Allen scores 19, Utah holds off Utah Valley challenge 75-67
AP
Dec 16, 2020
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Timmy Allen scored 19 points, Branden Carlson added 14 with three dunks and four blocks and Utah Utes survived a furious challenge from Utah Valley Wolverines for a 75-67 victory on Tuesday night.
Utah Valley senior Evan Cole doubled his previous career high (16), pouring in 31 points on 12-for-16 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Wolverines challenge. It was his first double-double since 2018.
Rylan Jones and Alfonso Plummer each added 12 points for the Utes (3-1) who made 28 of 59 field goals (47%). Carlson, Allen and Jones each had two of Utah's seven steals as the Utes harried Utah Valley into 20 turnovers, turning the mistakes into 26 points.
Utah Valley's 6-foot-11 Fardaws Aimaq was coming off a career-high 27 point, school-record 20-rebound double-double but Utah put the clamps on. Aimaq picked up two early fouls, played just eight minutes of the first half and was scoreless at the break.
Aimaq finished with seven points and nine rebounds. Trey Woodbury added 10 points and eight assists but turned the ball over six times.
Carlson blocked Aimaq with 10 seconds left to ice the win.
Cole scored seven of UVU's first 10 points, and whittled a 15-point Utah lead to 68-63 with eight straight points.
Though just 40 miles apart on Interstate 15, the schools had played just twice previously.
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1st Half
UTVA
Wolverines
35
UTAH
Utes
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Tyrel Phillips vs. Ian Martinez (Trey Woodbury gains possession)
19:44
+2
Evan Cole makes two point layup (Fardaws Aimaq assists)
2-0
19:44
Mikael Jantunen shooting foul (Evan Cole draws the foul)
19:44
+1
Evan Cole makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-0
19:30
Branden Carlson misses two point layup
19:28
Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
19:25
Le'Tre Darthard personal foul
19:25
Le'Tre Darthard turnover (lost ball)
19:07
+2
Mikael Jantunen makes two point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)
3-2
18:53
+3
Le'Tre Darthard makes three point jump shot (Trey Woodbury assists)
6-2
18:41
Timmy Allen misses two point jump shot
18:39
Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
18:36
Jordan Brinson misses three point jump shot
18:34
Alfonso Plummer defensive rebound
18:08
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Alfonso Plummer assists)
6-4
17:36
Jordan Brinson misses two point layup
17:34
Wolverines offensive rebound
17:23
Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
17:21
Evan Cole offensive rebound
17:20
+2
Evan Cole makes two point dunk
8-4
17:06
Jordan Brinson blocks Rylan Jones's three point jump shot
17:04
Rylan Jones offensive rebound
16:59
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup
8-6
16:36
Evan Cole offensive foul
16:36
Evan Cole turnover
16:26
Timmy Allen turnover (lost ball) (Trey Woodbury steals)
16:12
Evan Cole misses two point jump shot
16:10
Riley Battin defensive rebound
15:58
Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Riley Battin draws the foul)
15:58
TV timeout
15:58
Riley Battin misses regular free throw 1 of 3
15:58
+1
Riley Battin makes regular free throw 2 of 3
8-7
15:58
+1
Riley Battin makes regular free throw 3 of 3
8-8
15:31
Wolverines turnover (shot clock violation)
14:59
Mikael Jantunen turnover (traveling)
14:53
Alfonso Plummer personal foul
14:48
Trey Woodbury turnover (bad pass) (Rylan Jones steals)
14:32
Pelle Larsson misses two point driving layup
14:30
Evan Cole defensive rebound
14:14
+2
Evan Cole makes two point layup (Fardaws Aimaq assists)
10-8
13:57
Timmy Allen misses two point jump shot
13:55
Trey Woodbury defensive rebound
13:51
Mikael Jantunen personal foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
13:32
+2
Trey Woodbury makes two point driving layup
12-8
13:17
Jordan Brinson personal foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul)
13:09
Timmy Allen turnover (traveling)
12:54
Jordan Brinson turnover (bad pass) (Branden Carlson steals)
12:42
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point driving layup
12-10
12:42
Trey Woodbury shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
12:42
+1
Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-11
12:32
Trey Woodbury offensive foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
12:32
Trey Woodbury turnover
12:21
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Riley Battin assists)
12-13
11:55
+2
Evan Cole makes two point hook shot (Trey Woodbury assists)
14-13
11:35
+2
Riley Battin makes two point driving layup
14-15
11:17
Trey Woodbury misses three point jump shot
11:15
Pelle Larsson defensive rebound
11:07
Pelle Larsson misses two point jump shot
11:05
Tim Fuller defensive rebound
11:00
+3
Colby Leifson makes three point jump shot (Tim Fuller assists)
17-15
10:39
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point pullup jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)
17-17
10:18
Colby Leifson misses three point jump shot
10:16
Alfonso Plummer defensive rebound
10:02
Riley Battin misses two point jump shot
10:00
Evan Cole defensive rebound
9:36
Trey Woodbury misses three point jump shot
9:34
Riley Battin defensive rebound
9:24
Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
9:22
Evan Cole defensive rebound
9:03
+2
Evan Cole makes two point jump shot (Blaze Nield assists)
19-17
8:45
Timmy Allen misses three point jump shot
8:43
Evan Cole defensive rebound
8:35
+3
Colby Leifson makes three point jump shot (Trey Woodbury assists)
22-17
8:33
Utes 30 second timeout
8:33
TV timeout
8:23
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Riley Battin assists)
22-19
8:04
Asa McCord misses two point jump shot
8:02
