OREM—Trey Woodbury scored a career-high 27 points and Fardaws Aimaq pulled down a school-record 25 rebounds to go along with 18 points to lead the Utah Valley University men's basketball team in a 93-89 loss to Dixie State in the second game of the Old Hammer Rivalry on Saturday night at the UCCU Center.
 
Utah Valley falls to 7-8 overall and 5-2 in WAC play, while Dixie State improves to 7-10 overall and 3-7 in league play.
 
Trey Woodbury scored seven of UVU's first 15 points as the Wolverines built a 15-8 lead through the first five minutes of the game. Dixie State responded with a 7-2 run to get within two points, but Colby Leifson came in off the bench and knocked down a pair of threes to help the Wolverines back up by seven, 25-19, with eight minutes remaining in the half. The Trailblazers came right back with an 11-2 stretch to give DSU its first lead of the game, 30-28, with 5:43 to go. Dixie held on to the lead to take a 47-46 lead into the break.
 
Dixie State held on to its lead through the first five minutes of the second half, 56-55. The Trailblazers then used a 11-2 spurt to take its biggest lead of the night—a 1-point advantage, 78-67, with 7:01 left to play. The Wolverines couldn't overcome the deficit as Dixie State held on the rest of the way to secure the win.
 
Woodbury connected on 9 of 10 shots from the field and was a perfect 8 of 8 from the free throw line for his 27 points. He also pulled down four rebounds to go along with three steals and three assists.
 
Aimaq scored his 18 points on 7 of 13 shots from the field. His 25 rebounds are the most boards recorded in a single game in the nation this season. The 18-point, 25-rebound double-double is his 12th of the season.
 
Jamison Overton was also in double figures with 17 points. The senior guard connected on 6 of 13 shots from the field and hit 5 of 7 shots at the charity stripe. Blaze Nield dished out a team-high seven assists.
 
As a team, Utah Valley shot 48 percent compared to Dixie State's 52 percent. The Trailblazers knocked down 26 of 29 free throws while UVU made 22 of 33. The Wolverines outrebounded the Trailblazers, 39-31. UVU dished out 20 assists on the night.
 
Utah Valley now travels to El Paso, Texas this next week for a pair of WAC games against New Mexico State on Friday and Saturday at Eastwood High School.