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Thursday, March 2
Salt Lake City, Utah
9:00 PM
University of Utah
19-10, 10-7
74
vs
44
California
19-10, 10-7
1
2
F
California
22
22
44
Utah
42
32
74
Team Stats
CAL
UTAH
FG%
.235
.500
3FG%
.111
.200
FT%
.783
.842
RB
31
40
TO
12
12
STL
4
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballBarefield scores 14, Utah routs California 74-44
3/2/2017 11:56 PM | Men's Basketball
Utes hand Cal its largest margin of defeat on the season.
SALT LAKE CITY – Sophomore Sedrick Barefield scored 14 points off the bench to help lead the Utah Runnin' Utes (19-10, 10-7) to a 30-point blowout victory over the California Golden Bears (19-10, 10-7) Thursday night at the Huntsman Center.
Barefield registered his first double-digit scoring effort since pouring in 10 points at Washington State back on Jan. 18. It was the Corona, Calif., native's sixth time to score in double figures this season.
"He's certainly a dynamic guard," said Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak. "Just at times, some of the passes and plays get a little bit sloppy, but that's part of being a young kid in a program. I know he'll look at the film, he'll want to see himself."
After trading buckets back-and-forth to start the game, Barefield opened a 10-0 run with the first of his two three-pointers on the night, which gave Utah a 24-11 advantage. Cal's Jabari Bird converted an old-fashioned three-point play at the 7:16 mark with a field goal and a free throw attempt. That would prov to be the Bears' last field goal until the 1:01 mark, but by that time the Utes had pushed its lead to 42-18.
Cal would go 0-for-3 from the field and registered five turnovers in a scoring drought that lasted 6:15 before Grant Mullins knocked down a jumper with 1:01 left to play in the first half.
"We've gotten better defensively," said Krystkowiak. "Tonight, it seemed like when they scored, it hurt. We've taken a little bit of pride in making some stops and we had a lot of contested shots that forced them to miss."
Utah kept both the scoring pace and defensive play up to begin the second half, out-scoring the Bears 9-3 over the first seven-plus minutes of the period. The Utes were up 51-25 before Cal drained its first field goal of the second half.
Cal's top-two scorers, Jabari Bird (14.7 ppg) and Ivan Rabb (14.6 ppg) combined to score just 14 points on the night. Rabb was 0-of-3 from the field and all eight of his points came at the charity stripe, while Bird finished with six points.
"We had a double team plan on Rabb, and last time we played Bird it was a career high," said Krystkowiak. "[We] made things difficult for him, so I think our guys freed up their mind a little bit, that we were going to lock in and play man and challenged them. It was as good a defense as we've played this well for sure."
Cal finished the game posting season-lows in field goal percentage (23.1), 3-point percentage (11.1), assists (three), field goals made (12) and points (44).
The 30-point victory was Utah's largest margin of defeat in the all-time series, while the 44 points given up were just the fourth-lowest outcome for a Cal team when facing Utah.
Junior's David Collette (12) and Kyle Kuzma (12) poured in double-digit scoring efforts, as did senior Lorenzo Bonam (11). Bonam led the team defensively with seven rebounds and registering a career-high four steals.
GAME NOTES
• Utah moved back into a tie with the Bears in the all-time series. The series is now all knotted up at 14-14, but the Utes did manage to improve to 8-5 all-time when facing the Bears in Salt Lake City. It was Utah's third straight win over Cal at home.
• Cal was held under 50 points for the first time since Jan. 22, 2015 (44 vs. Arizona State).
• Kuzma registered 10 points or more in a game for the 14th straight time, while Collette notched double-digits for the 19th time in as many games this season.
• Utah locked up at least a No. 5 seed in next week's Pac-12 Tournament with the win. The Utes still have a chance to get the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye with a win over Stanford, coupled with a Cal loss at Colorado.
UP NEXT
Utah closes out the 2016-17 regular season hosting the Stanford Cardinal (14-15, 6-11) this Saturday, March 4, at the Huntsman Center. The Utes will honor Bonam in Senior Day pregame ceremonies.
Barefield registered his first double-digit scoring effort since pouring in 10 points at Washington State back on Jan. 18. It was the Corona, Calif., native's sixth time to score in double figures this season.
"He's certainly a dynamic guard," said Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak. "Just at times, some of the passes and plays get a little bit sloppy, but that's part of being a young kid in a program. I know he'll look at the film, he'll want to see himself."
After trading buckets back-and-forth to start the game, Barefield opened a 10-0 run with the first of his two three-pointers on the night, which gave Utah a 24-11 advantage. Cal's Jabari Bird converted an old-fashioned three-point play at the 7:16 mark with a field goal and a free throw attempt. That would prov to be the Bears' last field goal until the 1:01 mark, but by that time the Utes had pushed its lead to 42-18.
Cal would go 0-for-3 from the field and registered five turnovers in a scoring drought that lasted 6:15 before Grant Mullins knocked down a jumper with 1:01 left to play in the first half.
"We've gotten better defensively," said Krystkowiak. "Tonight, it seemed like when they scored, it hurt. We've taken a little bit of pride in making some stops and we had a lot of contested shots that forced them to miss."
Utah kept both the scoring pace and defensive play up to begin the second half, out-scoring the Bears 9-3 over the first seven-plus minutes of the period. The Utes were up 51-25 before Cal drained its first field goal of the second half.
Cal's top-two scorers, Jabari Bird (14.7 ppg) and Ivan Rabb (14.6 ppg) combined to score just 14 points on the night. Rabb was 0-of-3 from the field and all eight of his points came at the charity stripe, while Bird finished with six points.
"We had a double team plan on Rabb, and last time we played Bird it was a career high," said Krystkowiak. "[We] made things difficult for him, so I think our guys freed up their mind a little bit, that we were going to lock in and play man and challenged them. It was as good a defense as we've played this well for sure."
Cal finished the game posting season-lows in field goal percentage (23.1), 3-point percentage (11.1), assists (three), field goals made (12) and points (44).
The 30-point victory was Utah's largest margin of defeat in the all-time series, while the 44 points given up were just the fourth-lowest outcome for a Cal team when facing Utah.
Junior's David Collette (12) and Kyle Kuzma (12) poured in double-digit scoring efforts, as did senior Lorenzo Bonam (11). Bonam led the team defensively with seven rebounds and registering a career-high four steals.
GAME NOTES
• Utah moved back into a tie with the Bears in the all-time series. The series is now all knotted up at 14-14, but the Utes did manage to improve to 8-5 all-time when facing the Bears in Salt Lake City. It was Utah's third straight win over Cal at home.
• Cal was held under 50 points for the first time since Jan. 22, 2015 (44 vs. Arizona State).
• Kuzma registered 10 points or more in a game for the 14th straight time, while Collette notched double-digits for the 19th time in as many games this season.
• Utah locked up at least a No. 5 seed in next week's Pac-12 Tournament with the win. The Utes still have a chance to get the No. 4 seed and a first-round bye with a win over Stanford, coupled with a Cal loss at Colorado.
UP NEXT
Utah closes out the 2016-17 regular season hosting the Stanford Cardinal (14-15, 6-11) this Saturday, March 4, at the Huntsman Center. The Utes will honor Bonam in Senior Day pregame ceremonies.
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