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Saturday, December 1
Salt Lake City, Utah
3:00 PM
University of Utah
4-3
69
vs
64
Tulsa
5-3
1
2
F
Tulsa
17
47
64
Utah
23
46
69
Photo by: Steve C. Wilson
Johnson's Double-Double Leads Utah Past Tulsa, 69-64
12/1/2018 6:11 PM | Men's Basketball
Barefield and Gach register team-high 15 points each
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah junior Jayce Johnson registered the second double-double of his career, notching season-highs in both points (12) and rebounds (12) to lead the Utah Runnin' Utes to a 69-64 non-conference victory over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane Saturday afternoon at the Huntsman Center.
With the win, Utah moved to 3-0 at home on the season and 4-3 overall. Tulsa droved to 5-3 on the season with the loss.
The Utes will be back in action next Saturday, Dec. 8, as Utah takes on BYU in the Beehive Classic. Tip-off between the Utes and Cougars is set for 12 p.m. at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.
GAME SUMMARY
Both Gach led the Utes at the break with eight points and Utah took a 23-17 lead into the halftime intermission. Utah shot just 35 percent in the half, but limited Tulsa to just a 26 percent effort overall and a 0-for-15 effort from three-point range.
Utah was outscored 47-46 in the second half, but timely three-pointers would lead the Utes to the five-point victory. Sedrick Barefield and Gach both finished the game with 15 points, as Barefield managed to score all 15 of his points in the second period. Barefield was 0-for-2 from the three point line in the first half, but turned around to drain 4-of-6 in the final 20 minutes of play.
Utah led by as many as 11 points with less than 10 minutes to play, but Tulsa managed to get back within three points after going on a 11-4 run over the next three-plus minutes. Utah pushed its lead back to 11 points at the 2:46 mark with a three-pointer from Barefield and led by 11 again following a free throw from Gach with 2:16 to play. Tulsa cut the deficit back down to five with 19 seconds remaining and was forced to foul down the stretch. Utah would convert five of its last attempts from the charity stripe to seal the win.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jayce Johnson registered Utah's first double-double of the season – and the second of his career – with 12 points and 12 rebounds. The 12 points are a season-high for Johnson, while the 12 boards mark the most for a Utah player in a game this season. He was 5-for-7 from the field overall. He tallied one assist and one blocked shot on the afternoon.
POSTGAME QUOTES
Utah vs. Tulsa | December 1, 2018
Utah Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak
Thoughts on the game tonight…
"It was a grind, and after this game, we realize that the rest of the season will be a grind too. We made a couple plays in the second half that help us come out on top. I thought we got out in transition well, held them to zero for fifteen in first half three-point shooting, then they were five for fifteen in the second half. We've got another week until the next Saturday ball game, we're going to treat it as a training camp and our guys will grow from it."
On the Utes' first half struggles…
"I felt like that it didn't have to do with defense, because we missed a good amount of wide open shots and, so did Tulsa. We played our zone for most of the game, which I felt helped out our three-point defense. It's just one of those games that we have seen before, things were really difficult in the first half, but we came out of the locker room in the second half as a different team.
With the win, Utah moved to 3-0 at home on the season and 4-3 overall. Tulsa droved to 5-3 on the season with the loss.
The Utes will be back in action next Saturday, Dec. 8, as Utah takes on BYU in the Beehive Classic. Tip-off between the Utes and Cougars is set for 12 p.m. at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City.
GAME SUMMARY
Both Gach led the Utes at the break with eight points and Utah took a 23-17 lead into the halftime intermission. Utah shot just 35 percent in the half, but limited Tulsa to just a 26 percent effort overall and a 0-for-15 effort from three-point range.
Utah was outscored 47-46 in the second half, but timely three-pointers would lead the Utes to the five-point victory. Sedrick Barefield and Gach both finished the game with 15 points, as Barefield managed to score all 15 of his points in the second period. Barefield was 0-for-2 from the three point line in the first half, but turned around to drain 4-of-6 in the final 20 minutes of play.
Utah led by as many as 11 points with less than 10 minutes to play, but Tulsa managed to get back within three points after going on a 11-4 run over the next three-plus minutes. Utah pushed its lead back to 11 points at the 2:46 mark with a three-pointer from Barefield and led by 11 again following a free throw from Gach with 2:16 to play. Tulsa cut the deficit back down to five with 19 seconds remaining and was forced to foul down the stretch. Utah would convert five of its last attempts from the charity stripe to seal the win.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jayce Johnson registered Utah's first double-double of the season – and the second of his career – with 12 points and 12 rebounds. The 12 points are a season-high for Johnson, while the 12 boards mark the most for a Utah player in a game this season. He was 5-for-7 from the field overall. He tallied one assist and one blocked shot on the afternoon.
POSTGAME QUOTES
Utah vs. Tulsa | December 1, 2018
Utah Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak
Thoughts on the game tonight…
"It was a grind, and after this game, we realize that the rest of the season will be a grind too. We made a couple plays in the second half that help us come out on top. I thought we got out in transition well, held them to zero for fifteen in first half three-point shooting, then they were five for fifteen in the second half. We've got another week until the next Saturday ball game, we're going to treat it as a training camp and our guys will grow from it."
On the Utes' first half struggles…
"I felt like that it didn't have to do with defense, because we missed a good amount of wide open shots and, so did Tulsa. We played our zone for most of the game, which I felt helped out our three-point defense. It's just one of those games that we have seen before, things were really difficult in the first half, but we came out of the locker room in the second half as a different team.
Team Stats
TULSA
UTAH
FG%
.362
.420
3FG%
.167
.370
FT%
.643
.630
RB
45
38
TO
7
10
STL
6
0
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Players Mentioned
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