Jackson Holcombe scored 14 points, including a pair of go-ahead free throws with 19 seconds left, and top seed Utah Valley turned back UT Arlington 67-65 in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference TournamentLAS VEGAS — Jackson Holcombe scored 14 points, including a pair of go-ahead free throws with 19 seconds left, and top seed Utah Valley rallied past UT Arlington 67-65 on Friday night in the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.Utah Valley (25-7) will bring a seven-game winning streak into Saturday’s championship game against the winner of the semifinal between No. 2 seed California Baptist and third-seeded Utah Tech. The victor earns an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.Holcombe shot 4 of 9 from the field and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Wolverines. Trevan Leonhardt added 12 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Sherman Weatherspoon IV scored 11.Bahsil Laster led the fourth-seeded Mavericks (18-14) with 18 points and six rebounds. Tyran Mason and Raysean Seamster both scored 14 points with Mason adding seven rebounds.Utah Valley went into the half ahead of UT Arlington 33-29. Leonhardt scored a team-high 10 points for Utah Valley in the second half.Popular ReadsIsaac Hawkins blocked a shot by Laster with six seconds left. Seamster grabbed the rebound but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. …
