Utah Men's Basketball Notes - Game #21 - University of Utah Athletics

Feb. 6, 2006

Game #21

Utah Runnin' Utes (10-10, 3-6) vs. BYU Cougars (14-6, 6-3)
Feb. 8 ? 7:07 p.m. (MST)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000) ? Salt Lake City

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Television: KJZZ-TV 14 in Salt Lake City.ESPN FullCourt (pay-per-view)Steve Brown (play-by-play) and Pace Mannion (analyst).
Radio: Utah Sports Network(Hot Ticket 700/KALL-AM in Salt Lake City and affiliate stations).On the Internet at www.UtahUtes.com. Get Utah All-Access HereMatt Thomas (play-by-play), Mark Rydalch (analyst) and Bill Riley (host).
Utah Head Coach: Ray Giacoletti      BYU Head Coach: Dave RoseAlma Mater: Minot State, 1985        Alma Mater: Houston, 1983Record at Utah: 39-16 (2nd Season)   Record at BYU: 14-6 (1st Season)Overall Record: 156-99 (9th Season)  Overall Record: 14-6 (1st Season)
Series Record: Utah leads 122-118Utah's Record Home/Away/Neutral: 71-46/47-66/4-6Current Streak: BYU has won 1.Last Meeting: BYU won 72-60 on Jan. 7, 2006 in Provo, Utah.
Utah Probable StartersNo. Pos. Name             Ht.  Wt.  Cl.  Statistics20  F    Bryant Markson   6-7  198  Sr.  14.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg21  F    Shaun Green      6-8  208  Fr.  6.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg50  C    Luke Nevill      7-1  250  Fr.  9.9 ppg, 6.0 rpg1   G    Johnnie Bryant   6-0  190  So.  12.2 ppg, 2.2 apg3   G    Chris Grant      6-3  200  So.  2.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg
BYU Probable StartersNo. Pos. Name             Ht.  Wt.  Cl.  Statistics3   F    Keena Young      6-6  205  Jr.  8.5 ppg. 5.8 rpg30  F    Lee Cummard      6-6  175  Fr.  5.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg44  C    Trent Plaisted   6-11 240  Fr.  13.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg1   G    Rashaun Broadus  6-0  195  Jr.  8.7 ppg, 4.1 apg11  G    Brock Reichner   6-4  205  Sr.  10.7 ppg, 2.8 apg

After This
The Runnin' Utes take on San Diego State on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 12:00 p.m. (PST) at Cox Arena in San Diego. The game will be televised by ESPN Regional as the MWC "Game of the Week."

Quickly On Utah
The Runnin' Utes (10-10, 3-6 MWC) return home from a two-game road swing to host arch rival BYU (14-6, 6-3 MWC) on Wednesday at 7:07 p.m. (MST) in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Tickets are on sale at www.UtahTickets.com, by phone at (801) 581-UTIX, or at the Utah Athletics Rice-Eccles Stadium Ticket Office.

The game will be televised by KJZZ-TV 14 in Salt Lake City and shown on ESPN FullCourt (pay-per-view). It will also be broadcast on Hot Ticket 700 (KALL-AM) and the Utah Sports Network.

Utah is 8-3 at home overall this season and 2-2 in Mountain West Conference play. The Utes split a pair of road games last week, getting a 71-63 win at Wyoming on Wednesday night and falling 64-53 at New Mexico on Saturday afternoon to end a two-game winning streak.

Senior forward Bryant Markson (6-7, 198), a preseason all-Mountain West Conference pick, leads the Utes in scoring (14.0 ppg), assists (2.6 apg) and steals (25), and is second in rebounds (5.6 rpg). Markson is shooting 51.7 percent from the field, 40.7 percent from three-point range and 78.9 percent at the free throw line. Sophomore guard Johnnie Bryant (6-0, 190), a junior college transfer in his first season with the Utes, is second on the team in scoring (12.2 ppg) and assists (2.2 apg), and is averaging 2.5 rebounds per game. Bryant is also shooting 42.7 percent (41-of-96) from three-point range and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. Freshman center Luke Nevill (7-1, 250) is third on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) and leads the way in rebounding (6.0 rpg). Senior center Chris Jackson (6-11, 245) is fourth in scoring (7.1 ppg) while shooting a team-best 75.9 percent from the field, and ranks fourth in rebounding (3.7 rpg).

Take Note
? Utah is playing one redshirt freshman and four other newcomers. Through 20 games, 55.8 percent of the Utes' points, 51.2 percent of their rebounds, 52.0 percent of their assists, and 54.3 percent of their minutes played have come from the first-year players.

? Four different players have led the Utes in scoring this season, six in rebounding and eight in assists. Eleven different players have earned at least one start. Utah also has 10 players averaging at least 10 minutes per game.

? The Utes are 10-2 when holding their opponents to 68 points or less this season and 0-8 when allowing 69 points or more.

Scouting The Cougars
BYU is 14-6 overall and tied for third place in the Mountain West Conference with a 6-3 record. The Cougars are 4-5 away from home this season, including a 2-3 record in conference play.

The Cougars have won four in a row. After defeating TCU, 90-89, in overtime on Jan. 25 at home, BYU picked up road wins at Colorado State (86-84) on Jan. 28 and New Mexico (77-71) on Feb. 1. BYU returned to the Marriott Center last Saturday, defeating Air Force, 65-59.

