Uintah has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Provo Bulldogs on Tuesday. If the Utes were looking for revenge after losing 74-55 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
When it comes to explaining why Uintah lost, don't look at Dauson Gardiner. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 15 on his way to 21 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Gideon Owen, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
Makai Allen was his usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-6 from long range and almost dropping a double-double on 40 points and nine assists for Provo. That makes it five consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least a third of Provo's points. Crew DeMartini was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points along with five boards and four steals.
Uintah's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Provo, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 10-6.
When Uintah and Provo next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Uintah will try to stop Timpanogos' three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Provo will try to stop Layton Christian Academy's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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