Game 25 | Utah (16-8, 7-5) vs. Washington (9-15, 2-10) |
DATE |
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 | 2:30 p.m. MST |
LOCATION |
Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City |
TELEVISION |
Fox Sports 1 | Fox Sports GO |
RADIO |
ESPN 700 |
LIVE STATS |
Live Stats |
SERIES/STREAK |
Utah leads, 12-9 | Utah, Won 3 |
LAST GAME |
Utah 94, Washington 72 | Jan. 21, 2017 |
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FAST BREAKS
• Utah registered its fourth win of the season when trailing by at least eight points to an opponent, with its 74-70 come-from-behind win over Washington State on Thursday. The Utes trailed by 10 points to the Cougars before coming back for the win. Utah posted a win over Colorado trailing by eight points and has also managed to overcome 10-point deficits to both USC and Arizona State this season.
• Junior
David Collette is coming off a season/career-high 22 point effort against the Cougars on Thursday. Collette has scored 10 points or more in all 14 games he has played with the Utes this season.
• Utah tallied a .510 shooting percentage in Thursday's win over WSU. The Utes are 7-1 in Pac-12 play when shooting 50 percent or better in a game and 12-3 overall.
• The Utes continue to average better than 42 points scored inside the paint per game. Utah has tallied 40+ points in the paint in 13 of 24 games this season.
THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (16-8, 7-5) wrap-up its two-game home stand against the Washington Huskies (9-15, 2-10) this Saturday, Feb. 11. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. MST in Salt Lake City. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports 1.
The Utes are coming off a 74-70 home win over Washington State, while the Huskies dropped a road contest to Colorado, 81-66, on Thursday.
COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Saturday's contest will be televised live on Fox Sports 1. Aaron Goldsmith will call the action, while Casey Jacobsen provides color commentary for the game.
Fans can also follow the action on-line by logging onto FoxSportsGo.com or watching via smart phones and tablets using the Fox Sports GO Apps, 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 for the game with links to the contest found at www.UtahUtes.com or www.StatBroadcast.com.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah erased an early 10-point deficit en route to a 74-70 win over Washington State at the Huntsman Center on Thursday.
• Utah moved to 21-4 all-time against Washington State (15-1 all-time at home) with Thursday night's win. The Utes have won seven straight overall dating back to 2014 and 15 straight games over the Cougars in Salt Lake City.
• Junior
David Collette scored a career-high 22 points, while registering his 14th game in double-figures on the season.
• Junior
Kyle Kuzma scored all 10 of his points in the second quarter and has now posted double-digit scoring efforts in the last 10 games.
• Sophomore
Parker Van Dyke made his first start since Dec. 10 (at Xavier). He finished the game with six points on 2-of-7 shooting.
• Utah trailed by as many as 10 points for the third time in conference play, but still managed to come back and get the win (at Arizona State, vs. USC). It is the fourth win for the Utes when trailing by at least eight points (vs. Colorado) this season.
• Collette tied a career-high with three blocked shots. Freshman
Jayce Johnson added a block to give the Utes a total of four blocked shots on the evening.
• Senior
Lorenzo Bonam and Collette led the Utes with three steals each. Utah totaled a season-high 11 steals in the game.
• Utah moved to 15-6 overall on the season when at least three players score 10 points or more.
DOWN BUT NOT OUT
The Utes registered its third win of the season when trailing by 10 points or more with its 74-70 come-from-behind victory over Washington State on Thursday. Overall, Utah has tallied four wins when trailing by eight points or more. Utah trailed Colorado by eight points before storming back for a 76-60 win. The Utes trailed by 10 points to Arizona State, but won 88-82, and also trailed USC by 10 points before coming back to win 86-64.
SCOUTING WASHINGTON
The Huskies were without its leading scorer, Markelle Fultz on Thursday, and fell to the Colorado Buffaloes, 81-66, at Coors Events Center in Boulder. It was Washington's sixth straight loss dating back to its loss to the Utes in Seattle on Jan. 21.
• David Crisp led a trio of Husky players scoring in double-figures, pouring in a team-high 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting. Noah Dickerson added 14 points and Matisse Thybulle scored 11 points.
• UW made seven three-pointers compared with Colorado's four three-pointers, but the Huskies were outscored 48-28 in the paint.
• The Huskies are 1-7 on the road overall, which includes a 0-5 record in Pac-12 play. UW's lone road win was a 94-72 victory at Seattle University back on Dec. 22.
• Despite not playing on Thursday, Fultz - who is day-to-day with a knee injury - still leads UW with 23.2 points per game. He is averaging 24.5 points per game in Pac-12 play.
• Crisp leads UW with 62 three-pointers made on the season. He is shooting just under 40 percent from beyond the arc on the year.
• Dickerson leads UW with 8.0 rebounds per game.
• The Huskies came into the week ranked second in the league and fourth in the nation with 6.2 blocked shots per game. UW tallied three blocks at Colorado on Thursday.
• UW shoots 45 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from three-point land. The Husky defense gives up 45.8 percent to opposing teams, which includes a 39.5 percent effort from downtown.
SERIES HISTORY WITH THE HUSKIES
Utah leads the all-time series 12-9, which includes a 6-2 record against the Huskies in Salt Lake City. Utah downed UW 94-72 in Seattle earlier this season, and the Utes have won three straight in the series overall and six of the past seven meetings.
The Utes have won three straight games over UW in Salt Lake City. UW's last win at the Huntsman Center was back on Jan. 7, 2012.