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University of Utah
Utah St
12/7/1999 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 7, 1999
By TIM KORTE
AP Sports Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Jeremy Killion scored 21 points and gave a 3-point shooting clinic as Utah built a big first-half lead and beat instate rival Utah State 77-42 on Tuesday night.
Killion came out hot, making his first six 3-point attempts, sometimes with two Aggies trying to guard him. He didn't slow until missing a wide-open look during a fast break two minutes before halftime.
Alex Jensen and Tony Harvey each scored 12 points and Jeff Johnsen added 10 as Utah (4-2) extended its homecourt winning streak to 39 games and avenged a 62-54 loss to the Aggies (4-3) last season in Logan.
Tony Brown led Utah State with nine points, seven in the first half.
The Utes tied a school record with 14 3-pointers in the game. They also did it in 1994 against San Diego State and in 1995 against Fresno State.
Utah shot 73 percent (11-of-15) from 3-point range in the first half, breaking the school record of 10 3-pointers in a half, set in 1993 and 1995, both times against Fresno State.
With most of the crowd filing out at the five-minute mark, the only drama remaining was whether the Utes could reach the school record.
Jeff Johnsen hit a pair near the four-minute mark and Gary Colbert got another as the shot clock expired with two minutes to play as Utah finished 14-of-21 from 3-point range.
It seemed Killion couldn't miss in the first half. Meanwhile, the Utes held the Aggies to 34 percent shooting (8-of-23) in the first 20 minutes.
Utah's last seven baskets before halftime were 3-pointers, with Killion hitting three and Harvey making two. The Utes used the barrage to extend a 20-13 lead to 41-21 at the break.
The Aggies extended their perimeter defense and paid more attention to Killion in the second half but the damage already had been inflicted. Utah State never threatened and trailed by 20 to 30 points throughout the second half.