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Friday, November 8
Salt Lake City, UT
7:00 PM
University of Utah
2-0,0-0Pac-12
143
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Mississippi Valley State
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143
Photo by: Sarah Shebek
@UtahMBB Shatter Records in Friday Night Victory
11/8/2019 10:34 PM | Men's Basketball
The University of Utah men’s basketball team shattered several records Friday night in its 143-49 victory over MVSU.
SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah men's basketball fans were in a for a treat at the home-opener as the Runnin' Utes shattered multiple program records as well as an NCAA scoring record in their 143-49 throttling of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils in the Jon M. Huntsman Center Friday night.
After nearly breaking the program record for points in a half, the Utes came out of the break red-hot up and down the line-up before breaking a few more records. Brooks King hit the program-tying 17th 3-pointer with 2:55 left in the game to put the Utes up 135-43.
Matt Van Komen put the finishing touches with a dunk at the 29 second mark, giving the Utes a 143-49 victory. Utah's 94-point margin of victory broke the NCAA record set back on Dec. 7, 1995, when Tulsa defeated Prairie View A&M 141-50 for game a between two Division I teams.
It was all Timmy Allen in the first-half with the sophomore scorching the Delta Devils for 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and 8-of-8 from the line. Branden Carlson added to the dismantling of MVSU in the first-half with 12 points of his own and six rebounds – including a pair of thunderous jams on the breakaway to get the Utah faithful on their feet. Both Gach had a great half as well, nearly grabbing a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Ute fans were in for an even bigger treat in the second-half with Gach and local product Rylan Jones both recording triple-doubles. Gach was the first to register his and finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists while Jones picked his up later in the half with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Jones is just the second freshman in Pac-12 history to record a triple-double, joining Jelani McCoy of UCLA who did it against Maryland (12/9/95).
Listen to "Utah vs. MVSU - Full Radio Highlights - 11-8-19" on Spreaker.
At the end of the night, 12-of-13 players that were dressed and played registered in the scoring column with a whopping nine players in double-figures with Allen pacing all-scorers with 26 points. As a team, the Utes shot finished with a .633 shooting clip and 50-percent (17-34) from 3-point range.
BY THE NUMBERS
The last time the Utes had two players with a double-double was against UC Riverside (11/25/16) with Devon Daniel (11pts, 14rebs) and Lorenzo Bonam (21pts, 10rebs) … the last Utah had a player register a triple-double was Alex Jensen (16pts, 11rebs, 10asts) vs. Fresno State (1/25/99) … the last time Utah scored a 100 points was vs. College of Idaho (12/28/15) with 115 … the last time Utah won by 50-plus points came against St. Katherine (12/28/13), 124-51 … Utah's 57 made field-goals was the first time they've made 40-plus since making 42 against the College of Idaho (12/28/15) … the 63.3-percent shooting Friday night was the most since the Utes shot 60-percent at Washington (1/27/17) … the 70 points in the first half was second-most in program history … the 34 triples attempted is tied for fourth in program history, last occurring at San Diego State (1/16/99) … the last time Utah had 68 rebounds in a game was vs. St. Katherine (12/28/13) ... the 57 field-goals made was one shy of tying the Pac-12 single-game record of 58 set by UCLA vs. LMU (12/2/90) … the 41 assists was two shy of tying the NCAA record set by TCU vs. Central Oklahoma (12/12/98) … Alfonso Plummer's five 3-pointers was the first since Sedrick Barefield hit five vs. UCLA (3/9/19) … Jones' 11 assists and Gach's 10 assists was the first time a Ute had dished out 10-plus dimes since Brandon Taylor had 10 at USC (2/21/16) … with the win, head coach Larry Krystkowiak is now one game shy of reaching career win No. 200 … the win also moves Utah to 96-16 overall in home-openers, 19-3 all-time when those home-openers don't' serve as the season-opener and 44-7 in home-openers inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
RECORDS
*NCAA Single-Game Record
QUOTABLES
Utah Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak
On how tonight went…
"I thought we were dialed in, we guarded well, got out in transition, shared the basketball and rebounded. I'm told there were some records broken like margin of victory and some different things which doesn't happen unless you are pretty darn sharp. Shots went in when we were open and I'm not sure there is to many games with a couple guys earning triple doubles and those types of things. It was a pretty productive and high powered win for us and it was done by a number of guys. When the second shift came in and guys had the opportunity the pedal didn't leave the metal. I'm proud of the guys, they respected the game and it was a great team win."
On the effort tonight, especially from the young guys…
"I thought we were really gritty in our first game at Nevada as well. It wasn't without a lot of mistakes but I sense that this is a team that is very connected and they play very hard. It's part of their DNA growing up and it's hard to teach kids how to play hard and I think it's pretty natural for a lot of our guys to be diving on the floor. There is a lot of toughness and grit about our team. There's no doubt about that and it's fun to be a part of."
On the importance of the contributions from his freshman…
"You know we've got about three or four sophomores, a lot of freshmen so we are going to need everybody. One thing I'm sensing the last few weeks is a little bit of consistency with guys understanding how hard this is and hard you need to bring it every day. That's usually one thing that takes a while for young kids to figure out."
UP NEXT
The Utes remain at home for their next game on Friday, Nov. 15, when the Gophers of Minnesota come to town for a 7 p.m. (MT) contest on the Pac-12 Network. Krista Blunk will have the call while Matt Muehlebach serves as the analyst on Meme Night.
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After nearly breaking the program record for points in a half, the Utes came out of the break red-hot up and down the line-up before breaking a few more records. Brooks King hit the program-tying 17th 3-pointer with 2:55 left in the game to put the Utes up 135-43.
