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<\/p>\n OREM, Utah \u2013 UT Arlington men’s basketball (12-6, 4-2 WAC) dug itself an early hole it could not come out of, falling 86-74 on Saturday afternoon to Utah Valley (15-4, 5-1 WAC). Sophomore guard Cash Chavis<\/a> led the way for UTA with a career-high 20 points. — #BuckEm \u2013<\/p>\n \u00a0
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\nUtah Valley, which won its program-record-tying 22nd straight game at home, raced out to a 16-3 run to open the game. The Mavs trailed by as many as 20 in the opening half and got no closer than 15 in the first period.
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\nThe Wolverines shot the lights out in the opening stanza, hitting 58.6% (17-of-29) from the field, while conversely the Mavs made just 32.0% of their first half shots (8-for-25).
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\nUTA charged back midway through the second half, trimming the lead to single digits at 65-57 when Chavis buried a three-pointer, but they would get no closer. Utah Valley used a quick 6-0 run to get it back to 14 immediately following Chavis’ long-range effort and never looked back.
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\nThe lead then ballooned to 21 in the final five minutes, and the Wolverines closed things out to take sole possession of first place in the WAC.
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\nChavis scored 13 of his 20 in the second half for the Mavericks, while senior guard Marcell McCreary<\/a> chipped in with 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting in defeat.
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\nUTA is 4-2 through the first of three times through league play, having played all six WAC opponents thus far.
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\nThe Mavs return home for a Wednesday night date with Tarleton State (11-7, 2-3 WAC) at 7 p.m. CT from the College Park Center. The Mavs will be looking to avenge their lone home loss of the season after Tarleton State won the initial meeting this season in Arlington 69-63. The game will be broadcast live on\u00a0ESPN+<\/a>\u00a0and on the radio on the Varsity Network App with Will Conerly\u00a0on the call.
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