LAS VEGAS—Utah Valley's upset bid fell just short in a historic 81-80 quadruple overtime setback to top-seeded CSU Bakersfield in the semifinals of the WAC Tournament on Friday night at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
 
Utah Valley wraps up the 2016-17 season with a 15-16 overall record. CSU Bakersfield improves to 22-8 overall and advances to Saturday's WAC Tournament championship game.
 
The game is the first four-overtime game in WAC Tournament's 34-year history. There had been 19 overtimes, including two double overtime games and two triple overtime contests, but never a fourth. The game featured 22 ties and 18 lead changes.
 
"This game is a beautiful game because most of the time it's really really honest," said Utah Valley head coach Mark Pope. "It's an honest game and then you have a few moments where you give everything you have to give to the game and in the moment you don't get it back. I was really proud of my guys. I thought it was an epic battle between two teams that were willing to put aside all their agendas and give the game everything they had. At the end of the day, at the end of 40 minutes and four overtimes, we came up a point short."
 
Trailing by three points, 81-78, with 1:35 to play in the fourth overtime, Utah Valley's Andrew Bastien connected on a layup and was fouled. Bastien missed the free throw but was able to cut the CSUB lead to just one point, 81-80, with 1:23 to go. After trading missed shots, UVU's Ivory Young drove to the basket and missed a shot with two seconds remaining that would have given the Wolverines the lead. UVU fouled and sent Moataz Aly to the free throw line where he missed both attempts. Conner Toolson's shot from half court with .09 seconds to play would not fall as the Roadrunners snuck away with the victory.
 
Young and Kenneth Ogbe each scored 15 points to lead the Wolverines in the setback. Young connected on three shots from the field, including one from beyond the arc. The senior guard knocked down 8-of-9 shots from the free throw line. He also pulled down five rebounds and dished out a game-high five assists. Ogbe scored his 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting, including a 3-of-6 clip from long range.
 
Jordan Poydras was also in double figures with 13 points. The senior guard also pulled down five rebounds and tallied two assists in 48 minutes of play.
 
Isaac Neilson and Andrew Bastien combined for 28 of UVU's 68 rebounds. The Wolverines out-rebounded CSU Bakersfield 68-51 on the night. Neilson also scored four points with two assists, one block and an assist. Bastien scored six points with a pair of blocks.
 
Both teams struggled from the field with Utah Valley shooting a 31.6 percent (24-of-76) clip from the field, including a 28.1 percent (9-of-32) mark from three-point range. CSUB connected on just 29.5 percent (23-of-78) shots from the field with a 16.7 percent (3-of-18) clip from beyond the arc.
 
Jaylin Airington led CSU Bakersfield with a game-high 22 points. Dedrick Basile scored 18 points, while Matt Smith and Shon Briggs were also in double figures with 14 and 13 points, respectively.