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The University of Utah Athletics
Sunday, November 19
Charleston, SC
3:30 PM
University of Utah
3-2,0-0Pac-12
82
vs
91
St. John's
3-2,0-0Big East
1
2
F
St. John's (NY)
52
39
91
Utah
43
39
82
Team Stats
SJU
Utah
FG%
.530
.441
3FG%
.500
.440
FT%
.667
.688
RB
42
32
TO
16
12
STL
7
11
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo Credit: Omar Torres/Utah Athletics
Runnin' Utes Battle #RV/RV St. John's Tough in Loss at Charleston Classic Finale
11/19/2023 7:31 PM | Men's Basketball
Four players in double-figures, including 22 from Branden Carlson, was not enough in Utah’s loss against St. John’s Sunday.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Utah men's basketball team fought back-and-forth with St. John's in the third-place game of the Charleston Classic inside TD Arena but couldn't string together enough stops in its 91-82 loss Sunday evening.
Opening minutes of the game got going quick with both teams exchanging baskets before St. John's reeled off a 10-0 run heading into the 14:59 media break on top 15-7. The Johnnies tacked on four more points before Branden Carlson found Hunter Erickson in the corner for the three to put an end to the scoring drought.
Utah's (3-2) offense started to get in rhythm and drained seven of its next eight shots to bring it within 38-25 of St. John's to force a timeout. However, St. John's turned up the defensive pressure and answered with a 12-3 run of its own to push its lead back up to 42-32.
Despite Utah's offense settling in, it wasn't able to convert and take advantage of many misses or turnovers by the Johnnies (3-2) to head into the locker room trailing 52-43.
The Runnin' Utes catapulted into the second-half and jumped out with a 7-0 run on to get within 52-50 of St. John's, which forced another Johnnies timeout (17:46). That timeout, however, did not help as Utah finished off the 11-0 run when Cole Bajema weaved his way into the lane for the basket and gave the Utes their first lead since the first half (54-52).
Utah continued to battle against an aggressive St. John's team and cut its lead down to 63-60 with 12:23 on the clock when Carlson knocked down a pair of free-throws. However, the Johnnies once again answered Utah's push and extended its lead back into the double-digit range, 86-72, behind three-straight triples to force a Utah timeout with 4:11 left in the game.
St. John's tacked on two more baskets to complete the 9-0 run to go ahead 89-72 but the Utes continued to battle with an 8-0 run of their own before the horn rang with Utah falling 91-82.
Carlson finished with a game-high 22 points and 8 rebounds behind 8-of-10 shooting from the charity stripe. Bajema chipped in with 14 points and 3 steals on 5-of-10 shooting. Rollie Worster added 12 points, 7 boards and 5 steals while Gabe Madsen added 11 points and 5 rebounds of his own.
BY THE NUMBERS
Utah converted 16 St. John's turnovers into 24 points … Utes lost the battle of the glass 42-32 … Utah converted 11 offensive boards into 20 points … St. John's outscored the Utes 16-5 in fast break points … the 30 field-goals made on Sunday makes it the fourth time this season the Utes have knocked down 30-plus in a game.
UP NEXT
Utah will get a few extra days to rest and recover before it hits the road for its first true road game of the year against St. Mary's on Monday, Nov. 27. The Runnin' Utes and Gaels will square off for the first time since Utah defeated SMC in the quarterfinals of the NIT in overtime, 67-58, back in 2018. That game will broadcast on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.
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, X and Instagram.
Opening minutes of the game got going quick with both teams exchanging baskets before St. John's reeled off a 10-0 run heading into the 14:59 media break on top 15-7. The Johnnies tacked on four more points before Branden Carlson found Hunter Erickson in the corner for the three to put an end to the scoring drought.
Utah's (3-2) offense started to get in rhythm and drained seven of its next eight shots to bring it within 38-25 of St. John's to force a timeout. However, St. John's turned up the defensive pressure and answered with a 12-3 run of its own to push its lead back up to 42-32.
Despite Utah's offense settling in, it wasn't able to convert and take advantage of many misses or turnovers by the Johnnies (3-2) to head into the locker room trailing 52-43.
The Runnin' Utes catapulted into the second-half and jumped out with a 7-0 run on to get within 52-50 of St. John's, which forced another Johnnies timeout (17:46). That timeout, however, did not help as Utah finished off the 11-0 run when Cole Bajema weaved his way into the lane for the basket and gave the Utes their first lead since the first half (54-52).
Utah continued to battle against an aggressive St. John's team and cut its lead down to 63-60 with 12:23 on the clock when Carlson knocked down a pair of free-throws. However, the Johnnies once again answered Utah's push and extended its lead back into the double-digit range, 86-72, behind three-straight triples to force a Utah timeout with 4:11 left in the game.
St. John's tacked on two more baskets to complete the 9-0 run to go ahead 89-72 but the Utes continued to battle with an 8-0 run of their own before the horn rang with Utah falling 91-82.
Carlson finished with a game-high 22 points and 8 rebounds behind 8-of-10 shooting from the charity stripe. Bajema chipped in with 14 points and 3 steals on 5-of-10 shooting. Rollie Worster added 12 points, 7 boards and 5 steals while Gabe Madsen added 11 points and 5 rebounds of his own.
BY THE NUMBERS
Utah converted 16 St. John's turnovers into 24 points … Utes lost the battle of the glass 42-32 … Utah converted 11 offensive boards into 20 points … St. John's outscored the Utes 16-5 in fast break points … the 30 field-goals made on Sunday makes it the fourth time this season the Utes have knocked down 30-plus in a game.
UP NEXT
Utah will get a few extra days to rest and recover before it hits the road for its first true road game of the year against St. Mary's on Monday, Nov. 27. The Runnin' Utes and Gaels will square off for the first time since Utah defeated SMC in the quarterfinals of the NIT in overtime, 67-58, back in 2018. That game will broadcast on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.
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, X and Instagram.
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