Thomas scores 21 as San Francisco defeats Utah Valley 79-70 in NIT
AP
Mar 20, 2025
San Francisco Dons (AP) Malik Thomas had 21 points in San Francisco's 79-70 win over Utah Valley Wolverines on Wednesday night in the NIT.
Thomas also added 10 rebounds for the Dons (25-9). Ryan Beasley scored 19 points while going 7 of 13 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and added six assists. Carlton Linguard had 18 points and shot 7 for 11, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.
Carter Welling finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolverines (25-9). Tanner Toolson added 14 points and three steals for Utah Valley. Jackson Holcombe also had nine points.
San Francisco entered halftime up 37-32. Linguard paced the team in scoring in the first half with 11 points. Thomas scored 13 second-half points.
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1st Half
UTVA
Wolverines
32
SF
Dons
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Wolverines gains possession)
19:42
Carter Welling misses three point jump shot
19:40
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
19:14
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:12
Dominick Nelson defensive rebound
19:08
Dominick Nelson turnover (bad pass)
18:56
Malik Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:54
Tyrone Riley IV offensive rebound
18:50
Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot
18:48
Trevan Leonhardt defensive rebound
18:28
Carter Welling misses two point layup
18:26
Carter Welling offensive rebound
18:24
+2
Carter Welling makes two point layup
2-0
18:05
Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
18:03
Dominick Nelson defensive rebound
17:49
Osiris Grady misses two point layup
17:47
Junjie Wang defensive rebound
17:42
Junjie Wang misses three point jump shot
17:40
Dons offensive rebound
17:29
Malik Thomas misses two point layup
17:27
Malik Thomas offensive rebound
17:27
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup
2-2
17:10
Dominick Nelson misses two point jump shot
17:08
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
17:00
+3
Junjie Wang makes three point jump shot (Tyrone Riley IV assists)
2-5
16:35
Junjie Wang personal foul
16:32
Dominick Nelson misses three point jump shot
16:30
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
16:08
Malik Thomas misses two point layup
16:06
James O'Donnell offensive rebound
15:57
Ryan Beasley misses two point jump shot
15:55
Junjie Wang offensive rebound
15:54
Carter Welling personal foul
15:54
TV timeout
15:52
Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Trevan Leonhardt steals)
15:48
Junjie Wang shooting foul (Dominick Nelson draws the foul)
15:48
+1
Dominick Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-5
15:48
Dominick Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:48
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
15:37
+3
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists)
3-8
15:18
Tanner Toolson misses three point jump shot
15:16
Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
15:16
Osiris Grady personal foul
15:06
+2
Ryan Beasley makes two point jump shot
3-10
14:39
Osiris Grady misses two point layup
14:37
Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
14:17
Carlton Linguard Jr. turnover (lost ball)
14:09
Robby Beasley shooting foul (Tanner Toolson draws the foul)
14:09
+1
Tanner Toolson makes regular free throw 1 of 3
4-10
14:09
+1
Tanner Toolson makes regular free throw 2 of 3
5-10
14:09
+1
Tanner Toolson makes regular free throw 3 of 3
6-10
13:55
Ryan Beasley misses two point jump shot
13:53
Tanner Toolson defensive rebound
13:44
Dominick Nelson misses three point jump shot
13:42
Carter Welling offensive rebound
13:38
+2
Carter Welling makes two point layup
8-10
13:29
Veniamin Abosi misses three point jump shot
13:27
Wolverines defensive rebound
13:12
+2
Carter Welling makes two point layup
10-10
13:02
Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Trevan Leonhardt steals)
12:59
+2
Trevan Leonhardt makes two point layup
12-10
12:44
+3
Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot
12-13
12:27
Tanner Toolson turnover (bad pass) (Carlton Linguard Jr. steals)
12:23
Tyrone Riley IV misses three point jump shot
12:21
Dominick Nelson defensive rebound
12:14
+3
Carter Welling makes three point jump shot (Dominick Nelson assists)
15-13
11:48
Carter Welling personal foul
11:48
TV timeout
11:47
Jackson Holcombe personal foul
11:35
Carlton Linguard Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Noah Taitz steals)
11:16
+2
Jackson Holcombe makes two point layup (Ethan Potter assists)
17-13
10:51
+2
Tyrone Riley IV makes two point layup
17-15
10:27
Trevan Leonhardt misses three point jump shot
10:25
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
10:18
Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
10:16
Jackson Holcombe defensive rebound
10:09
+2
Jackson Holcombe makes two point layup (Trevan Leonhardt assists)
19-15
9:57
+3
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ryan Beasley assists)
19-18
9:44
Jackson Holcombe offensive foul
9:44
Jackson Holcombe turnover (offensive foul)
9:24
Jason Rivera-Torres turnover (bad pass) (Trevan Leonhardt steals)
9:18
+2
Tanner Toolson makes two point layup (Trevan Leonhardt assists)
21-18
9:07
Malik Thomas misses two point jump shot
9:05
Hayden Welling defensive rebound
8:48
Noah Taitz misses three point jump shot
8:46
Malik Thomas defensive rebound
8:34
James O'Donnell misses two point layup
8:32
Tyrone Riley IV offensive rebound
8:32
Hayden Welling shooting foul (Tyrone Riley IV draws the foul)
8:32
+1
Tyrone Riley IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-19
8:32
Tyrone Riley IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:32
Cory Wells defensive rebound
8:12
+2
Ethan Potter makes two point jump shot
23-19
7:57
+3
Ryan Beasley makes three point jump shot (James O'Donnell assists)
23-22
7:26
Ethan Potter misses two point jump shot
7:24
James O'Donnell defensive rebound
7:10
Hayden Welling shooting foul (Malik Thomas draws the foul)
7:10
TV timeout
7:10
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-23
7:10
+1
Malik Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-24
7:00
Tyrone Riley IV personal foul
6:53
Hayden Welling turnover (lost ball) (Tyrone Riley IV steals)
6:49
+2
Tyrone Riley IV makes two point dunk
23-26
6:19
Cory Wells misses two point layup
6:17
Cory Wells offensive rebound
6:16
+2
Hayden Welling makes two point dunk (Ethan Potter assists)
25-26
5:52
+2
Malik Thomas makes two point layup (Carlton Linguard Jr. assists)
25-28
5:36
Hayden Welling misses two point jump shot
5:34
Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
5:06
+2
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes two point dunk (Veniamin Abosi assists)
25-30
4:42
Osiris Grady misses three point jump shot
4:40
Ethan Potter offensive rebound
4:40
Carlton Linguard Jr. shooting foul (Ethan Potter draws the foul)
4:40
+1
Ethan Potter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-30
4:40
Ethan Potter misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:40
Carlton Linguard Jr. defensive rebound
4:24
+3
Carlton Linguard Jr. makes three point jump shot (Junjie Wang assists)
26-33
4:08
Tanner Toolson misses two point layup
4:06
Veniamin Abosi defensive rebound
4:01
Carlton Linguard Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:59
Dons offensive rebound
3:58
TV timeout
3:43
Veniamin Abosi offensive foul
3:43
Veniamin Abosi turnover (offensive foul)
3:34
Carter Welling misses two point jump shot
3:32
Tyrone Riley IV defensive rebound
3:17
Ryan Beasley turnover (bad pass) (Tanner Toolson steals)