Matt Van Komen put the finishing touches with a dunk at the 29 second mark, giving the Utes a 143-49 victory. Utah's 94-point margin of victory broke the NCAA record set back on Dec. 7, 1995, when Tulsa defeated Prairie View A&M 141-50 for game a between two Division I teams.
?? NEW NCAA RECORD ??
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) November 9, 2019
Utah's 94-point margin of victory is the highest ever over a D-1 opponent. ?? pic.twitter.com/aKDZTsQrbn
It was all Timmy Allen in the first-half with the sophomore scorching the Delta Devils for 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and 8-of-8 from the line. Branden Carlson added to the dismantling of MVSU in the first-half with 12 points of his own and six rebounds – including a pair of thunderous jams on the breakaway to get the Utah faithful on their feet. Both Gach had a great half as well, nearly grabbing a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds.
Ute fans were in for an even bigger treat in the second-half with Gach and local product Rylan Jones both recording triple-doubles. Gach was the first to register his and finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists while Jones picked his up later in the half with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. Jones is just the second freshman in Pac-12 history to record a triple-double, joining Jelani McCoy of UCLA who did it against Maryland (12/9/95).
Listen to "Utah vs. MVSU - Full Radio Highlights - 11-8-19" on Spreaker.
At the end of the night, 12-of-13 players that were dressed and played registered in the scoring column with a whopping nine players in double-figures with Allen pacing all-scorers with 26 points. As a team, the Utes shot finished with a .633 shooting clip and 50-percent (17-34) from 3-point range.
.@UtahMBB posted the largest margin of victory against a D-I opponent since 1938 ?? pic.twitter.com/cT8yvxbnr9
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 9, 2019
BY THE NUMBERS
The last time the Utes had two players with a double-double was against UC Riverside (11/25/16) with Devon Daniel (11pts, 14rebs) and Lorenzo Bonam (21pts, 10rebs) … the last Utah had a player register a triple-double was Alex Jensen (16pts, 11rebs, 10asts) vs. Fresno State (1/25/99) … the last time Utah scored a 100 points was vs. College of Idaho (12/28/15) with 115 … the last time Utah won by 50-plus points came against St. Katherine (12/28/13), 124-51 … Utah's 57 made field-goals was the first time they've made 40-plus since making 42 against the College of Idaho (12/28/15) … the 63.3-percent shooting Friday night was the most since the Utes shot 60-percent at Washington (1/27/17) … the 70 points in the first half was second-most in program history … the 34 triples attempted is tied for fourth in program history, last occurring at San Diego State (1/16/99) … the last time Utah had 68 rebounds in a game was vs. St. Katherine (12/28/13) ... the 57 field-goals made was one shy of tying the Pac-12 single-game record of 58 set by UCLA vs. LMU (12/2/90) … the 41 assists was two shy of tying the NCAA record set by TCU vs. Central Oklahoma (12/12/98) … Alfonso Plummer's five 3-pointers was the first since Sedrick Barefield hit five vs. UCLA (3/9/19) … Jones' 11 assists and Gach's 10 assists was the first time a Ute had dished out 10-plus dimes since Brandon Taylor had 10 at USC (2/21/16) … with the win, head coach Larry Krystkowiak is now one game shy of reaching career win No. 200 … the win also moves Utah to 96-16 overall in home-openers, 19-3 all-time when those home-openers don't' serve as the season-opener and 44-7 in home-openers inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
RECORDS
| Category | New Program Record | Tied Program Record | Old Program Record |
| Margin of victory | 94*- vs. Salt Lake HS (1/10/1913) | ||
| Points in Half | 73 (2nd half) | 71, Evansville (12/7/60) | |
| Points in a game | 143 | 132, Evansville (12/7/60) | |
| Most 3's made | 17 vs. UCLA (3/9/19) vs. MVSU (11/15/18) vs. UNLV (1/12/02) |
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| FG made | 57 | 50, Arizona (1/24/74) | |
| Assists | 41 | 37, Seattle (12/19/85) |
QUOTABLES
Utah Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak
On how tonight went…
"I thought we were dialed in, we guarded well, got out in transition, shared the basketball and rebounded. I'm told there were some records broken like margin of victory and some different things which doesn't happen unless you are pretty darn sharp. Shots went in when we were open and I'm not sure there is to many games with a couple guys earning triple doubles and those types of things. It was a pretty productive and high powered win for us and it was done by a number of guys. When the second shift came in and guys had the opportunity the pedal didn't leave the metal. I'm proud of the guys, they respected the game and it was a great team win."
On the effort tonight, especially from the young guys…
"I thought we were really gritty in our first game at Nevada as well. It wasn't without a lot of mistakes but I sense that this is a team that is very connected and they play very hard. It's part of their DNA growing up and it's hard to teach kids how to play hard and I think it's pretty natural for a lot of our guys to be diving on the floor. There is a lot of toughness and grit about our team. There's no doubt about that and it's fun to be a part of."
On the importance of the contributions from his freshman…
"You know we've got about three or four sophomores, a lot of freshmen so we are going to need everybody. One thing I'm sensing the last few weeks is a little bit of consistency with guys understanding how hard this is and hard you need to bring it every day. That's usually one thing that takes a while for young kids to figure out."
UP NEXT
The Utes remain at home for their next game on Friday, Nov. 15, when the Gophers of Minnesota come to town for a 7 p.m. (MT) contest on the Pac-12 Network. Krista Blunk will have the call while Matt Muehlebach serves as the analyst on Meme Night.
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Team Stats
MVSU
Utah
FG%
.263
.633
3FG%
.133
.500
FT%
.500
.923
RB
28
68
TO
18
11
STL
9
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
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