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The University of Utah Athletics
Monday, January 8
Salt Lake City
10:00 PM MT
University of Utah
83
vs
71
Wyoming
Utes Down Wyoming, 83-71
1/8/2001 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2001
By TIM KORTE
AP Sports Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Phil Cullen scored 17 points and freshman Nick Jacobson had 14 as Utah beat Wyoming 83-71 Monday night in the Mountain West opener for both schools.
Chris Burgess added 11 points as the spirited Utes (9-6), playing another game without sidelined coach Rick Majerus, outlasted the Cowboys (9-4) in a showdown of teams expected to contend in the Mountain West.
Josh Davis led the Cowboys with 18 points while Marcus Bailey had 11, but Utah held Wyoming's imposing Nigerian frontcourt in check. Uche Nsonwu-Amadi scored eight points and his cousin, Ugo Udezue, went scoreless.
Britton Johnsen had 10 for the Utes.
The Utes held a 36-32 lead after an emotional and physical first half but did a better job of setting the tempo in the second half. Utah went ahead 59-49 with 10:40 on the clock after two free throws by Jackson.
It was 66-56 after Nick Jacobsen was fouled while attempting a 3-pointer and made three free throws with 7:53 to play.
The Cowboys refused to quit, pulling within 74-66 after consecutive baskets by Marcus Bailey, the second with 4:24 to play. But Utah put it away by scoring the next six points.
Cullen scored inside and Burgess brought fans to their feet by slamming home an alley-oop from Travis Spivey. When Burgress scored on a 3-foot flip on the next Utah possession, the Utes led 80-66 with 3:05 to play.
Majerus has been out since mid-November, when he left the team to rehabilitate a surgically repaired knee. He had planned to rejoin the Utes last week but he was hospitalized on New Year's Day after complaining of chest pains.
Last Tuesday, Majerus underwent a procedure to clear two blocked arteries.
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