Utah Valley Wolverines @ Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
CS Bakersfield routs Utah Valley, 91-69; keeps pace in WAC
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Kevin Mays scored 17 points and Cal State Bakersfield built a big, first-half lead and went on to rout Utah Valley, 91-69 Saturday night.
The victory keeps the Roadrunners, winners of four straight, one game back of Western Athletic Conference leader New Mexico State, a 69-55 winner over Chicago State.
Utah Valley took a 17-12 lead just over five minutes into the game, but Bakersfield roared back to take a 20-17 lead, then launched into a 10-3 run capped by Dedrick Basile's 3-pointer to make it 30-20 advantage. By halftime the Roadrunners held a 41-27 lead.
Justin Pride scored 16 points off the bench and Aly Ahmed added 15 to help pace Bakersfield (18-7, 8-2). Matt Smith added 11 points and grabbed eight boards.
Jaden Jackson scored 20 points and Hayden Schenck added 11 more off the bench for Utah Valley (10-15, 4-6).
Game Information
Bakersfield, CA
Referee:Melvin Landry
Referee:Tom Nally
Referee:Aaron Schlessinger
2025-26 Standings
| United Athletic ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 8 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
| Big West ConferenceBig West Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |
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