Utes Set for In-State Contest Against UVU on Tuesday

Tuesday, December 6

Salt Lake City, Utah

6:00 PM

University of Utah

Utah Valley

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Utes Set for In-State Contest Against UVU on Tuesday

12/5/2016 5:14 PM | Men's Basketball

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Utes and Wolverines set to meet for first time

Opponent: Utah Valley
Date/Tip-off: Tuesday, De.c 6, 2016 | 6 p.m. MST
Location: Salt Lake City (Huntsman Center)
Television: Pac-12 Network
Radio: Utah Radio Sports Network

FAST BREAKS
> Utah hosts Utah Valley this Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the team's only home contest of the week.
> The Utes are coming off a 92-84 win over Montana State, which gave head coach Larry Krystkowiak his 100th win at Utah.
> The Wolverines are 5-2 on the season and coming off a 75-71 over UT-San Antonio on Saturday.
> The Utes and Wolverines are meeting for the very first time on Tuesday.
> Utah six players score in double figures the last time out. Freshman Devon Daniels led the team with a career-high 18 points on the night.
> Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak is in his sixth season at the helm of the Runnin' Ute program. Krystkowiak is 100-74 overall in his time at Utah.

THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (5-1) return to action this Tuesday, Dec. 6, hosting the Utah Valley Wolverines (5-2) in non-conference play at the Huntsman Center. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Tuesday's contest will be televised live on Pac-12 Network. Roxy Bernstein will call the action, while Casey Jacobsen provides color commentary for the game.

Fans can also follow the action on-line by logging onto Pac-12.com/live or watching via smart phones and tablets using the Pac-12 Now App, which can be downloaded at the Apple Store, Google Play Store or Amazon Apps Store.

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 with links to the contest found at www.UtahUtes.com or www.Utah.Statbroadcast.com.

ABOUT UTAH
The Utes are coming off a 92-84 home win over Montana State last Thursday. Utah snapped its one-game skid and moved to 5-1 overall on the season.

Utah had six players score in double figures, led by freshman Devon Daniels' career-high 18 points on the evening. Junior Kyle Kuzma poured 16 points and tallied 15 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Kuzma registered nine assists in the game as well, just missing out on the elusive triple-double.

Kuzma continues to lead the Utes in scoring (16.5 ppg) and rebounding (10.8) and following his nine assists last week, now leads the squad in that statistic as well, with 21 dimes on the season.

Senior Lorenzo Bonam leads the team with a .589 field goal percentage, while Jake Connor has tallied a team-best .417 shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line.

Junior Tyler Rawson leads the team with seven blocked shots and Bonam follows with six blocks on the year.

ABOUT UTAH VALLEY
The Wolverines head into Tuesday's contest with a 5-2 overall record and coming off a 75-71 home win over Texas-San Antonio this past Saturday. UVU is 2-2 in contests played on the road this season.

Former Ute Kenneth Ogbe leads UVU with 15.6 points per game, but Conner Toolson is right behind him with 15.4 points per contest. Ogbe leads the team in both field goal percentage (.620) and three-point shooting (.667). Isaac Neilson has posted a team-best 9.6 rebounds per game, while Brandon Randolph has dished a team-high 43 assists through UVU's first seven games.

The Wolverines shoot .430 as a team, which includes a .360 percent effort from beyond the arc. UVU averages 84.3 points per game as a team, while giving up 79.6 points to opposing squads.

SERIES HISTORY
Utah and Utah Valley will meet for the first time in series history on Tuesday. Despite the short drive from Salt Lake City to Orem, the Utes and Wolverines have never faced each other.

KRYSTKOWIAK NOTCHES WIN NO. 100
Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak registered his 100th win at the helm of the Utah Runnin' Utes program when the Utes defeated Montana State, 94-82, last Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Krystkowiak, who is 142-94 all-time, has tallied a 100-74 record in six seasons with the Utes. He becomes the fifth head coach in Utah history to notch 100 career wins with the Utes.

UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road this Saturday to take on Big East member and No. 13/14-ranked Xavier this Saturday, Dec. 10, in Cincinnati. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. MT at the Cintas Center.