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The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, January 25
Tempe, Ariz.
7:30 PM
University of Utah
at
Arizona State
Runnin' Utes Head to Desert to Face #21 Sun Devils on Thursday
1/23/2018 9:32 AM | Men's Basketball
Utes open three-game road swing with pair of games in the desert
GAME 20 | Utah (12-7, 4-4) at #21/20 Arizona State (15-4, 3-4)
Date/Tipoff:Â Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. MT
Location:Â Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena)
Television:Â Pac-12 Networks
TALENT: J.B. Long (PxP), Bill Walton (Color)
Radio:Â Utah Radio Sports Network
TALENT: Bill Riley (PxP), Jimmy Soto (Color)
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THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (12-7, 4-4) will embark on a three-game road swing, first taking on both schools in the desert this week. The Utes will travel to Tempe, Ariz., to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-4, 3-4) this Thursday, Jan. 25. Tip-off between the Utes and Sun Devils is set for 7:30 p.m. MT at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Utah will wrap up this week's action taking on the Arizona Wildcats (16-4, 6-1) this Saturday, Jan. 27, in Tucson, Ariz. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. MT at the McKale Center.
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COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Thursday's contest will be carried on the Pac-12 Networks, while Sunday's contest will be aired live on Fox. J.B Long will have the call on Thursday with Bill Walton providing color commentary. Sunday's contest against the Wildcats will have Gus Johnson calling the action and Donny Marshall providing color commentary. Jen Taft will be on-hand to provide sideline analysis.
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Fans can also follow Thursday's 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.
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Fans can also follow Saturday's 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.
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Additionally, both contests can be found on the Utah Sports Radio Network (ESPN 700). Bill Riley will provide play-by-play commentary, with the assistance of in-game analyst Jimmy Soto.
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Live stats will be provided for the game with links found at www.UtahUtes.com.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utes picked up its first Pac-12 weekly sweep at home this season, downing both Washington and Washington State at the Huntsman Center. Utah defeated the Huskies 70-62 this past Thursday and followed with an 82-69 win over the Cougars on Sunday.
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Senior guard Justin Bibbins tallied double-doubles in both contests, first draining 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in the win over Washington and then following with a 13-point and 12-assist effort in the victory over Washington State. Freshman Donnie Tillman scored 14 points in the win over UW and Tyler Rawson led the charge against WSU, scoring 22 points on 6-of-7 shooting from three-point range.
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Utah pushed its winning streak to five straight over the Huskies, while winning for the eighth straight time when facing the Cougars. Utah's win over UW snapped a four-game losing streak overall and a two-game home losing streak to conference opponents. The win also helped avoid Utah losing five straight for what would have been the first time since 2011-12.
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SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
The Sun Devils are coming off an 81-73 win at California this past Saturday, but has dropped four of its previous seven games after going 12-0 in non-conference play. Arizona State currently ranks No. 21in the AP Poll, but were ranked as high as No. 3 back on Dec. 25. ASU is 15-4 overall, but all four of its losses have come in league play. The Sun Devils are 3-4 in the Pac-12 standings.
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Tra Holder leads a quintet of players scoring in double figures as he averages 19.0 points per game. Shannon Evans II (16.7), Kodi Justice (13.5), Romello White (12.1) and Remy Martin (10.2) all follow Holdrer's lead. Martin is the only player out of the group that has not started a game on the season. White leads the team on the boards with 7.6 rebounds per game. Evans has a team-high 83 assists and Holder also leads the squad with 29 steals on the season.
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The Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 and rank among the nation's top-30 teams giving up just 11.4 turnovers per game. They also rank as the best team in the league getting to the free throw line (525 attempts) and knocking down those attempts (387 made). ASU averages a league-best 86.7 points per game, but rank eighth in the conference giving up 74.8 points to opposing teams.
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SERIES HISTORY WITH THE SUN DEVILS
Despite falling 80-77 to the Sun Devils at home earlier this season, Utah still leads the all-time series, 32-21. ASU snapped a five-game losing streak to the Utes with its win at the Huntsman Center back on Jan. 7, but Utah still leads the series 19-6 when playing in Salt Lake City. ASU leads the series 13-11 when the games have been played in Tempe, but Utah has won two straight at Wells Fargo Arena, dating back to the 2014-15 season.
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In Utah's last six wins over the Sun Devils, the Utes' average margin of victory has been 21.3 points. In Utah's previous four losses to ASU, including the loss just a few week's ago, the average losing margin has been just 3.3 points.
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BIBBINS NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Utah guard Justin Bibbins was named this week's Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday after helping lead Utah to its second Pac-12 weekly sweep of the season as the Utes downed both Washington and Washington State at home this past week. In Thursday's win over the Huskies, Bibbins tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds, and then followed with 13 points and 12 assists in Sunday's win over the Cougars.
