GAME #15 | UTAH (10-4, 1-1) at ARIZONA STATE (9-7, 2-1) |
DATE/TIME |
Saturday, Jan. 7 | 3 p.m. MST |
LOCATION |
Wells Fargo Arena | Tempe, Ariz. |
TELEVISION |
Pac-12 Network |
TV TALENT |
J.B. Long (PxP) | Don MacLean (Color) |
RADIO |
ESPN 700 |
RADIO TALENT |
Bill Riley (PxP | Jimmy Soto (Color) |
LIVE STATS |
Live Stats |
SERIES/STREAK |
Utes lead 31-20 | Utah, Won 4 |
LAST GAME |
Utah 81, Arizona State 46 (Feb. 25, 2016) |
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FAST BREAKS
> Utah (10-4, 1-1) wraps up its two-game road swing through the desert with a Saturday afternoon contest against the Arizona Sun Devils (9-7, 2-1).
> Utah is coming off a 66-56 loss to No. 17-ranked Ariznona at the McKale Center on Thursday.
> Arizona State moved to 2-1 in conference play with a 78-77 win over Colorado at Wells Fargo Arena Thursday night.
> Utah leads the all-time series 31-20 and has won four straight meetings against the Sun Devils.
> Utah defeated Arizona State, 81-46, in the only meeting between the two teams last season.
> The Utes rank fifth or better among Pac-12 teams in 12 different statistical categories. Utah leads the league in rebound margin (+10.1), while ranking second in both scoring margin (+16.4) and field goal percentage (.504).
> Junior
David Collette led the Utes with 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting in the loss to Arizona on Thursday. Collette has tallied 11 points or more in all six games he has played this season.
> Freshman
Devon Daniels registered 12 points, and led the team with five assists and seven rebounds at Arizona.
THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (10-4, 1-1) wrap up its two-game road swing through the desert with a Saturday afternoon contest against the Arizona State Sun Devils (9-7, 2-1). Tip-off between the Utes and Sun Devils is set for 3 p.m. MST at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Ariz.
COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Saturday's contest will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network. J.B. Long will call the action, while Don MacLean 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.StatBroadcast.com.
LAST TIME OUT
The Utes are coming off a 66-56 loss to No. 17 ranked Arizona on Thursday.
• Utah moved to 29-31 against Arizona in the all-time series. The Utes fall to 8-18 all-time when playing in Tucson, Ariz.
• Utah out-shot the Wildcats, 52 percent to 47 percent, from the floor in the first half. Arizona led at the three-point line making 2-of-7, while the Utes made just 1-of-6.
• Freshman
Devon Daniels led the Utes with eight points at the break. He was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field.
• Junior
David Collette led the Utes with 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting. He has scored 11 points or more in all six games he has played this season.
• Daniels finished with 12 points (6-of-11), while leading the team with five assists and seven rebounds. He tallied a block in the game, as well. His five assists tied a season/career-high.
• Utah finished the game shooting .431 (25-of-58) from the field, while Arizona shot .462 (24-of-52).
• Arizona shot .824 (14-of-17) from the free throw line to Utah's .500 (2-of-4) from the charity stripe.
• The Utes tied a season-low (Concordia) with just eight turnovers on the night.
ABOUT ARIZONA STATE
• The Sun Devils are coming off a 78-77 win over the Colorado Buffs on Thursday, in which Arizona State won the contest following a pair of free throws from Tra Holder with less than 2 seconds to play.
• ASU is 2-1 in conference play after going 1-1 against the Bay Area teams last weekend. The Sun Devils picked up a win at Stanford, but fell to California at Haas Pavilion.
• Torian Graham leads ASU with 18.3 points per game and a .485 field goal percentage. He is ASU's top shooter from downtown, having made 46 of his 118 attempts (.390).
• Obinna Oleka averages a double-dobule on the season with 13.4 points per game and a team-best 10.2 rebounds per game.
• ASU shoots .442 from the field, .367 from beyond the arc and .767 from the charity stripe.
SERIES HISTORY
Arizona leads the all-time series 31-20 and has won four straight dating back to the 2014-15 season. The Utes have won five of the past six meetings, as well.
Utah won the only meeting between the two schools last season, 81-46, at the Huntsman Center. The Utes are 10-13 all-time when facing the Sun Devils in Tempe, which included the last time Utah played at Wells Fargo Arena back on Jan. 15, 2015 (76-59).
UP NEXT
Utah returns home to the Huntsman Center next week to host both Los Angeles squads. The Utes open the week hosting the USC Trojans next Thursday, Jan. 12 and will close out the week against the UCLA Bruins on Saturday, Jan. 14.