OREM—Caleb Stone-Carrawell led three other Wolverines in double figures with a game-high 15 points to lead Utah Valley to an 87-52 win over Western Colorado on Friday night at the UCCU Center. 
 
Utah Valley improves to 4-2 overall with the win. Western Colorado remains at 2-3 on the season as the game counts as an exhibition for the Mountaineers.  
 
"I thought we handled our business," said Utah Valley head coach Todd Phillips. "Our goal is to get better every game and keep grinding out what we're doing with this young group. We worked on some things we've been struggling with and built some confidence that way. In these types of games, you have to come out and play hard and be aggressive early and take them out of the game early and we were able to do that tonight. I'm really proud of our guys for handling their business and coming back after a big turkey dinner last night and playing really well."
 
Stone-Carrawell knocked down 6 of 9 shots from the floor, including a 1 of 1 mark from long range and a perfect 2 of 2 clip at the free throw line for his 15 points. He also pulled down five rebounds with three assists. 
 
Doughty reached double figures with 12 points on 4 of 9 shooting with a pair of threes and a 2 of 2 mark from the free throw line. He had two rebounds with a pair of assists.
 
Toolson scored 11 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists, and one steal in 19 minutes of play. Drake Allen also scored 11 points with three rebounds and three assists. 
 
Trevin Dorius nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds with two blocks.
 
As a team, Utah Valley shot 51.5 (35-68) from the floor with a 29.4 percent (5-17) clip from three-point range. UVU held Western Colorado to a 32.8 percent (20-61) clip from the field.
 
Utah Valley outrebounded Western Colorado 45-35 on the night and limited the Mountaineers to just 24 points in the paint.
 
Utah Valley now opens WAC play at home against Seattle U on Wednesday, Nov. 29. Tip-off at the UCCU Center is set for 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on ESPN 960 AM radio.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Wolverines outscored the Mountaineers 20-2 over the first seven minutes of the game. Western Colorado countered with a small 10-4 run over the next three minutes to cut the UVU lead to 12 points, 24-12, with 10 minutes remaining in the first half. Trevan Leonhardt knocked down a three to spark a 9-3 UVU run to extend its lead to 18 points, 33-15, with 6:12 to go in the half. The Wolverines then outscored the Mountaineers 12-9 capped off by a Drake Allen three to give UVU a 44-24 lead at the half. 
 
Toolson opened the second half with back-to-back dunks as Utah Valley scored the first nine points to extend its lead to 30 points, 54-24, with 17:34 to play. Western Colorado responded right back with back-to-back threes to spark a 12-2 run to cut the UVU lead to 20 points, 56-36, at the 13:42 mark. Utah Valley answered right back with a 18-2 run over the next six minutes that included a pair of K'mani Doughty threes to extend the Wolverine lead to 36 points, 74-38, with 7:26 remaining. The two teams played evenly the rest of the way as the Wolverines secured an 87-52 win.