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Bibbins is the only Utah player to register back-to-back double-doubles this season and with his season-high 12 assists on Sunday, he became the first Utah player to dish out at least 10 assists in a game since Brandon Taylor totaled 10 assists against USC back on Feb. 21, 2016. For the week, Bibbins averaged 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while dishing out 17 assists and recording a pair of steals. He was 6-of-15 from three-point range and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.
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This marks the first Pac-12 Player of the Week honor for Utah this season and the first since Jakob Poeltl was tabbed the conference POW back on Feb. 22, 2016. Bibbins is the first Utah guard to earn the honor since Delon Wright was named POW back on Dec. 15, 2014. Overall, Utah has had eight Pac-12 weekly honors since joining the league in 2011-12.
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RAWSON GOES OFF FROM DOWNTOWN
Tyler Rawson knocked down a career-high six three-pointers in Utah's win over Washington State this past Sunday. The senior finished the game 6-for-7 (.857) from the three-point line becoming the first Utah player to convert at least 80 percent from beyond the arc against a Pac-12 opponent since Brandon Taylor went 4-of-5 against Arizona back on Feb. 27, 2015. Rawson finished the evening with a game-high 22 points, just three points off his career-high of 25 points, which he tallied earlier this season against Northwestern State (Dec. 20).
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RAINING THREES
Utah has already knocked down 175 three-pointers on the season, which averages out to 9.2 three-pointers per game. The Utes have drained at least 10 three-pointers in 10 of 19 games this season and is on pace to finish the regular season with a total of 266 made three-pointers. Utah's all-time high for three-pointers in a season is 273, which was set back in the 2015-16 season.
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CLUB HOPPING
Justin Bibbins became a member of the 1,000-point club on Dec. 20, 2017, when he scored 25 points in Utah's win over Northwestern State. Bibbins tallied 870 career points in three years at Long Beach State and now has 270 points with the Utes, for a career total of 1,140 points.
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David Collette is on the verge of eclipsing the 1,000-point mark as he needs 70 more points to do so. Collette, who currently has 533 career points in two seasons with the Utes, tallied 397 career points at Utah State. He is currently at 930 career points.
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UP NEXT
Utah will close out its three-game road swing next week with just the one contest at Colorado. The Utes and Buffs are set to face-off next Friday, Feb. 2 at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. MT and the game will be aired live on FS1.
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Date/Tipoff:Â Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. MT
Location:Â Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena)
Television:Â Pac-12 Networks
TALENT: J.B. Long (PxP), Bill Walton (Color)
Radio:Â Utah Radio Sports Network
TALENT: Bill Riley (PxP), Jimmy Soto (Color)
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THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (12-7, 4-4) will embark on a three-game road swing, first taking on both schools in the desert this week. The Utes will travel to Tempe, Ariz., to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils (15-4, 3-4) this Thursday, Jan. 25. Tip-off between the Utes and Sun Devils is set for 7:30 p.m. MT at Wells Fargo Arena.
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Utah will wrap up this week's action taking on the Arizona Wildcats (16-4, 6-1) this Saturday, Jan. 27, in Tucson, Ariz. Tip-off is set for 3:30 p.m. MT at the McKale Center.
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COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Thursday's contest will be carried on the Pac-12 Networks, while Sunday's contest will be aired live on Fox. J.B Long will have the call on Thursday with Bill Walton providing color commentary. Sunday's contest against the Wildcats will have Gus Johnson calling the action and Donny Marshall providing color commentary. Jen Taft will be on-hand to provide sideline analysis.
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Fans can also follow Thursday's 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.
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Fans can also follow Saturday's 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.
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Additionally, both contests can be found on the Utah Sports Radio Network (ESPN 700). Bill Riley will provide play-by-play commentary, with the assistance of in-game analyst Jimmy Soto.
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Live stats will be provided for the game with links found at www.UtahUtes.com.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Utes picked up its first Pac-12 weekly sweep at home this season, downing both Washington and Washington State at the Huntsman Center. Utah defeated the Huskies 70-62 this past Thursday and followed with an 82-69 win over the Cougars on Sunday.
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Senior guard Justin Bibbins tallied double-doubles in both contests, first draining 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in the win over Washington and then following with a 13-point and 12-assist effort in the victory over Washington State. Freshman Donnie Tillman scored 14 points in the win over UW and Tyler Rawson led the charge against WSU, scoring 22 points on 6-of-7 shooting from three-point range.
