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Saturday, February 16
Salt Lake City, Utah
8:00 PM
University of Utah
14-11, 8-5
87
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98
Arizona State
17-8, 8-5
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Arizona State
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Utah
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Men's Basketball Drops Home Game to ASU, 98-87
2/16/2019 11:37 PM | Men's Basketball
Barefield and Van Dyke lead Utes with 17 points each
SALT LAKE CITY – Parker Van Dyke and Sedrick Barefield scored a team-high 17 points each, but it was not enough as the Arizona State Sun Devils snapped Utah's three-game winning streak, downing the Runnin' Utes, 98-87, Saturday night at the Huntsman Center.
The loss dropped Utah to 14-11 overall and 8-5 in Pac-12 play, while ASU's win pushed the Sun Devils' overall record to 17-8 and a league record of 8-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Van Dyke opened the first half where he left off on Thursday, scoring 15 first-half points on 5-of-7 shooting overall. Utah erased a 13-point deficit and trailed by just five points at the break, 47-42. Utah shot 56.7 percent from the field overall in the first half, but allowed ASU to shoot 51.4 percent – which included a 61.5 percent (8-13) effort from beyond the arc. ASU's Luguentz Dort and Rob Edwards powered the Sun Devils though the first 20 minutes, scoring 15 points each.
The second half was more about the charity stripe than anything else as both teams combined to shoot 49 free throws in the period. Utah was in the bonus before the first media timeout and then the double bonus prior to the 12-minute mark. ASU joined Utah in the double bonus with less than eight minutes to play.
Utah struggled at the line, finishing the game making 23-of-26 and shooting .639 overall. Meanwhile, ASU knocked down .833 percent with a 20-of-24 effort from the stripe.
The first six points of the second half all came from the free throw line as ASU was a perfect 4-of-4 and Utah drained both of its attempts. ASU would drain a pair of three-pointers between Utah free throw attempts and led 61-51 at the 14:35 mark. The Sun Devils would later push its lead to 16 points, up 72-56 with 10:33 left to play, but Utah bounced back with an 8-2 run to get back within nine points.
Utah got back to within seven points late in the game following a three-pointer from Both Gach, but an 8-4 ASU run got the lead back to double digits and time was not on Utah's side as the Sun Devils managed to run clock and prevent a home-team comeback.
Barefield would finish just 4-of-13 from the field, but was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line to finish with 17 points. Van Dyke was limited to just two points in the second half, but registered a 5-of-9 effort from the field and a 4-of-5 effort from the free throw line. Timmy Allen finished with 13 points to give Utah three players in double-figures.
ASU's Edwards would go onto finish the game with a season-high 28 points and Zylan Cheatham registered a double-double with 24 points and 10 boards.
The Sun Devils out-rebounded the Utes 35-29 and outscored the home team 18-8 in second-chance points.
UP NEXT
The Utes will be back on the road next week, as the team heads to the Pacific Northwest. Utah will open the week taking on the Washington Huskies next Wednesday, Feb. 20. Tip-off between the Utes and Huskies is set for 8 p.m. PT and the contest will be televised live on FS1.
GAME NOTES
- Utah and ASU split its season series for the second straight season, with both road teams coming away with the victories for a second-straight year. Utah moved to 34-22 all-time against ASU, which includes a 19-7 record against the Sun Devils at home.
- Sedrick Barefield, who finished the game with 17 points, knocked down a pair of free throws with 14:35 to play in the second half to register his 1,000th career point at Utah. The senior became the 39th player in Utah school history to score at least 1,000 points and now has 1,006 career points donning the Red and White.
- Brandon Morley set a new career/season-high with eight points on the evening. The big man was 3-of-3 from the field overall and 2-for-2 from three-point range on the night.
- Timmy Allen led the Utes on the boards with seven rebounds in the game. Parker Van Dyke and Barefield led the way with four assists each. Jayce Johnson led the team with three blocked shots.
- Utah totaled season highs in both free throws made (23) and free throw attempts (36).
POSTGAME QUOTES
Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak
On not starting strong …
"I thought as silly as it sounds the rebounding was such a big key, the first time they missed we had two guys fighting for the ball and it went out of bounds. They had 18 second chance points and then we shot ourselves in the foot where we had a stretch of mindless turnovers. I thought they played harder than we did, and that's a shame. I think they got all the checkmarks tonight, I knew it was going to be a dogfight, and we got back into it at halftime, but if you don't come up with 50-50 balls then you can't win. I thought the best team won tonight."
On playing defense…
"You have to guard without fouling and you have to rebound. There's a lot of in-betweens. They did isolation ball, and without a doubt, Rob Edwards had one of his best games. At the end of the day, we were almost surprised when they missed, because we got the rebound. We just weren't tough enough."
On playing up tempo…
"We wanted to get stops, but the problem is we couldn't. You have to get stops in order to play up tempo, we didn't have that flow tonight at all. It wasn't about tempo, it was about all the little things. We started both halves playing lazy and turning the ball over. We weren't trying to play fast, but we kept turning the ball over. We just shot ourselves in the foot."
Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley
On tonight's road win …
"The guys did a great job and they were up for the challenge. We had a tough loss on Wednesday, but we rebounded back from that well and got a special performance from Edwards. When he plays like that, we're a very tough team to deal with."
