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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, November 14
Salt Lake City, Utah
TBA
University of Utah
76
vs
47
Azusa Pacific
No. 10 Utes Cruise Past Azusa Pacific in Season-Opener
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
November 14, 1998
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Hanno Mottola scored 16 points, and Alex Jensen added 14 as No. 10 Utah opened the season with a 76-47 thrashing Saturday night of Azusa-Pacific,
The Utes also got 10 points from preseason All-American Andre Miller, as well as Phil Cullen, Jeremy Killion and Nate Althoff.
Azusa-Pacific (1-1), which began the season ranked fifth in the NAIA, was led by Jerome Joseph with 12 points. Kevin Daley, a transfer from UCLA, added 10 points, but the Cougars fell behind 31-6 in the first 10 minutes and never came closer than 22 points thereafter.
Jensen, a 6-foot-7 junior, also had nine rebounds and handed out seven assists in 30 minutes of play. Miller had seven assists and Althoff grabbed seven rebounds.
The Utes, who lost to Kentucky in the NCAA title game last spring, are rebuilding after losing two starters to graduation and six other players to transfer or Mormon missions.
Utah shot 52.2 percent for the game, including Jensen's 6-of-8 from the field. The Cougars finished at 34 percent (18-of-53) and only 4-of-17 from the 3-point line. Utah outrebounded Azusa 43-26.
Utah began the game with a 14-0 run in the first 3:15, led by Mottola with eight, including the first three baskets of the game. Jensen's tip-in with 28 seconds remaining in the half gave Utah a 51-18 lead at intermission.
The Utes held the Cougars to just 8-of-24 shooting in the half (33.3 percent), while converting 23-of-34 attempts themselves.
Utah suspended junior Tony Harvey indefinitely pending the outcome of an investigation into theft allegations.
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