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Saturday, January 28
Eugene, OR
6:00 PM
University of Utah
15-8,8-4Pac-12
56
at
68
Oregon
13-9,7-4Pac-12
1
2
F
Utah
25
31
56
Oregon
36
32
68
Team Stats
Utah
Oregon
FG%
.281
.466
3FG%
.348
.308
FT%
.842
.667
RB
32
41
TO
6
11
STL
2
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Tough Shooting Night Sees Utah Fall to Oregon in Eugene
1/28/2023 8:32 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utes split its trip to Oregon with a 68-56 loss to Oregon Saturday night at Matthew Knight Arena.
EUGENE, Ore. – The Utah men's basketball team saw its three-game win-streak snapped on Saturday evening inside Matthew Knight Arena as it fell to Oregon 68-56.
The opening minutes saw Utah and the Ducks battle back-and-forth but a scoring drought (4:27) by the Utes saw Oregon go on an 11-0 run to lead 27-14 until Rollie Worster's triple at the 4:37 mark ended the drought. Lazar Stefanovic caught a little heat late in the game, draining back-to-back 3-pointers to get Utah within 33-25 but a late three from Oregon's Will Richardson sent the Runnin' Utes into the break trailing 36-25.
Utah had a tough first-half finding the bottom of the basket, hitting just 8-of-29 (28%) from the field while Oregon took advantage in the paint, outscoring the Utes 18-6 the first 20 minutes of action.
The Runnin' Utes were able to keep themselves within striking distance in the second half, trailing just 49-40 with 11:25 left to play after hitting 3-of-4 from 3-point range. However, despite Utah shooting better in the second frame, the Ducks answered the Utes each time Utah scored before eventually going up 58-42 to force a Utah timeout.
Utah responded after that timeout and brought it within 62-54 of the Ducks but once again, the Ducks responded and answered with a short spurt to push the lead back up to double-digits and close out the game.
Stefanovic finished the evening with 14 points to lead the Utes while Branden Carlson added 13 points. Freshman Wilguens Jr. Exacte was just shy of reaching double-figures, scoring nine points off the bench on 4-of-4 shooting from the line.
BY THE NUMBERS
The Utes had to play without sharpshooter Gabe Madsen 2:07 into the game after the junior suffered a lower leg injury on a defensive rebound … Utah's struggles against Oregon continued Saturday as it dropped the 11th-straight game to the Ducks … Utah played one of its cleaner games on Saturday, committing just six turnovers … Utah was able to convert 13 offensive boards into 19 points but was outscored 32-14 in the paint.
UP NEXT
Utah now heads home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center for a three-game homestand starting with the Bay Area teams. The Utes first welcome in the Cardinal from Stanford on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. (MT) on Pac-12 Networks with Roxy Bernstein and Don MacLean. Utah will then close out the weekend with the California Golden Bears on a rare Sunday (Feb. 5) afternoon tip with Dave Feldman and Adrian Branch on ESPNU at 4 p.m. (MT) as part of its Salute to Service game.
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.
The opening minutes saw Utah and the Ducks battle back-and-forth but a scoring drought (4:27) by the Utes saw Oregon go on an 11-0 run to lead 27-14 until Rollie Worster's triple at the 4:37 mark ended the drought. Lazar Stefanovic caught a little heat late in the game, draining back-to-back 3-pointers to get Utah within 33-25 but a late three from Oregon's Will Richardson sent the Runnin' Utes into the break trailing 36-25.
Utah had a tough first-half finding the bottom of the basket, hitting just 8-of-29 (28%) from the field while Oregon took advantage in the paint, outscoring the Utes 18-6 the first 20 minutes of action.
The Runnin' Utes were able to keep themselves within striking distance in the second half, trailing just 49-40 with 11:25 left to play after hitting 3-of-4 from 3-point range. However, despite Utah shooting better in the second frame, the Ducks answered the Utes each time Utah scored before eventually going up 58-42 to force a Utah timeout.
.@ben_carlson20 gets us going here in the 2nd half from the corner!! ??#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/DXtAu6QwAi
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) January 29, 2023
Utah responded after that timeout and brought it within 62-54 of the Ducks but once again, the Ducks responded and answered with a short spurt to push the lead back up to double-digits and close out the game.
ELI!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/tAAfRCUGmJ
— Utah Basketball (@UtahMBB) January 29, 2023
Stefanovic finished the evening with 14 points to lead the Utes while Branden Carlson added 13 points. Freshman Wilguens Jr. Exacte was just shy of reaching double-figures, scoring nine points off the bench on 4-of-4 shooting from the line.
BY THE NUMBERS
The Utes had to play without sharpshooter Gabe Madsen 2:07 into the game after the junior suffered a lower leg injury on a defensive rebound … Utah's struggles against Oregon continued Saturday as it dropped the 11th-straight game to the Ducks … Utah played one of its cleaner games on Saturday, committing just six turnovers … Utah was able to convert 13 offensive boards into 19 points but was outscored 32-14 in the paint.
UP NEXT
Utah now heads home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center for a three-game homestand starting with the Bay Area teams. The Utes first welcome in the Cardinal from Stanford on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6 p.m. (MT) on Pac-12 Networks with Roxy Bernstein and Don MacLean. Utah will then close out the weekend with the California Golden Bears on a rare Sunday (Feb. 5) afternoon tip with Dave Feldman and Adrian Branch on ESPNU at 4 p.m. (MT) as part of its Salute to Service game.
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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