On how ASU rebounded after Wednesday's loss …
"Shot selection is always important, but our offense certainly fueled our defense. They scored a lot of points but a good amount of them came from free-throws. I thought we did a pretty good job for the most part down on the floor, we shot it very well and that's the best we have shot from the three-point line all season."
The loss dropped Utah to 14-11 overall and 8-5 in Pac-12 play, while ASU's win pushed the Sun Devils' overall record to 17-8 and a league record of 8-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Van Dyke opened the first half where he left off on Thursday, scoring 15 first-half points on 5-of-7 shooting overall. Utah erased a 13-point deficit and trailed by just five points at the break, 47-42. Utah shot 56.7 percent from the field overall in the first half, but allowed ASU to shoot 51.4 percent – which included a 61.5 percent (8-13) effort from beyond the arc. ASU's Luguentz Dort and Rob Edwards powered the Sun Devils though the first 20 minutes, scoring 15 points each.
The second half was more about the charity stripe than anything else as both teams combined to shoot 49 free throws in the period. Utah was in the bonus before the first media timeout and then the double bonus prior to the 12-minute mark. ASU joined Utah in the double bonus with less than eight minutes to play.
Utah struggled at the line, finishing the game making 23-of-26 and shooting .639 overall. Meanwhile, ASU knocked down .833 percent with a 20-of-24 effort from the stripe.
The first six points of the second half all came from the free throw line as ASU was a perfect 4-of-4 and Utah drained both of its attempts. ASU would drain a pair of three-pointers between Utah free throw attempts and led 61-51 at the 14:35 mark. The Sun Devils would later push its lead to 16 points, up 72-56 with 10:33 left to play, but Utah bounced back with an 8-2 run to get back within nine points.
Utah got back to within seven points late in the game following a three-pointer from Both Gach, but an 8-4 ASU run got the lead back to double digits and time was not on Utah's side as the Sun Devils managed to run clock and prevent a home-team comeback.
Barefield would finish just 4-of-13 from the field, but was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line to finish with 17 points. Van Dyke was limited to just two points in the second half, but registered a 5-of-9 effort from the field and a 4-of-5 effort from the free throw line. Timmy Allen finished with 13 points to give Utah three players in double-figures.
ASU's Edwards would go onto finish the game with a season-high 28 points and Zylan Cheatham registered a double-double with 24 points and 10 boards.
The Sun Devils out-rebounded the Utes 35-29 and outscored the home team 18-8 in second-chance points.
UP NEXT
The Utes will be back on the road next week, as the team heads to the Pacific Northwest. Utah will open the week taking on the Washington Huskies next Wednesday, Feb. 20. Tip-off between the Utes and Huskies is set for 8 p.m. PT and the contest will be televised live on FS1.
GAME NOTES
- Utah and ASU split its season series for the second straight season, with both road teams coming away with the victories for a second-straight year. Utah moved to 34-22 all-time against ASU, which includes a 19-7 record against the Sun Devils at home.
- Sedrick Barefield, who finished the game with 17 points, knocked down a pair of free throws with 14:35 to play in the second half to register his 1,000th career point at Utah. The senior became the 39th player in Utah school history to score at least 1,000 points and now has 1,006 career points donning the Red and White.
- Brandon Morley set a new career/season-high with eight points on the evening. The big man was 3-of-3 from the field overall and 2-for-2 from three-point range on the night.
- Timmy Allen led the Utes on the boards with seven rebounds in the game. Parker Van Dyke and Barefield led the way with four assists each. Jayce Johnson led the team with three blocked shots.
- Utah totaled season highs in both free throws made (23) and free throw attempts (36).
POSTGAME QUOTES
Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak
On not starting strong …
"I thought as silly as it sounds the rebounding was such a big key, the first time they missed we had two guys fighting for the ball and it went out of bounds. They had 18 second chance points and then we shot ourselves in the foot where we had a stretch of mindless turnovers. I thought they played harder than we did, and that's a shame. I think they got all the checkmarks tonight, I knew it was going to be a dogfight, and we got back into it at halftime, but if you don't come up with 50-50 balls then you can't win. I thought the best team won tonight."
On playing defense…
"You have to guard without fouling and you have to rebound. There's a lot of in-betweens. They did isolation ball, and without a doubt, Rob Edwards had one of his best games. At the end of the day, we were almost surprised when they missed, because we got the rebound. We just weren't tough enough."
On playing up tempo…
"We wanted to get stops, but the problem is we couldn't. You have to get stops in order to play up tempo, we didn't have that flow tonight at all. It wasn't about tempo, it was about all the little things. We started both halves playing lazy and turning the ball over. We weren't trying to play fast, but we kept turning the ball over. We just shot ourselves in the foot."
Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley
On tonight's road win …
"The guys did a great job and they were up for the challenge. We had a tough loss on Wednesday, but we rebounded back from that well and got a special performance from Edwards. When he plays like that, we're a very tough team to deal with."
On how ASU rebounded after Wednesday's loss …
"Shot selection is always important, but our offense certainly fueled our defense. They scored a lot of points but a good amount of them came from free-throws. I thought we did a pretty good job for the most part down on the floor, we shot it very well and that's the best we have shot from the three-point line all season."
Team Stats
ASU
UTAH
FG%
.540
.538
3FG%
.455
.348
FT%
.833
.639
RB
35
29
TO
10
13
STL
6
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Players Mentioned
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