Runnin' Utes Can't Contain No. 25 Colorado on the Road

Sunday, January 12

Boulder, CO

4:00 PM

University of Utah

10-5,1-2Pac-12

Colorado

13-3,2-1Pac-12

Utah

Colorado

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Runnin' Utes Can't Contain No. 25 Colorado on the Road

1/12/2020 6:46 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Utah men’s basketball team had a tough time containing No. 25 Colorado on the road and fell 91-52 to the Buffs on Sunday.

BOULDER, Colo. – A tough shooting night from the floor coupled with red-hot shooting from No. 25 Colorado saw Utah fall to the Buffalos on the road 91-52 in the CU Events Center Sunday evening.

The first half was not what the Utes (10-5, 1-2 Pac-12) had in mind and trailed 44-22 at the half behind a scorching-hot start by No. 25/RV Colorado – who shot 54.5-percent from the floor compared to Utah's 33.3-percent. Utah saw the home team open the game with a 16-2 run and led wire-to-wire by as much as 25 with 2:09 left to play.

The lone bright spot for Utah in the first half was senior Marc Reininger, who saw his first action since the game at Washington on Feb. 20. The Monument, Colo., native gave the Utes much needed life off the bench, scoring four points with four rebounds in 7:44 minutes of action, including his first-career 3-pointer.

The second half was a continuation of the first half with Colorado (13-3, 2-1 Pac-12) shooting 64.6-percent from the floor despite Utah getting a hand in the CU shooter's face. The Buffs finished the game with a .594 shooting clip to Utah's .352 shooting clip.

Riley Battin had a slight spark for the Utes, scoring all eight of his points in the second frame to lead the Utes. Timmy Allen and Both Gach each scored seven points while Jaxon Brenchley added six points of his own.

BY THE NUMBERS
Utah has now lost two-straight games to Colorado with Sunday's 91-52 loss to the Buffs and trails the all-time series 29-23 but still leads the series in conference play 10-7 … Utes are now 1-3 when playing against AP Top-25 ranked teams with the loss … senior Marc Reininger made his first appearance of the 2019-20 season, checking in at the 10:48 mark in the first half … Reininger recorded his first field-goal since his freshman year against USC on 1/12/17 … 44 points is the most given up by Utah in the first half this season.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Larry Krystkowiak…
On having games like this with a young team…
"I think you know there's some deficiencies in our game right now that we got a cleanup, but I'm not going to say that there's going to be nights like this. I just think that is the nature of sports. There's going to be a winner and a loser in every game. If you have a choice to lose a game by three or to lose a game by 40, which ones better? The result is it's a loss and the key for us is that we need to stay together. Our group needs to stay together. Keep growing up. I sense that we will. We got a good group of guys but sometimes it's humbling to have it and I hope it doesn't happen but it is going to happen."

UP NEXT
The Utes continue their three-game road swing with a short turnaround as they head to the Valley of the Sun for a pair of games against No. 24/24 Arizona on Thursday, Jan. 16, followed by a Saturday, Jan. 18, match-up against Arizona State. Both games are scheduled to air on Pac-12 Network.

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