OREM—Aziz Bandaogo recorded his 10th double-double of the season and seven Utah Valley players scored in double figures to lead the Wolverines in an 84-54 win over Abilene Christian on Wednesday night at the UCCU Center.
 
Utah Valley improves to 15-5 overall and 6-1 in WAC play. The Wolverines have now won 12 of their last 13 games. Abilene Christian falls to 9-10 overall and 1-5 in league play. 
 
"The style of play Abilene Christian plays with is aggressive and physical," said Utah Valley head coach Mark Madsen. "The score is not indicative of the toughness of Abilene and the sets they run. Nothing but respect for Abilene. I was proud of our guys. I was proud of the way they shared the ball with the 27 assists and the seven guys in double figures. Seattle U came to our home court and beat us on Saturday and outplayed us so we've had some intense film sessions and intense practices and our guys responded."
 
The Wolverines had seven players in double figures led by Tahj Small's 13 points off the bench. Justin Harmon tallied 12 points and Tim Ceaser scored 11 while Le'Tre Darthard, Trey Woodbury, Blaze Nield, and Bandaogo each had 10. 
 
Harmon dished out a game-high seven assists with 12 points and two rebounds. Fuller had seven rebounds, while Ceaser and Nield each pulled down six boards.  
 
Bandaogo also dished out four assists with three blocks to go along with his 10 points and 14 rebounds. The sophomore center knocked down 5-of-7 shots from the field on the night. 
 
After falling behind 3-2 to open the game, Utah Valley never trailed in the first half, using a 7-0 run to take a 9-3 lead five minutes into the contest. ACU tied the game at 11-11, but the Wolverines responded to take a 20-13 lead with 10 minutes left in the half. The Wildcats got back within two points, 15-13, but an 11-2 UVU run extended the Wolverine lead to double digits, 26-15, with 6:50 remaining in the half. UVU led by as many as 15 points, 34-19, and took a 14-point, 36-22 lead into the break.
 
The Wolverines continued to build upon their lead in the second half never trailing by any less than 15 points. UVU outscored the Wildcats 48-32 in the second half to secure the 84-54 win. 
 
Utah Valley shot an impressive 53.2 percent (33-62) from the field, including a 33.3 percent (7-21) mark from long range. The Wolverines held ACU to 30 percent (21-70) shooting on the night and limited the Wildcats to a 4-of-20 mark from three-point range. 
 
The Wolverines outrebounded ACU 52-33 and outscored the Wildcats 44-28 in the paint. UVU had 27 assists on its 33 made baskets. 
 
Utah Valley now heads back out on the road to take on Grand Canyon on Saturday night in Phoenix. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m (MT). The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and ESPN 960 AM radio.