Freshman forward Trent Plaisted (6-11, 240) ranks ninth in the Mountain West in scoring (13.5 ppg) and 11th in rebounding (5.7 rpg). Senior guard Brock Reichner (6-4, 205) is second on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg), shooting 46.8 percent from three-point range (36-for-77). Junior forward Keena Young (6-6, 205) is 10th in the MWC in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and is averaging 8.5 points per game. Junior guard Rashaun Broadus (6-0, 195) is second in the MWC in assists (4.11 apg). Junior forward Fernando Malaman (6-9, 215) ranks third in the league in field goal percentage (55.0) and fifth in blocked shots (1.20 bpg).

The Cougars rank first in the MWC in scoring offense (76.4 ppg), eighth in scoring defense (70.4 ppg), fifth in rebound margin (+1.9 rpg) and first in assists (17.00 apg).

Comparing The Numbers

                Utah    BYURecord          10-10   14-6MWC Record  3-6 6-3Streak          Lost 1  Won 4Scoring         64.9    76.4Scoring Defense 64.2    70.4FG%             .468    .466FG% Defense .439    .4403-Pt. FG%   .362    .3793-Pt. FG% Def.  .350    .343FT%             .662    .721Rebound Margin  +4.6    +1.9Assists         13.7    17.0Turnovers   16.3    14.4Opp. Turnovers  12.9    15.3Steals          6.1 6.3Blocked Shots   2.2 3.9

Head Coach Dave Rose
After serving as the top assistant at BYU for eight seasons from 1997-2005, Dave Rose is in his first season at the Cougars' head coach. During Rose's tenure under Steve Cleveland, BYU qualified for postseason play five of the past six seasons--including three NCAA bids--while claiming two MWC titles.

Prior to coming to BYU, Rose was head coach at Dixie College in St. George, Utah. Rose compiled a 167-57 record in seven seasons as head coach at Dixie. Rose guided six of his seven teams to national top-20 rankings, including a ranking as high as No. 2, while earning three conference titles.

Rose was a two-sport athlete at Dixie College before transferring to Houston, where he was a shooting guard and co-captain of the famous "Phi Slamma Jamma" team that was ranked No. 1 nationally and finished second in the 1983 NCAA Tournament. At Houston, Rose played in 1980-81, redshirted in 1981-82, and played his final year in 1982-83.

Utah-BYU Series Notes
? Utah and BYU have met 240 times. The Utah vs. BYU series ranks 10th among NCAA Division I rivalries in the number of games played.

? The Cougars are the Utes' oldest rivals in a series that dates back to a 32-9 win by BYU on Jan. 23, 1909 in Provo, Utah.

? The Utes lead the all-time series 122-118, winning 20 of the last 25 meetings and six of the last eight

? BYU snapped Utah's three-game winning streak in the series with a 72-60 win on Jan. 7 in Provo, Utah.

? In Salt Lake City, the Utes have a 71-46 advantage and have won 11 in a row. Their last loss to BYU at home was 64-62 on Jan. 8, 1994.

? Utah swept the 2004-05 season series, winning 72-58 on Jan. 31 in Provo and 69-60 on Feb. 26 in Salt Lake City.

? In conference regular season play, Utah has a 118-112 edge. Since the formation of the Mountain West Conference in 1999-2000, Utah leads 9-4.

The Old Oquirrh Bucket
The winner of Wednesday night's game between Utah and BYU will capture the Old Oquirrh Bucket for 2005-06. Named after the Oquirrh Mountains to the west of Salt Lake City, the Old Oquirrh Bucket is the symbol of in-state basketball supremacy in Utah. The trophy is awarded every year to the in-state college team (Utah, BYU, Southern Utah, Utah State and Weber State) which has the best win-loss record against in-state competition.

Both the Utes and Cougars and 3-1 against instate opposition this season. Utah State is 2-1, Southern Utah is 1-3 and Weber State is 1-4.

Utah has won the Old Oquirrh Bucket 13 times since its inception in 1974-75. Utah State earned the trophy for the 2005-06 season.

Last Meeting
Rashaun Broadus had 17 points and Trent Plaisted scored 12, as Brigham Young ended a three-game losing streak to rival Utah with a 72-60 victory on Jan. 7 in Provo, Utah.

The Cougars beat the Utes for the first time in nearly two years, hanging on after Utah had rallied to within five points late in the second half.

Johnnie Bryant led Utah with a career-high 23 points and Luke Nevill finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.

The Cougars were swept by Utah last season and hadn't beaten the Utes since March 1, 2004 in Provo. But after going on a 16-4 run to regain the lead late in the first half, the Cougars never let the Utes get closer than four the rest of the way.

Plaisted pulled down seven rebounds and Broadus had six boards and hit two shots that crushed the Utes at the end. After Plaisted missed a free throw, Brock Reichner got the offensive rebound and the Cougars got it to Broadus, who drove for a layup. Broadus followed that with a long three-pointer to put BYU up 71-58 with about 1:20 left in the game.

Broadus' three-pointer just beat the shot clock and ended any hopes Utah had of rallying.

After trailing 34-30 at halftime, the Utes kept the Cougars within range in the second half but could never cut the margin to less than five.

Bryant made consecutive three-pointers, although they were a few minutes apart as both teams went scoreless for a stretch, and his second cut the lead to 63-58. But Plaisted answered with two free throws with 3:42 remaining, then took a charge from Markson at the other end.

Utah struggled from the free throw line in the second half, going just 4-for-7 and missed the first shot both times after reaching the bonus.

The Utes led early, but never recovered after BYU's big run late in the first half.

After Utah pulled ahead 24-18 on Ricky Johns' three-pointer, BYU went on a 16-4 run to retake the lead and was up 34-30 at halftime. Derek Dawes started the run with two free throws and Lee Cummard followed with a three-point play to get the Cougars rolling.

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