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Saturday, December 1
Salt Lake City
7:00 PM MT
University of Utah
81
vs
74
Pepperdine
Utes Roll Pepperdine, 81-74
12/1/2001 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec 1, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Nick Jacobson scored a career-high 22 points as Utah beat Pepperdine 81-74 Saturday.
Jacobson had five 3-pointers. Chris Burgess scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds as the Utes (3-2) rebounded from their first back-to-back non-conference losses (Utah State, Alabama) since the 1994 Maui Classic.
The loss brought the Waves (2-2) back down to earth after their 85-78 upset of No. 10 UCLA Wednesday. Jimmy Miggins paced Pepperdine with 17 points and Terrance Johnson added 16.
The Utes made 10-of-14 from beyond the arc and out-rebounded the Waves 41-26 to overcome 18 turnovers - a problem that has haunted Utah since the start of the season.
Pepperdine's press, which forces 22 turnovers a game, was rattling the Utes midway through the second half. Utah's 16-point lead had withered to 61-57 when coach Rick Majerus changed his press-breaking strategy. The Utes began sending one of their guards on a fly pattern behind the Wave defense.
Jacobson and Jeff Johnsen got breakaway layups and Jacobson connected on his fifth 3-pointer of the game as Utah led 72-58 with 7:58 to play.
Britton Johnsen, who scored 14 points, made two free throws and Utah held a 80-62 advantage with 2:56 to play before the Waves mounted a late 12-1 run after the game was out of reach.
Early in the second half, the Utes seemed to be in firm control as Jacobson hit a 3-pointer and Utah was up 51-35. But Miggins came back from a poor first half - two points on 1-of-7 shooting - to score 11 of the Waves' first 17 points of the second half, closing the gap to 56-50.
Leading 31-29 with 4:24 left in the first half, Utah finished the period with a flurry. Phil Cullen made a pair of 3-pointers in a 13-4 surge to give the Utes a 44-33 lead at halftime.
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