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Tuesday, November 5
Reno, NV
8:30 PM
University of Utah
1-0,0-0Pac-12
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at
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Nevada
0-1,0-0Mountain West
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Young Utes Show Poise in Season-Opening Victory at Nevada
11/5/2019 11:33 PM | Men's Basketball
Huge offensive nights from sophomores Timmy Allen and Both Gach pace Utes to season-opening victory.
RENO, Nev. – In front of a raucous crowd of 8,324 inside the Lawlor Events Center, sophomores Timmy Allen and Both Gach shined down the stretch with 23 points and 22 points, respectively, Tuesday night to lead the University of Utah men's basketball team to a season-opening 79-74 victory at Nevada.
With the win, the Utes (1-0) are now 84-27 overall in season-openers and 9-0 under the direction of head coach Larry Krystkowiak. The win also snapped Nevada's 18-game home winning-streak, which was the fifth-highest active streak heading into the season-opener.
The 2019-20 campaign got underway Tuesday night with sophomore Allen scoring early for Utah just 12 seconds in. After Nevada (0-1) went up 9-4 on the second-straight 3-pointer from Lindsay Drew, an 8-0 run by the Utes was capped off by Gach hitting 1-of-2 from the line to go up 12-9 out of the first media break.
In a half that was full of runs, the U took full advantage each time answering any sort of offense from the Wolfpack. A great pass from Rylan Jones to Brandon Carlson for the one-handed jam followed by the 3-ball from Riley Battin gave Utah the 27-19 edge with 7:49 left in the half.
After the Wolfpack tied things up at 30-30 with 3:44 left in the first, a 7-2 run ensued for the Utes that finished with a turnaround dunk from Carlson gave the U a 37-32 lead heading into the locker room.
TA, you are cleared for TAKEOFF! ??
— Utah Basketball?? (@UtahMBB) November 6, 2019
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Lahat Thiuone continued the momentum for Utah at the under-16 media break of the second stanza with a huge block that lead to an easy basket for Gach and the 49-43 lead, forcing Nevada to call a timeout with 14:42 left to play.
A 7-0 run by the Wolfpack later on tied things up at 56-56 with 9:18 left to play before Jazz Johnson gave Nevada its first lead of the game, 58-56, since the 14:10 mark in the first half, 13-12.
Gach finally put an end to that 9-0 run by Nevada and tied things up at 58-58 with 7:16 remaining. Shortly after the media timeout (6:50), Gach came through for the Utes with a huge 3-pointer for the 61-58 advantage.
Allen and Gach showed their leadership and poise late in the game, accounting for 12 of Utah's 17 points in the final 5:36 minutes of the game for the 79-74 win Tuesday night.
GREAT DAY TO BE A UTE??#GoUtes???? pic.twitter.com/DGwgRyHyBY
— Utah Basketball?? (@UtahMBB) November 6, 2019
"As a freshman, we had a lot of big, packed road opponents…," Allen said postgame. "I don't think I was ready for that. So, with this group, coming back as a sophomore and a leader, I just want to stress that to my guys in practice that every game is going to be that intense. People say we are young. We think we are experienced beyond our age. We're a poised young group. We can build on that."
Battin added nine points and six boards of his own while Jones finished the night with nine points, five boards and five assists in his first-career game as a Ute. Carlson made his Ute debut with eight points and nine rebounds on 2-of-3 shooting and a perfect 4-of-4 night at the line.
BY THE NUMBERS
The win also puts Utah on top 11-1 all-time in the head-to-head column against Nevada – including a 6-0 mark in Reno … The last time a player scored 20-plus points in a season-opener was Sedrick Barefield his junior year against Prairie View A&M (11/10/17) with 22 points … The last time a Ute posted a double-double in the season-opener was Kyle Kuzma against Northwest Nazarene (11/12/16) with 23 points and 19 rebounds … As a team, Utah out-rebounded Nevada 51-32 … Utah also made 22-of-35 free throws compared to Nevada's 7-of-9.
UP NEXT
Runnin' Utes now return to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center for a pair of games, starting with the home-opener against Mississippi Valley State this Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks with Barry Tompkins on the call alongside Eddie House.
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Team Stats
Utah
Nevada
FG%
.441
.412
3FG%
.217
.367
FT%
.629
.778
RB
51
32
TO
13
6
STL
3
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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