NACOGDOCHES, Texas—Tanner Toolson and Caleb Stone-Carrawell each scored 20 points to lead Utah Valley in a 77-72 setback on the road to Stephen F. Austin on Thursday night at William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, Texas.
 
Utah Valley falls to 9-12 overall and 4-6 in WAC play. SFA improves to 13-8 overall and 6-4 in league play.
 
"We were small most of the game because of foul trouble, but our guys battled it out and we were just a couple of big plays away from taking this one," said Utah Valley head coach Todd Phillips. "We had a couple of really good looks late and just couldn't knock them down."
 
Trailing 71-69 with 1:08 to play, Utah Valley couldn't get any closer as the Lumberjacks outscored the Wolverines 6-5 the rest of the way to secure the 77-72 win in Nacogdoches. 
 
Toolson scored his 20 points on a 7 of 15 clip from the field, including a career-best 5 of 7 mark from beyond the arc. He also pulled down eight rebounds on the night. 
 
Stone-Carrawell knocked down 4 of 12 shots from the field, including a 3 of 9 mark from three-point range. He also had six rebounds with two assists and a block.
 
Ethan Potter was also in double figures, scoring a career-high 15 points. Potter was a perfect 7 of 7 from the floor. He pulled down seven rebounds with one steal and a block. 
 
Drake Allen dished out a career-high 11 assists to go along with four points and three rebounds. The 11 assists tie him for the fifth most ever recorded in a single game in UVU history. 
 
Utah Valley and Stephen F. Austin had identical shooting percentages on the night, each shooting a 44.6% clip. UVU knocked down a season-best 10 3-pointers while limiting SFA to just five. The Wolverines outrebounded SFA 40-33. UVU got 24 points from its bench on the night. 
 
Utah Valley now returns to Orem to host WAC leader Grand Canyon on Saturday afternoon at the UCCU Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and over the airwaves on ESPN 960 AM radio. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
The two teams played to a 4-4 tie through the first two minutes of the game. Tanner Toolson then made a driving layup and Osiris Grady scored in the pain to spark a 10-2 UVU run over the next 3:21 to give the Wolverines a 12-6 lead with 14:30 to play in the first half. Stephen F. Austin responded right back with a 16-2 run over the next nine minutes to take a 22-14 lead with 5:15 on the clock. SFA extended its lead to 10 points, 33-23, with 1:32 to play in the half. The Lumberjacks then outscored UVU 6-4 over the final 1:32 to take a 38-27 lead into the break.  
 
Second Half
Utah Valley knocked down three shots from long range and outscored SFA 12-6 over the first four minutes of the second half to cut the Lumberjacks lead to five points, 44-39, with 16:00 on the clock. Stone-Carrawell then scored 10 straight points as UVU outscored SFA 10-5 over the next four minutes to cut the SFA lead to only three points, 49-46, with 11:52 remaining in the game. The Wolverines then scored eight of the next 12 points to take their first lead since taking a 12-11 lead early in the game, 53-52, with 9:04 to play. The Lumberjacks then outscored UVU 8-4 over the next two minutes to retake the lead, 60-56, with seven minutes on the clock. The Wolverines then outscored SFA 11-6 over the next 3:13 to cut the SFA lead to just one point, 66-65, with 3:13 left to play. The Lumberjacks outscored UVU 11-8 over the final 3:13 to secure the 77-72 win.