ABILENE, Texas—Tanner Toolson scored 17 points and Drake Allen scored 13 points in the second half to lead Utah Valley to a 74-67 road win over Abilene Christian on Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum, snapping the Wildcats' seven-game win streak.
 
Utah Valley wraps up regular season play with a 16-15 overall record and an 11-9 WAC mark. Abilene Christian falls to 15-16 overall and 10-10 in league play. The Wolverines have won seven of their last eight games heading into next week's WAC Tournament.
 
"That was just a tremendous performance tonight," said Utah Valley head coach Todd Phillips. "That was a heck of a game. That's two straight wins on the road where we have snapped a long win streak. Abilene hasn't lost since they were at our place. It was just a gutty performance by our guys tonight."
 
Utah Valley will now likely take the fifth seed into next week's WAC Tournament at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The final WAC resume seeding numbers and tournament brackets will be released by the league office on Sunday. 
 
Toolson scored his 17 points on a 5 of 12 clip from the field, including a 3 of 7 mark from long range. He was a perfect 4 for 4 from the free throw line He also dished out a pair of assists and had two steals.
 
Caleb Stone-Carrawel scored 15 points off the bench on 6 of 13 shooting. He hit one shot from beyond the arc and was a perfect 2 of 2 from the charity stripe. 
 
Ethan Potter was also in double figures with 10 points and just missed a second straight double-double with nine rebounds. 
 
Utah Valley shot 48.3% (29-60) from the field with a 50% (7-14) clip from long range. UVU was 64.3% (9-14) from the free throw line. Abilene Christian shot 48% (24-50) from the floor with a 27.3% (3-11) mark from beyond the arc. 
 
UVU outrebounded ACU 36-29 and outscored the Wildcats 38-36 in the paint. 
 
Allen scored all 13 of his points in the second half, knocking down 6 of 12 shots from the floor, including a shot from 3-point range. Allen also had five assists, three rebounds, and a steal.
 
Utah Valley now preps for next week's WAC Tournament at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The final standings in the WAC resume seeding system will not be finalized until Sunday. The WAC Tournament bracket will also be released on Sunday. 
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
Tanner Toolson knocked down a three and Trevin Dorius threw down a dunk to open the game, sparking a 12-4 run through the first four minutes of the game. UVU pushed its lead to 11 points, 15-4, with 15:46 on the clock. Abilene Christian responded with a 13-2 run over the next five minutes to tie the game, 17-17, with 10:49 remaining in the half. The two teams then played through five lead changes and five ties over the final 10:49 with ACU taking a 38-35 lead into halftime. 
 
Second Half
Dorius and Toolson scored a pair of unanswered buckets as UVU opened the second half outscoring the Wildcats 14-5 to build up a 49-43 lead with 15:23 on the clock. ACU came back with a 9-2 run over the next 5:35 to retake the lead, 52-51, with 9:48 to go. Leading 57-56 with 7:50 to play, Utah Valley used an 8-1 run to jump out to an eight-point, 65-57, lead with 4:24 to play. ACU was only able to get as close as three points the rest of the way, 70-67, with 44 seconds to go. Allen then made a layup and Toolson knocked down a pair of free throws with four seconds on the clock to secure the 74-67 win.