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
7:49
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)
22-21
7:32
Colby Leifson misses three point jump shot
7:30
Ian Martinez defensive rebound
7:22
Blaze Nield shooting foul (Alfonso Plummer draws the foul)
7:22
TV timeout
7:22
+1
Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-22
7:22
+1
Alfonso Plummer makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-23
7:02
Jordan Brinson turnover (lost ball)
6:43
+2
Riley Battin makes two point turnaround jump shot (Rylan Jones assists)
22-25
6:26
Fardaws Aimaq offensive foul (Rylan Jones draws the foul)
6:26
Fardaws Aimaq turnover
6:16
Tim Fuller shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
6:16
+1
Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-26
6:16
+1
Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-27
6:05
Rylan Jones personal foul (Jordan Brinson draws the foul)
5:58
Tim Fuller misses two point layup
5:56
Tim Fuller offensive rebound
5:50
Tim Fuller misses two point putback layup
5:48
Tim Fuller offensive rebound
5:43
+2
Tim Fuller makes two point putback layup
24-27
5:38
Rylan Jones misses two point jump shot
5:36
Rylan Jones offensive rebound
5:30
+3
Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot
24-30
5:07
+2
Trey Woodbury makes two point floating jump shot
26-30
5:06
Ian Martinez shooting foul (Trey Woodbury draws the foul)
5:06
+1
Trey Woodbury makes regular free throw 1 of 1
27-30
4:51
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Timmy Allen assists)
27-32
4:30
+2
Tim Fuller makes two point layup (Trey Woodbury assists)
29-32
4:16
Timmy Allen misses two point jump shot
4:14
Tim Fuller defensive rebound
4:07
Branden Carlson blocks Evan Cole's two point jump shot
4:05
Alfonso Plummer defensive rebound
3:43
+3
Alfonso Plummer makes three point jump shot
29-35
3:18
Branden Carlson blocks Tim Fuller's two point jump shot
3:16
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
3:12
Pelle Larsson offensive foul
3:12
Pelle Larsson turnover
3:12
TV timeout
3:03
Trey Woodbury misses three point step back jump shot
3:01
Utes defensive rebound
3:01
Tim Fuller personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
3:01
Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:01
Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:01
Trey Woodbury defensive rebound
2:51
Rylan Jones personal foul (Trey Woodbury draws the foul)
2:51
+1
Trey Woodbury makes regular free throw 1 of 2
30-35
2:51
Trey Woodbury misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51
Timmy Allen defensive rebound
2:40
Riley Battin misses two point jump shot
2:38
Tim Fuller defensive rebound
2:27
Evan Cole misses two point jump shot
2:25
Timmy Allen defensive rebound
2:19
Timmy Allen offensive foul (Asa McCord draws the foul)
2:19
Timmy Allen turnover
2:16
Le'Tre Darthard turnover (Alfonso Plummer steals)
2:07
Evan Cole blocks Alfonso Plummer's two point layup
2:05
Timmy Allen offensive rebound
1:51
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup
30-37
1:48
+2
Evan Cole makes two point layup (Colby Leifson assists)
32-37
1:24
Le'Tre Darthard blocks Alfonso Plummer's two point jump shot
1:22
Le'Tre Darthard defensive rebound
1:22
Alfonso Plummer personal foul (Le'Tre Darthard draws the foul)
1:22
Le'Tre Darthard misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22
Ian Martinez defensive rebound
1:09
+2
Pelle Larsson makes two point layup
32-39
0:56
Pelle Larsson shooting foul (Jordan Brinson draws the foul)
0:56
+1
Jordan Brinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
33-39
0:56
+1
Jordan Brinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-39
0:46
Colby Leifson shooting foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul)
0:46
+1
Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
34-40
0:46
+1
Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
34-41
0:28
Jordan Brinson offensive foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul)
0:28
Jordan Brinson turnover
0:03
Pelle Larsson misses two point jump shot
0:00
Wolverines defensive rebound
0:01
Riley Battin personal foul (Tim Fuller draws the foul)
0:01
+1
Tim Fuller makes regular free throw 1 of 2
35-41
0:01
Tim Fuller misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01
Pelle Larsson defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UTVA
Wolverines
32
UTAH
Utes
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
—
19:52
+2
Alfonso Plummer makes two point layup (Mikael Jantunen assists)
35-43
19:26
Fardaws Aimaq turnover (3-second violation)
19:16
Evan Cole kicked ball violation
18:57
Alfonso Plummer misses two point pullup jump shot
18:55
Jordan Brinson defensive rebound
18:41
Jordan Brinson turnover (bad pass)
18:30
Trey Woodbury blocks Timmy Allen's two point layup
18:28
Timmy Allen offensive rebound
18:23
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup
35-45
18:00
Jordan Brinson misses three point jump shot
17:58
Evan Cole offensive rebound
17:53
Evan Cole misses two point jump shot
17:51
Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
17:37
Branden Carlson blocks Fardaws Aimaq's two point jump shot
17:35
Mikael Jantunen defensive rebound
17:38
Rylan Jones misses three point jump shot
17:36
Jordan Brinson defensive rebound
17:31
+2
Evan Cole makes two point alley-oop dunk (Fardaws Aimaq assists)
37-45
17:11
Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
17:09
Evan Cole defensive rebound
16:52
Trey Woodbury turnover (lost ball)
16:39
+3
Rylan Jones makes three point jump shot (Mikael Jantunen assists)
37-48
16:39
Rylan Jones personal foul
16:17
Fardaws Aimaq turnover (Timmy Allen steals)
16:15
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point dunk
37-50
16:15
Utes 30 second timeout
16:14
Evan Cole turnover (bad pass)
15:56
Jordan Brinson personal foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul)
