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The University of Utah Athletics
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
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.
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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.
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"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."
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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.
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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.
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"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."
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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.
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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.
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"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."
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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UP NEXTÂ
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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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.
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"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."
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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.
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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.
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"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."
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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.
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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.
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"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."
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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UP NEXTÂ
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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