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03/13 23:12 CDT Holcombe rallies top seed Utah Valley past UT Arlington 67-65
in WAC Tournament semifinal
Holcombe rallies top seed Utah Valley past UT Arlington 67-65 in WAC Tournament
semifinal
By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Jackson Holcombe scored 14 points, including a pair of
go-ahead free throws with 19 seconds left, and top seed Utah Valley rallied
past UT Arlington 67-65 on Friday night in the semifinals of the Western
Athletic Conference Tournament.
Utah Valley (25-7) will bring a seven-game winning streak into Saturday's
championship game against the winner of the semifinal between No. 2 seed
California Baptist and third-seeded Utah Tech. The victor earns an automatic
berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Holcombe shot 4 of 9 from the field and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the
Wolverines. Trevan Leonhardt added 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals.
Sherman Weatherspoon IV scored 11.
Bahsil Laster led the fourth-seeded Mavericks (18-14) with 18 points and six
rebounds. Tyran Mason and Raysean Seamster both scored 14 points with Mason
adding seven rebounds.
Utah Valley went into the half ahead of UT Arlington 33-29. Leonhardt scored a
team-high 10 points for Utah Valley in the second half.
Isaac Hawkins blocked a shot by Laster with six seconds left. Seamster grabbed
the rebound but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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