound
17:00
Brandon Betson misses two point layup
16:39
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng offensive rebound
16:39
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng misses two point hook shot
16:39
Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
16:39
+2
Fardaws Aimaq makes two point hook shot (Blaze Nield assists)
8-10
16:17
Connor Harding blocks Jahsean Corbett's two point layup
16:15
Cougars offensive rebound
16:10
Connor Harding blocks Jahsean Corbett's two point jump shot
16:08
Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound
15:54
Tim Fuller blocks Jahsean Corbett's two point layup
15:52
Cougars offensive rebound
15:44
Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
15:35
+3
Connor Harding makes three point jump shot (Blaze Nield assists)
8-13
15:26
Jahsean Corbett misses three point jump shot
15:24
Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
15:17
Connor Harding misses two point layup
15:15
Noah Bigirumwami defensive rebound
15:02
Jahsean Corbett misses three point jump shot
15:00
Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound
14:50
+2
Jahsean Corbett makes two point layup
10-13
14:43
Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
14:41
Noah Bigirumwami defensive rebound
14:31
Brandon Betson misses two point jump shot
14:29
Connor Harding defensive rebound
14:18
Jahsean Corbett personal foul (Connor Harding draws the foul)
14:18
TV timeout
14:06
Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
14:04
Brandon Betson defensive rebound
13:44
Brandon Betson misses three point jump shot
13:42
Justin Harmon defensive rebound
13:25
+2
Blaze Nield makes two point jump shot
10-15
13:01
Trey Farrer shooting foul (Jahsean Corbett draws the foul)
13:00
+1
Jahsean Corbett makes regular free throw 1 of 2
11-15
13:00
Jahsean Corbett misses regular free throw 2 of 2 (Justin Harmon lane violation)
13:00
+1
Jahsean Corbett makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-15
12:35
+3
Justin Harmon makes three point jump shot (Jaden McClanahan assists)
12-18
12:17
Jahsean Corbett misses two point layup
12:15
Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound
12:14
Jump ball. Jahsean Corbett vs. Trey Farrer (Cougars gains possession)
12:05
Jahsean Corbett misses two point jump shot
12:03
Trey Farrer defensive rebound
11:49
Tim Ceaser offensive foul (Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng draws the foul)
11:49
Tim Ceaser turnover
11:49
TV timeout
11:24
Noah Bigirumwami misses two point hook shot
11:22
Wolverines defensive rebound
11:09
Trey Woodbury misses two point layup
11:07
Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
10:57
+2
Brandon Betson makes two point layup
14-18
10:31
Brandon Betson personal foul (Jaden McClanahan draws the foul)
10:33
Wolverines turnover (5-second violation)
10:12
Jump ball. Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng vs. Tim Ceaser (Wolverines gains possession)
10:12
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng turnover (lost ball) (Tim Ceaser steals)
10:03
Trey Woodbury misses three point jump shot
9:58
Noah Bigirumwami personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
9:53
+2
Connor Harding makes two point layup (Fardaws Aimaq assists)
14-20
9:41
Trey Woodbury shooting foul (Jameon Harris draws the foul)
9:41
Jameon Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:41
Jameon Harris misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:41
Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
9:11
Trey Woodbury misses three point jump shot
9:09
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng defensive rebound
8:40
Jameon Harris misses three point jump shot
8:38
Trey Woodbury defensive rebound
8:29
+2
Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Trey Woodbury assists)
14-22
8:02
Brandon Betson misses two point jump shot
8:00
Noah Bigirumwami offensive rebound
7:50
+3
Jameon Harris makes three point jump shot (Noah Bigirumwami assists)
17-22
7:41
Tim Ceaser misses two point layup
7:39
Tim Ceaser offensive rebound
7:29
+2
Tim Ceaser makes two point layup
17-24
7:08
Jameon Harris misses two point jump shot
7:06
Jameon Harris offensive rebound
7:06
Tim Ceaser blocks Jameon Harris's two point jump shot
7:04
Cougars offensive rebound
6:50
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng misses two point layup
6:50
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng misses two point layup
6:48
Jahsean Corbett offensive rebound
6:37
+2
Jahsean Corbett makes two point layup
19-24
6:29
Jahsean Corbett blocks Le'Tre Darthard's two point jump shot
6:27
Wolverines offensive rebound
6:22
+2
Fardaws Aimaq makes two point hook shot (Jaden McClanahan assists)
19-26
6:02
+3
Jahsean Corbett makes three point jump shot
22-26
5:29
Le'Tre Darthard misses two point jump shot
5:27
Wolverines offensive rebound
5:27
Wolverines turnover (shot clock violation)
5:19
Fardaws Aimaq personal foul (Brandon Betson draws the foul)
5:19
Brandon Betson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:19
+1
Brandon Betson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-26
5:19
+1
Brandon Betson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-26
5:05
Tim Fuller offensive foul (Brandon Betson draws the foul)
5:05
Tim Fuller turnover
4:52
Kedrick Green misses two point layup
4:51
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng offensive rebound
4:51
+2
Teddy Bayi Ba Mandeng makes two point layup
25-26
4:26
Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
4:28
Fardaws Aimaq misses two point hook shot
4:26
Bryce Johnson defensive rebound
4:05
+2
Jahsean Corbett makes two point layup (Brandon Betson assists)
27-26
3:45
Kedrick Green personal foul (Connor Harding draws the foul)
3:45
TV timeout
3:32
Le'Tre Darthard misses three point jump shot
3:30
Brandon Betson defensive rebound
3:11
+2
Jahsean Corbett makes two point hook shot
29-26
2:51
Kedrick Green personal foul (Blaze Nield draws the foul)
2:45
+2
Blaze Nield makes two point layup
29-28
2:31
Brandon Betson misses three point step back jump shot
2:29
Wolverines defensive rebound
2:06
Trey Woodbury misses two point layup
2:04
Jahsean Corbett defensive rebound
1:35
Brandon Betson misses two point jump shot
1:33
Trey Woodbury defensive rebound
1:23
+2
Blaze Nield makes two point layup
29-30
0:53
Brandon Betson misses two point jump shot
0:51
Justin Harmon defensive rebound
0:47
Jahsean Corbett blocks Justin Harmon's two point jump shot
0:45
Wolverines offensive rebound
0:45
Bryce Johnson personal foul (Justin Harmon draws the foul)