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Utah pushed its winning streak to five straight over the Huskies, while winning for the eighth straight time when facing the Cougars. Utah's win over UW snapped a four-game losing streak overall and a two-game home losing streak to conference opponents. The win also helped avoid Utah losing five straight for what would have been the first time since 2011-12.
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SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
The Sun Devils are coming off an 81-73 win at California this past Saturday, but has dropped four of its previous seven games after going 12-0 in non-conference play. Arizona State currently ranks No. 21in the AP Poll, but were ranked as high as No. 3 back on Dec. 25. ASU is 15-4 overall, but all four of its losses have come in league play. The Sun Devils are 3-4 in the Pac-12 standings.
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Tra Holder leads a quintet of players scoring in double figures as he averages 19.0 points per game. Shannon Evans II (16.7), Kodi Justice (13.5), Romello White (12.1) and Remy Martin (10.2) all follow Holdrer's lead. Martin is the only player out of the group that has not started a game on the season. White leads the team on the boards with 7.6 rebounds per game. Evans has a team-high 83 assists and Holder also leads the squad with 29 steals on the season.
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The Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 and rank among the nation's top-30 teams giving up just 11.4 turnovers per game. They also rank as the best team in the league getting to the free throw line (525 attempts) and knocking down those attempts (387 made). ASU averages a league-best 86.7 points per game, but rank eighth in the conference giving up 74.8 points to opposing teams.
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SERIES HISTORY WITH THE SUN DEVILS
Despite falling 80-77 to the Sun Devils at home earlier this season, Utah still leads the all-time series, 32-21. ASU snapped a five-game losing streak to the Utes with its win at the Huntsman Center back on Jan. 7, but Utah still leads the series 19-6 when playing in Salt Lake City. ASU leads the series 13-11 when the games have been played in Tempe, but Utah has won two straight at Wells Fargo Arena, dating back to the 2014-15 season.
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In Utah's last six wins over the Sun Devils, the Utes' average margin of victory has been 21.3 points. In Utah's previous four losses to ASU, including the loss just a few week's ago, the average losing margin has been just 3.3 points.
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BIBBINS NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Utah guard Justin Bibbins was named this week's Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday after helping lead Utah to its second Pac-12 weekly sweep of the season as the Utes downed both Washington and Washington State at home this past week. In Thursday's win over the Huskies, Bibbins tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds, and then followed with 13 points and 12 assists in Sunday's win over the Cougars.
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Bibbins is the only Utah player to register back-to-back double-doubles this season and with his season-high 12 assists on Sunday, he became the first Utah player to dish out at least 10 assists in a game since Brandon Taylor totaled 10 assists against USC back on Feb. 21, 2016. For the week, Bibbins averaged 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while dishing out 17 assists and recording a pair of steals. He was 6-of-15 from three-point range and a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.
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This marks the first Pac-12 Player of the Week honor for Utah this season and the first since Jakob Poeltl was tabbed the conference POW back on Feb. 22, 2016. Bibbins is the first Utah guard to earn the honor since Delon Wright was named POW back on Dec. 15, 2014. Overall, Utah has had eight Pac-12 weekly honors since joining the league in 2011-12.
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RAWSON GOES OFF FROM DOWNTOWN
Tyler Rawson knocked down a career-high six three-pointers in Utah's win over Washington State this past Sunday. The senior finished the game 6-for-7 (.857) from the three-point line becoming the first Utah player to convert at least 80 percent from beyond the arc against a Pac-12 opponent since Brandon Taylor went 4-of-5 against Arizona back on Feb. 27, 2015. Rawson finished the evening with a game-high 22 points, just three points off his career-high of 25 points, which he tallied earlier this season against Northwestern State (Dec. 20).
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RAINING THREES
Utah has already knocked down 175 three-pointers on the season, which averages out to 9.2 three-pointers per game. The Utes have drained at least 10 three-pointers in 10 of 19 games this season and is on pace to finish the regular season with a total of 266 made three-pointers. Utah's all-time high for three-pointers in a season is 273, which was set back in the 2015-16 season.
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CLUB HOPPING
Justin Bibbins became a member of the 1,000-point club on Dec. 20, 2017, when he scored 25 points in Utah's win over Northwestern State. Bibbins tallied 870 career points in three years at Long Beach State and now has 270 points with the Utes, for a career total of 1,140 points.
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David Collette is on the verge of eclipsing the 1,000-point mark as he needs 70 more points to do so. Collette, who currently has 533 career points in two seasons with the Utes, tallied 397 career points at Utah State. He is currently at 930 career points.
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UP NEXT
Utah will close out its three-game road swing next week with just the one contest at Colorado. The Utes and Buffs are set to face-off next Friday, Feb. 2 at Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. MT and the game will be aired live on FS1.
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