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Saturday, December 9
Salt Lake City, Utah
5:30 PM
University of Utah
7-2
77
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67
Utah State
5-6
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2
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Utah State
36
31
67
Utah
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30
77
Runnin' Utes Open Beehive Classic with Win Over Aggies
12/9/2017 8:37 PM | Men's Basketball
Rawson and Bibbins score 16 points each in win.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Runnin' Utes (7-2) picked up an in-state rivalry win, downing the Utah State Aggies (5-6) 77-67 in the inaugural game of the Beehive Classic Saturday evening at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
The Utes opened the contest with a 19-2 run, and despite the Aggies getting back to within four points midway through the second half, Justin Bibbins and Tyler Rawson's combined 32 points proved to be too much for the Aggies.
Utah led by as many as 21 points, up 45-24 at the 2:44 mark in the first half, but USU would close out the first period outscoring the Utes 12-2 to get back within 11 points at the break. Utah later pushed its lead back to 15 points with a lay-up from former Aggie, David Collette, but USU again managed to creep back into the game with a 15-4 run.
Utah's lead dwindled to just 58-54 with 11:42 left to play, but Sedrick Barefield nailed a three-pointer and Bibbins later followed with five straight points to get the Utes back up by double digits. USU would get back within five points of the Utes at the 2:18 mark, but the Aggies were forced to foul down the stretch and Utah would go 5-for-5 from the charity stripe down the stretch.
Utah shot 51 percent from the field (24-of-47), which included a 45 percent effort from downtown (10-of-22). The Utes just missed three shots from the charity stripe, finishing the evening with an 86 percent effort (19-of-22). Utah's defense limited the Aggies to just a 37 percent effort in the game (22-of-60) and a 35 percent effort from beyond the arc (8-of-23).
The Aggies won the battle of the boards, boasting 35 rebounds to Utah's total of 31 boards on the evening. Utah tallied six blocked shots though, while USU had just one.
The Utes will be back on the road next Saturday, Dec. 16, taking on the BYU Cougars in Provo. Tip-off between the Utes and Cougars is set for 9 p.m. MT at the Marriott Center.
GAME NOTES
• The Utes improved to 129-95 all-time against Utah State, while picking up its first win over the Aggies since 2009.
• Rawson and Bibbins, who both finished with 16 points each, led a quartet of Utah players that scored in double figures. Collette finished with 13 points and Parker Van Dyke notched 10 points on the evening.
• Van Dyke, who registered a new season-high with his 10 points on the night, scored in double figures for the first time since scoring 16 points against Washington back on Feb. 11, 2017.
• The Utes moved to 4-1 on the season when at least four players score in double figures.
• Utah limited USU's Koby McEwen to zero points on the evening. The Aggie sophomore came into the game second on the team with a 13.0 points per game average.
The Utes opened the contest with a 19-2 run, and despite the Aggies getting back to within four points midway through the second half, Justin Bibbins and Tyler Rawson's combined 32 points proved to be too much for the Aggies.
Utah led by as many as 21 points, up 45-24 at the 2:44 mark in the first half, but USU would close out the first period outscoring the Utes 12-2 to get back within 11 points at the break. Utah later pushed its lead back to 15 points with a lay-up from former Aggie, David Collette, but USU again managed to creep back into the game with a 15-4 run.
Utah's lead dwindled to just 58-54 with 11:42 left to play, but Sedrick Barefield nailed a three-pointer and Bibbins later followed with five straight points to get the Utes back up by double digits. USU would get back within five points of the Utes at the 2:18 mark, but the Aggies were forced to foul down the stretch and Utah would go 5-for-5 from the charity stripe down the stretch.
Utah shot 51 percent from the field (24-of-47), which included a 45 percent effort from downtown (10-of-22). The Utes just missed three shots from the charity stripe, finishing the evening with an 86 percent effort (19-of-22). Utah's defense limited the Aggies to just a 37 percent effort in the game (22-of-60) and a 35 percent effort from beyond the arc (8-of-23).
The Aggies won the battle of the boards, boasting 35 rebounds to Utah's total of 31 boards on the evening. Utah tallied six blocked shots though, while USU had just one.
The Utes will be back on the road next Saturday, Dec. 16, taking on the BYU Cougars in Provo. Tip-off between the Utes and Cougars is set for 9 p.m. MT at the Marriott Center.
GAME NOTES
• The Utes improved to 129-95 all-time against Utah State, while picking up its first win over the Aggies since 2009.
• Rawson and Bibbins, who both finished with 16 points each, led a quartet of Utah players that scored in double figures. Collette finished with 13 points and Parker Van Dyke notched 10 points on the evening.
• Van Dyke, who registered a new season-high with his 10 points on the night, scored in double figures for the first time since scoring 16 points against Washington back on Feb. 11, 2017.
• The Utes moved to 4-1 on the season when at least four players score in double figures.
• Utah limited USU's Koby McEwen to zero points on the evening. The Aggie sophomore came into the game second on the team with a 13.0 points per game average.
Team Stats
USU
UTAH
FG%
.367
.511
3FG%
.348
.455
FT%
.789
.864
RB
35
31
TO
16
16
STL
4
5
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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