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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, December 16
Salt Lake City
7:00 PM MT
University of Utah
87
vs
63
Washington St
Utah Men's Basketball Crushes Washington St., 87-63
12/16/2000 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 16, 2000
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Phil Cullen scored a career-high 21 points as Utah defeated Washington State 87-63 Saturday night.
The Utes (5-4) led Washington State (5-4) by as many as 24 points in the first half on their way to breaking their first three-game losing streak since the 1988-89 season.
Cullen, who is from Chelan, Wash., made 5-of-6 3-point attempts and grabbed six rebounds in his first start after spending three games coming off the bench.
Bolstered by 61 percent shooting, the Utes returned to their winning ways at home after Weber State ended Utah's best-in-the-nation winning streak at 54 games last Saturday.
Milton Riley's free throws midway through the second half cut Utah's lead to 60-45. But Nate Althoff scored four points in a 9-1 run to make it 69-46 with 8:27 to play.
A minute later, Britton Johnsen capped another 9-1 run with a dunk to lift Utah to a 78-49 advantage.
Kevin Bradley had 12 points while Johnsen finished with 11 and his brother Jeff had 10 for the Utes, who have won 11 in a row against Washington State.
Eddie Miller, the only senior on the WSU team, scored 17 points but just two after halftime. Marcus Moore added 14 for the Cougars.
Utah made 39-of-48 free throws in the foul-plagued contest. The teams combined to commit 57 fouls and shoot 80 free throws.
After Cullen's 3-pointer with 12:05 left in the first half, the Cougars had as many turnovers as points and trailed Utah 18-5.
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