Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round) on March 10, 2026 , Loss , 66, to, 73
Final Score
Men's Basketball
66
vs No. 9-Seed Cincinnati (1st Round)
73
The University of Utah Athletics
Utah and Stanford to Meet on Saturday
1/28/2016 12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2016
GAME 22 | UTAH Utes (16-5, 5-3) vs. STANFORD Cardinal (11-8, 4-4)
When: Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 | 3 p.m. (MST)
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City, Utah
Television: Pac-12 Networks | J.B. Long (PxP), Matt Muehlebach (Analyst)
Radio: Utah Sports Radio Network (ESPN 700) | Bill Riley (PxP), Jimmy Soto (Analyst)
Live Stats: GameTracker
Complete Utah Basketball Game Notes
FAST BREAKS
> Utah has won four straight Pac-12 games following a 73-64 home-win over California this past Wednesday.
> The Utes are one win away from tying its all-time mark for consecutive Pac-12 games won, which came last season from Feb. 1 thru Feb. 15.
> Stanford is coming off a 91-75 loss to Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday. The Cardinal are just 1-4 overall (1-2 in conference play) in road games this season.
> Utah leads the all-time series 17-12, and despite the loss to Stanford earlier in the season, the Utes have won two of the past three games dating back to last season.
> Utah is 11-3 all-time when facing Stanford in Salt Lake City. The Cardinal has picked up just one win in it last 10 games against the Utes at the Huntsman Center.
> Sophomore Jakob Poeltl is coming off another 20-point performance, notching a team-high 21 points and pulling down nine rebounds in Utah's win over Cal on Wednesday.
> Senior Brandon Taylor poured in 15 points, dished out 10 assists and did not have a turnover against Cal.
THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (16-5, 5-3) put its conference-best four-game winning streak on the line this weekend, hosting the Stanford Cardinal (11-8, 4-4) this Saturday, Jan. 30.
Tip-off between the Utes and Cardinal is set for 3 p.m. at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.
CANCER AWARENESS TEDDY BEAR TOSS GAME
The Utes will host their annual Cancer Awareness game on Saturday. Remember to bring a teddy bear to the game to toss onto the court during halftime. Located at portal six in the kid's zone, fans are encouraged to grab a cancer awareness ribbon which best represents the cancer that has effected them personally. Also, a special Cancer Awareness t-shirt will be sold at RedZone locations on the concourse for $20 with 100% of the proceeds going directly back to the Huntsman Cancer Institute. For tickets or more information, visit UtahUtes.com.
COVERING THE UTES
Saturday's contest will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. J.B. Long will call the action, while Matt Muehlebach provides color commentary for the game.
Fans can also follow Saturday's game on-line at www.Pac-12.com/live or via smart phone/tablet by downloading the Pac-12 Now App.
Additionally, the game can be found on the Utah Sports Radio Network (ESPN 700). Bill Riley will provide play-by-play, with the assistance of in-game analyst Jimmy Soto.
Live stats will be provided for Saturday's contest, with links to GameTracker found on-line at www.UtahUtes.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah let a one-point halftime-lead slip away in the opening moments of the second half, as California scored six straight points to take a 40-35 lead, but the Utes countered with a 12-0 run and never looked back en route to a nine-point win over the Golden Bears, 73-64.
Senior Brandon Taylor knocked down back-to-back three-pointers to give Utah a 43-40 lead, and sophomores Kyle Kuzma and Jakob Poeltl combined to score the next 13 points to push the Ute lead to 58-44 lead.
Cal cut the deficit to just four points (61-57) with an 8-0 run at the 7:03 mark, but then scored just one field goal the rest of the way.
UTAH IN PAC-12 PLAY
Now in its fifth season of Pac-12 play, the Utes are 35-45 overall against conference foes. Utah tallied its best record in the league play after posting a 13-5 record in 2014-15.
Utah is 24-15 all-time in Pac-12 games played at home and 11-30 in conference games played on the road.
GOING STREAKING
Following a home loss to Oregon back on Jan. 14, the Utes have quietly won four straight games since then and are just one win away from tying the program's best conference winning streak since joining the league in 2011. Utah won a program-best five straight Pac-12 games from Feb. 1-15 last season after picking up victories against USC, Colorado, Stanford, Cal and Oregon State.
Utah's current four-game winning streak is best in the conference. Colorado and Oregon both have two-game winning streaks heading into the rest of the week.
LIMITING THE OPPOSITION
Utah heads into the weekend currently leading the Pac-12 in scoring defense, giving up just 66.9 points per game to opponents through its first eight league games.
OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION
Utah had three players score 15 points or more in Wednesday's win over California, as Jakob Poeltl led the way with 21 points, and both Brandon Taylor and Kyle Kuzma notched 15 points each.
It was the fifth time this season that at least three players have score 15 points or more, but it was the first time since Feb. 6, 2014, that three players did so in a league game.
Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, the Utes have had three players score 15 points or more in the same in game on six different occasions.
POELTL'S BACK-TO-BACK 20-POINT EFFORTS
Sophomore Jakob Poeltl scored 20-points or more for the second straight game on Wednesday, finishing the evening with 21 points. He tallied 29 point at Washington on Sunday.
Poeltl scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games for the second time this season, after also doing the feat back on Dec. 2 against BYU (26) and on Dec. 5 against IPFW (21). Poeltl, who scored 20 points or more just once last season, has not scored 20 points or more in three straight games.
TAYLOR'S TURNOVER FREE NIGHT
Along with his 15 points for the Utes on Wednesday, senior Brandon Taylor dished out a team-high six assists and did not have a single turnover in the game.
Taylor has not committed a turnover in three games this season and it was the 12th game without a turnover over the past two seasons.
POELTL NOW A THREE-TIME PAC-12 POW
Sophomore Jakob Poeltl was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the third time this season after earning the honor earlier this week. Along with Monday's honor, he was also tabbed the POW back on Nov. 23 and Dec. 21.
Poeltl became the first player in school history to be named a Pac-12 POW three times in a career. He also becomes the first Ute player to record at least three player of the week honors in the same season since 2008-09 when Luke Nevill was a five-time conference player of the week honoree when Utah was a member of the Mountain West Conference.
POELTL TABBED NATIONAL WEEKLY AWARD WINNER
In addition to his Pac-12 Player of the Week honor, Jakob Poeltl was also named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Jan. 24.
Poeltl becomes the first player from the Pac-12 to receive the award since Dec. 2012 (Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA) and is just the fourth Pac-12 player to earn the award since its creation in 2009. He is the first-ever Utah player to earn the national honor.
RPI WATCH
Utah moved up two spots in the NCAA RPI rankings on Thursday and as of Jan. 28, the Utes rank a season-best No. 15 in the NCAA RPI standings. Utah is also ranked No. 15 in ESPN's RPI standings.
Jan. 28 - Pac-12 RPI Rankings (NCAA):
5. Oregon
15. Utah
19. Colorado
22. USC
30. Arizona
39. California
48. UCLA
50. Oregon State
UP NEXT
The Utes return to the road next week, facing Oregon State on Feb. 4 and then closing out the two-game stretch at Oregon on Feb. 7.
Utah returns home on Feb. 10 to host Washington.
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