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The University of Utah Athletics
Wednesday, December 1
Los Angeles, CA
9:30 PM
University of Utah
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Team Stats
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USC
FG%
.377
.522
3FG%
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.350
FT%
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.560
RB
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51
TO
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STL
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Game Leaders
Pts
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FGM
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3FGM
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FTM
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Pts
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Injury Riddled Utes Battle in Loss to #20/18 USC in Pac-12 Opener
12/2/2021 12:36 AM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team dropped a 93-73 decision to #20/18 USC in its Pac-12 opener on the road.
LOS ANGELES – The Utah men's basketball team gave #20/18 USC its best shot despite going down to 10 available players Wednesday night in its Pac-12 opener loss to the Trojans 93-73 inside the Galen Center.
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The opening minutes of the first frame started out well for Utah as it went back-and-forth with USC. David Jenkins Jr. gave the Runnin' Utes a short 14-12 lead after hitting both free throws before the Trojans answered with two-straight scores on the offensive end to take a 16-14 lead over Utah at the 11:39 mark before Branden Carlson went down on the defensive end with 11:03 on the clock.
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The Utes hung tough with the Trojans the rest of the first half, despite the loss of Carlson, and kept USC within reach before back-to-back baskets by the home team forced a Utah timeout with 5:48 to go in the half down 29-21. However, that timeout wasn't successful at stopping USC as the Trojans finished the remainder of the half on a 19-7 run to put Utah behind 48-28.
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Utah (5-2, 0-1 Pac-12) continued to fight in the second frame and brought the USC lead down to 61-45 heading into the 11:37 media break thanks to Jenkins Jr., who drained a triple from the wing with two seconds on the shot-clock. Gach and Jenkins then went back-to-back from beyond the arc to cut the Trojan lead down to 66-53 with 9:22 left to play.
The Runnin' Utes would get as close as 85-70 of the Trojans (7-0, 1-0 Pac-12) down the stretch on back-to-back 3-pointers from Jenkins Jr. and Gach before falling 93-73.
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Gach scored 24 of his career-tying 28 points in the second frame, hitting 10-of-14 from the field while Jenkins Jr. added 21 points on 5-of-9 from deep. Riley Battin rounded things for Utah with 10 points while the rest of the team accounted for just 14 points.
BY THE NUMBERS
Utah is now 5-3 all-time against #20 AP ranked opponents and 2-1 when playing them on the road … Utes are also now 11-60 all-time against AP ranked opponents on the road and 68-150 all-time against AP ranked opponents … Lahat Thioune finished the game with 11 rebounds for a new career-high … first time Utah had two players with 20-plus points in a game since March 10, 2021, against Washington in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament … Gach tied his career-high after sinking 1-of-2 free throws with 2:46 left to play …  the last time a player made 10-plus field-goals in a game was Timmy Allen (10) against Oregon State on March 3, 2021.
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UP NEXT
Utah returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center as it welcomes in the California Golden Bears to wrap up the early Pac-12 games this Sunday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks. Todd Harris and Matt Muehlebach will have the call on the game as first-year head coach Craig Smith makes his home debut in Pac-12 action. Ute fans that bring their ticket stub (digital or physical) from the women's basketball game against BYU can get a HALF-PRICED ticket to the men's game versus Cal.
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For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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The opening minutes of the first frame started out well for Utah as it went back-and-forth with USC. David Jenkins Jr. gave the Runnin' Utes a short 14-12 lead after hitting both free throws before the Trojans answered with two-straight scores on the offensive end to take a 16-14 lead over Utah at the 11:39 mark before Branden Carlson went down on the defensive end with 11:03 on the clock.
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The Utes hung tough with the Trojans the rest of the first half, despite the loss of Carlson, and kept USC within reach before back-to-back baskets by the home team forced a Utah timeout with 5:48 to go in the half down 29-21. However, that timeout wasn't successful at stopping USC as the Trojans finished the remainder of the half on a 19-7 run to put Utah behind 48-28.
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Utah (5-2, 0-1 Pac-12) continued to fight in the second frame and brought the USC lead down to 61-45 heading into the 11:37 media break thanks to Jenkins Jr., who drained a triple from the wing with two seconds on the shot-clock. Gach and Jenkins then went back-to-back from beyond the arc to cut the Trojan lead down to 66-53 with 9:22 left to play.
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— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) December 2, 2021
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The Runnin' Utes would get as close as 85-70 of the Trojans (7-0, 1-0 Pac-12) down the stretch on back-to-back 3-pointers from Jenkins Jr. and Gach before falling 93-73.
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Gach scored 24 of his career-tying 28 points in the second frame, hitting 10-of-14 from the field while Jenkins Jr. added 21 points on 5-of-9 from deep. Riley Battin rounded things for Utah with 10 points while the rest of the team accounted for just 14 points.
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— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) December 2, 2021
BY THE NUMBERS
Utah is now 5-3 all-time against #20 AP ranked opponents and 2-1 when playing them on the road … Utes are also now 11-60 all-time against AP ranked opponents on the road and 68-150 all-time against AP ranked opponents … Lahat Thioune finished the game with 11 rebounds for a new career-high … first time Utah had two players with 20-plus points in a game since March 10, 2021, against Washington in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament … Gach tied his career-high after sinking 1-of-2 free throws with 2:46 left to play …  the last time a player made 10-plus field-goals in a game was Timmy Allen (10) against Oregon State on March 3, 2021.
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UP NEXT
Utah returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center as it welcomes in the California Golden Bears to wrap up the early Pac-12 games this Sunday, Dec. 5, at 3 p.m. on Pac-12 Networks. Todd Harris and Matt Muehlebach will have the call on the game as first-year head coach Craig Smith makes his home debut in Pac-12 action. Ute fans that bring their ticket stub (digital or physical) from the women's basketball game against BYU can get a HALF-PRICED ticket to the men's game versus Cal.
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For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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