Utah Valley wins 97-52 on Manyang's career night
OREM, Utah -- Akolda Manyang scored a career-high 20 points, on 9-of-11 shooting, with 11 rebounds, Kenneth Ogbe added 16 with four 3-pointers and Utah Valley never trailed in its 97-52 win over NAIA Eastern Oregon on Monday night.
Ogbe hit his fourth 3-pointer for a 66-32 second-half lead, Cory Calvert hit a 3 for a 49-point lead with 8:01 to go, and the Wolverines (3-2) cruised.
Isaac Neilson scored 15 points, Calvert and Jake Toolson added 11 apiece. Utah Valley outrebounded the Mountaineers 50-25 and outscored them 58-12 in the paint.
Ogbe's 3-pointer to open the game sparked a 28-4 Utah Valley (2-2) run -- during which he also hit back-to-back 3-pointers and a layup -- and Utah Valley commanded a 57-24 halftime lead behind 14 points from the 7-foot Manyang and Ogbe's 13 after shooting 71.9 percent from the field (23 of 32).
Max McCullough, Jordan May and Peter Hamilton scored nine apiece for Eastern Oregon (8-1).
It was the first time the teams played each other.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Ruben Ramos
- Casey McClellan
- Matt Basham
2023-24 Western Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Grand Canyon | 17-3 | - | 30-5 |
Tarleton State | 16-4 | 1 | 25-10 |
UT Arlington | 13-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Seattle U | 11-9 | 6 | 23-14 |
Utah Valley | 11-9 | 6 | 16-16 |
Stephen F. Austin | 10-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
Abilene Christian | 10-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
California Baptist | 8-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Utah Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
Southern Utah | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 2-18 | 15 | 6-25 |