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The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, February 24
Salt Lake City, UT
9:00 PM
University of Utah
11-17,4-14Pac-12
77
vs
97
Arizona
25-2,15-1Pac-12
1
2
F
Arizona
53
44
97
Utah
33
44
77
Team Stats
UA
Utah
FG%
.521
.403
3FG%
.429
.360
FT%
.846
.667
RB
46
34
TO
16
15
STL
9
8
Game Leaders
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Nick Grace
Runnin' Utes Can't Contain Wildcats Thursday Night
2/25/2022 12:29 AM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team fell to #2 Arizona, 97-77, Thursday night inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team never wavered in its fight against the No. 2 team in the country but eventually fell to #2/2 Arizona 97-77 Thursday night inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
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The Runnin' Utes and the Wildcats had a wild start with Arizona jumping out to an 8-0 start that forced Utah to call a timeout 1:45 into the game. However, Utah answered right back out of the timeout with a 7-0 run that saw Branden Carlson sandwich a 3-pointer from Both Gach with a pair of jams.
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The game then settled down a bit on both sides with Utah countering with a punch of their own each time the Wildcats went on a short spurt and trailed just 25-22 at the under-eight media break. After a bucket from Gach, Game Madsen drilled a transition three from the far wing to tie things up at 27-27 before Marco Anthony gave Utah (11-17, 4-14 Pac-12) a 28-27 lead.
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However, that lead was short-lived as Arizona's Kerr Kriisa went unconscious from 3-point range and hit 7-of-9 from beyond the arc to put the Utes behind 53-33 at the break.
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Arizona's (25-2, 15-1 Pac-12) offense continued where it left off in the first half and opened with a 9-0 run before taking a 67-40 edge at the first media timeout (15:58). Utah did it's best to slowly chip away at the Wildcat lead out of the 11:48 break and was able to get within 76-58 of UA after David Jenkins Jr. scored eight of Utah's next 10 points.
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The Utes brought the deficit down to 19 twice after Arizona pushed it back up to 20-plus during a two-minute stretch before both benches were unloaded and Utah eventually falling 97-77.
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Madsen finished with a team-high 15 points on 4-of-8 from 3-point range while Jenkins Jr. added 14 points with six rebounds and three assists off the bench. Gach pitched in with 13 points while Carlson added 10 points.
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UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes close out the weekend hosting Arizona State Saturday night inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center at 8 p.m. (MT) on ESPNU with Dave Feldman and Adrian Branch once again on the call. The Utah women will once again kick off the double-header day welcoming in Oregon for a 1 p.m. (MT) tip-off.
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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 Runnin' Utes and the Wildcats had a wild start with Arizona jumping out to an 8-0 start that forced Utah to call a timeout 1:45 into the game. However, Utah answered right back out of the timeout with a 7-0 run that saw Branden Carlson sandwich a 3-pointer from Both Gach with a pair of jams.
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The game then settled down a bit on both sides with Utah countering with a punch of their own each time the Wildcats went on a short spurt and trailed just 25-22 at the under-eight media break. After a bucket from Gach, Game Madsen drilled a transition three from the far wing to tie things up at 27-27 before Marco Anthony gave Utah (11-17, 4-14 Pac-12) a 28-27 lead.
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However, that lead was short-lived as Arizona's Kerr Kriisa went unconscious from 3-point range and hit 7-of-9 from beyond the arc to put the Utes behind 53-33 at the break.
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Arizona's (25-2, 15-1 Pac-12) offense continued where it left off in the first half and opened with a 9-0 run before taking a 67-40 edge at the first media timeout (15:58). Utah did it's best to slowly chip away at the Wildcat lead out of the 11:48 break and was able to get within 76-58 of UA after David Jenkins Jr. scored eight of Utah's next 10 points.
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The Utes brought the deficit down to 19 twice after Arizona pushed it back up to 20-plus during a two-minute stretch before both benches were unloaded and Utah eventually falling 97-77.
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Madsen finished with a team-high 15 points on 4-of-8 from 3-point range while Jenkins Jr. added 14 points with six rebounds and three assists off the bench. Gach pitched in with 13 points while Carlson added 10 points.
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UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes close out the weekend hosting Arizona State Saturday night inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center at 8 p.m. (MT) on ESPNU with Dave Feldman and Adrian Branch once again on the call. The Utah women will once again kick off the double-header day welcoming in Oregon for a 1 p.m. (MT) tip-off.
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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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