Utah Valley Wolverines @ Samford Bulldogs
Samford Thanksgiving Invitational
4-2, 1-2 Away
76
4-2, 1-2 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UVU | 43 | 33 | 76 |
SAM | 38 | 46 | 84 |
6-2, 5-0 Home
84
6-2, 5-0 Home
Utah Valley Wolverines
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 32 | 14 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 1-5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | 21 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
76 | 29-58 | 5-17 | 13-20 | 41 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 13 | |
50% | 29% | 65% |
Samford Bulldogs
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 26 | 22 | 10-15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | 9 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | 18 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 28 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
84 | 34-71 | 10-28 | 6-10 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 20 | |
48% | 36% | 60% |
UVU @ SAM Videos
Jaden Brownell gets the basket plus the foul
Rylan Jones shows off the range on 3
Larry Olayinka throws down big slam vs. Utah Valley Wolverines
Game Information
Homewood, AL
Referee:Devyn Page
Referee:Donta Carter
Referee:Luke Payne
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Western Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 11-4 | - | 21-7 |
| Utah Tech | 11-5 | 0.5 | 18-12 |
| California Baptist | 10-5 | 1 | 20-8 |
| UT Arlington | 7-9 | 4.5 | 15-13 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-10 | 6 | 13-15 |
| Southern Utah | 5-10 | 6 | 9-19 |
| Tarleton State | 5-11 | 6.5 | 14-15 |
| Southern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-4 | - | 21-9 |
| Wofford | 11-6 | 2 | 19-11 |
| Furman | 10-7 | 3 | 19-11 |
| Mercer | 10-7 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Samford | 10-7 | 3 | 17-13 |
| Western Carolina | 9-8 | 4 | 13-15 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-8 | 4 | 13-17 |
| Chattanooga | 6-11 | 7 | 12-18 |
| The Citadel | 6-11 | 7 | 9-21 |
| VMI | 1-16 | 12 | 6-24 |
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