Gonsalves, Gooden Assist Utah Tech Crush Chapman

SALT LAKE CITY – Noa Gonsalves and Cameron Gooden carried the Utah Tech Trailblazers to a giant victory over the Chapman College Panthers.

The Blazers hosted the Panthers at Burns Enviornment in Saint George on Friday, December 9.

Utah Tech soundly defeated Chapman, 99-58.

TRAILBLAZERS WIN!!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/s6Be3Evq2l

— Utah Tech Males’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) December 10, 2022

Gonsalves and Gooden led the best way with a mixed 38 factors.

The Trailblazers and Panthers battled forwards and backwards with one another for the opening eight minutes of motion. Across the 11-minute mark of the primary half, Utah Tech began to tug away.

Following the primary 20 minutes of motion, the Blazers owned a 51-29 lead.

After the Panthers and Trailblazers got here out of the locker room, Utah Tech constructed its result in a excessive of 47 factors. Over the ultimate 20 minutes of recreation time, Utah Tech outscored Chapman, 48-29.

Cam Gooden scoop layup places him in double digits for the night time!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/EAMjYYlTVW

— Utah Tech Males’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) December 10, 2022

The Trailblazers completed the night time capturing 54.1 % from the sphere, together with 41.9 % from past the arc. Chapman was restricted to 39.6 % total and 30.4 % on three-pointers.

Utah Tech gained the battle of the boards with a plus-14 benefit in rebounding. The Blazers additionally dished out 13 extra assists than the Panthers.

Chapman struggled all through the ultimate half-hour of the competition and turned the ball over 11 extra occasions than Utah Tech. The Panthers additionally had the ball stolen 16 occasions.

5 Trailblazers reached double figures in scoring. Gonsalves and Gooden every scored 19 factors to guide Utah Tech. Gonsalves shot 7-11 total and 5-8 from distance. He added two rebounds, 4 assists, three steals, and a block in 25 minutes. Gooden went 8-13 from the sphere, together with 2-6 from deep. He additionally had one rebound, six assists, and 4 steals in 26 minutes.

NOA GONSALVES #MACU3 offers him a recreation excessive 14 factors thus far right here within the first half!#UtahTechBlazers | #WACmbb | #WAChoops pic.twitter.com/98vsV0nGlZ

— Utah Tech Males’s Basketball (@UtahTechMBB) December 10, 2022

Isaiah Pope added 10 factors. Dancell Leter and Frank Staine mixed for twenty-four factors off the bench.

Chapman was carried by Jake Heberle’s double-double of 15 factors and 11 rebounds.

With the win, the Trailblazers improved their report to 5-5 this season.

Utah Tech’s subsequent recreation is at residence in opposition to Masters School on Saturday, December 17 at 7 p.m. (MDT). The sport will probably be broadcast on ESPN+.

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