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Saturday, January 26
Berkeley, Calif.
6:00 PM
University of Utah
11-8, 5-2
82
at
64
California
5-15, 0-8
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Utah
46
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82
California
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Utah Completes Road Sweep with 82-64 Win at Cal
1/26/2019 9:35 PM | Men's Basketball
Win marks first-ever road sweep for Utah in the Bay Area
BERKELEY, Calif. – The Utah Runnin' Utes managed to sweep its trip through the Bay Area for the first time since joining the Pac-12 Conference, following an 82-64 over the California Golden Bears Saturday evening at Haas Pavilion.
Utah, who defeated Stanford at Maples Pavilion earlier this week, registered its fourth straight win, while moving to 11-8 overall and 5-2 in the league. Cal dropped to 5-15 on the season and 0-8 in the conference standings.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Utah led by as many as 14 points in the first half, but Cal used an 11-3 run to pull within four points and trailed just 46-42 at the break. Senior Sedrick Barefield took over though, scoring eight of Utah's first 12 points in the second half and the Utes never looked back on the way to the 18-point win.
Cal would go on a 7-2 run midway through the second half to get back within eight points, but freshman Timmy Allen would go on a run of his own, scoring five of his 17 points and giving Utah a 15-point lead. Cal would score six of the next eight points, but Utah closed out the final two minutes with a 7-0 run.
Utah finished the game shooting .559 (33-59) from the field overall, which included a .419 (13-31) effort from downtown. Cal shot .424 (25-59) from the field in the game, but were out-rebounded by the Utes, 42-25. Utah would outscore the Bears 12-6 in second-chance points.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Barefield led the way with 21 points as he knocked down five three-pointers and a total of eight field goals in the game. Allen registered a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Both Gach chipped in with 18 points – his highest point total since scoring a career-high 22 points at Kentucky on Dec. 15, 2018.
UP NEXT
The Utes will be back home next week hosting both Oregon squads. Utah will open the week hosting the Oregon Ducks this coming Thursday, Jan. 31, and will then close out the weekend against the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, Feb. 2.
GAME NOTES
- Utah has won two straight over Cal and now leads the all-time series 16-15.
- The Utes snapped a two-game losing streak in Berkeley, while winning for just the third time at Haas Pavilion. Utah is now 4-8 all-time in Berkeley.
- Utah's win over Cal gives the Utes its first-ever Bay Area sweep. Utah defeated Stanford earlier in the week, 70-66, at Maples Pavilion.
- Utah drained 11 three-pointers in the first half, its second-most three-pointers in any half – just one shy of the all-time record of 12 three-pointers the Utes drained in the second half against UNLV back on Feb. 11, 2002.
- Gach finished with 18 points, his first double-digit scoring effort since totaling 14 points against Washington State (01/12/19).
- Barefield tallied his 15th double-digit scoring effort with 21 points. He has totaled 20+ points in six games this season and 11 times in his career.
- Allen finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds to net his second career double-double.
- Utah had three players finish the game scoring in double figures on Saturday. All 11 of Utah's wins have come when at least three Utes score 10 points or more.
- Utah's 42 boards are third-most pulled down this season. The Utes tallied 44 rebounds against Washington and Mississippi Valley.
- Utah has won four straight games for the first time this season and for the first time in the regular season since a five-game winning streak from Feb. 8-22 last season. Utah also won four straight in its NIT postseason run a year ago.
Utah, who defeated Stanford at Maples Pavilion earlier this week, registered its fourth straight win, while moving to 11-8 overall and 5-2 in the league. Cal dropped to 5-15 on the season and 0-8 in the conference standings.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Utah led by as many as 14 points in the first half, but Cal used an 11-3 run to pull within four points and trailed just 46-42 at the break. Senior Sedrick Barefield took over though, scoring eight of Utah's first 12 points in the second half and the Utes never looked back on the way to the 18-point win.
Cal would go on a 7-2 run midway through the second half to get back within eight points, but freshman Timmy Allen would go on a run of his own, scoring five of his 17 points and giving Utah a 15-point lead. Cal would score six of the next eight points, but Utah closed out the final two minutes with a 7-0 run.
Utah finished the game shooting .559 (33-59) from the field overall, which included a .419 (13-31) effort from downtown. Cal shot .424 (25-59) from the field in the game, but were out-rebounded by the Utes, 42-25. Utah would outscore the Bears 12-6 in second-chance points.
PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Barefield led the way with 21 points as he knocked down five three-pointers and a total of eight field goals in the game. Allen registered a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds and Both Gach chipped in with 18 points – his highest point total since scoring a career-high 22 points at Kentucky on Dec. 15, 2018.
UP NEXT
The Utes will be back home next week hosting both Oregon squads. Utah will open the week hosting the Oregon Ducks this coming Thursday, Jan. 31, and will then close out the weekend against the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday, Feb. 2.
GAME NOTES
- Utah has won two straight over Cal and now leads the all-time series 16-15.
- The Utes snapped a two-game losing streak in Berkeley, while winning for just the third time at Haas Pavilion. Utah is now 4-8 all-time in Berkeley.
- Utah's win over Cal gives the Utes its first-ever Bay Area sweep. Utah defeated Stanford earlier in the week, 70-66, at Maples Pavilion.
- Utah drained 11 three-pointers in the first half, its second-most three-pointers in any half – just one shy of the all-time record of 12 three-pointers the Utes drained in the second half against UNLV back on Feb. 11, 2002.
- Gach finished with 18 points, his first double-digit scoring effort since totaling 14 points against Washington State (01/12/19).
- Barefield tallied his 15th double-digit scoring effort with 21 points. He has totaled 20+ points in six games this season and 11 times in his career.
- Allen finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds to net his second career double-double.
- Utah had three players finish the game scoring in double figures on Saturday. All 11 of Utah's wins have come when at least three Utes score 10 points or more.
- Utah's 42 boards are third-most pulled down this season. The Utes tallied 44 rebounds against Washington and Mississippi Valley.
- Utah has won four straight games for the first time this season and for the first time in the regular season since a five-game winning streak from Feb. 8-22 last season. Utah also won four straight in its NIT postseason run a year ago.
Team Stats
UTAH
CAL
FG%
.559
.424
3FG%
.419
.391
FT%
.333
.500
RB
42
25
TO
15
7
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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