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Saturday, December 16
Salt Lake City, UT
2:00 PM
University of Utah
8-2,0-0Pac-12
76
vs
62
Utah Valley
6-5,1-1WAC
1
2
F
Utah Valley
32
30
62
Utah
38
38
76
Team Stats
UVU
Utah
FG%
.375
.500
3FG%
.250
.450
FT%
.625
.750
RB
36
39
TO
12
17
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
26
FGM
10
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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Runnin' Utes Pull Away Late Against Utah Valley for Fifth-Straight Win
12/16/2023 5:50 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team picked up its fifth-straight win with a 76-62 victory over Utah Valley Saturday.
SALT LAKE CITY – The #RV/RV Utah men's basketball team pulled away late against Utah Valley for its fifth-straight victory after prevailing 76-62 inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center Saturday afternoon.
The Utes drew first blood against the visiting Wolverines for the early 4-0 lead but Utah Valley answered with an 8-0 run. They would narrowly hang onto that lead by the midway point as Utah slowly chipped away as it got into rhythm offensively after Gabe Madsen followed up the jam by Keba Keita with a 3-pointer to tie things up (19-19) heading into the media break.
With 10:57 on the game clock, Deivon Smith checked into the game and entered after the media timeout to make his Runnin' Ute Debut after the recent court ruling decision to allow all two-time transfer players awaiting a waiver or appeals to play.
Utah (8-2) tied things up once again at 26-26 out of the 7:04 media timeout after Keita connected on an and-1. After a pair of free throws from UVU's Caleb Stone-Carrawell to give the Wolverines a 28-26 edge, Utah rallied with a 10-0 run to take its first lead since the opening tip, 36-28, after Branden Carlson nailed his second triple of the game before heading into the locker room with the 38-32 lead.
The Runnin' Utes jumped out early in the second half, pushing its lead to 13 (54-41) with 13:55 to go after Madsen sandwiched a two-handed jam from Keita with a triple and a baseline jumper. However, Utah Valley (6-5, 1-1 WAC) didn't back down and reeled off an 11-5 run to get within 59-52 by the 9:10 mark before Madsen and Carlson brought Utah's lead back up to double-digits 64-52.
UVU continued to fight and clawed at the lead to get it down to 67-62 with 2:43 left to play but it was all Utah after that as the Runnin' Utes finished the game with a 9-0 run while holding the Wolverines to 0-for-4 from the field with two blocks in those final minutes.
Carlson finished with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting with 7 rebounds and 2 blocks – including a 3-for-4 afternoon beyond the arc. Madsen finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds and a career-tying four assists. Rollie Worster was just shy of another double-double, posting 13 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Lovering, who had a great second half, finished just shy of a double-double with 8 points and a season-high 11 boards. Keita was dealing with foul trouble all game was able to chip in with 9 points, 3 rebounds and a steal on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting game.
BY THE NUMBERS
Gabe Madsen tied his career-high in assists with four on Saturday – tying it for the fourth time in his career … Lawson Lovering posted a season-high 11 rebounds … the 23 rebounds for Utah was a new season-high … fifth game this season the Utes have shot at least 50-percent from the floor and the third time in four games … second-straight year the Utes have had a five-game winning-streak.
UP NEXT
The Utah men's basketball team will now close out the non-conference schedule next Wednesday, Dec. 20, when it welcomes in Bellarmine for a 7 p.m. (MT) tip-off on Pac-12 Networks with Krista Blunk and Ernie Kent calling the action.
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.
The Utes drew first blood against the visiting Wolverines for the early 4-0 lead but Utah Valley answered with an 8-0 run. They would narrowly hang onto that lead by the midway point as Utah slowly chipped away as it got into rhythm offensively after Gabe Madsen followed up the jam by Keba Keita with a 3-pointer to tie things up (19-19) heading into the media break.
With 10:57 on the game clock, Deivon Smith checked into the game and entered after the media timeout to make his Runnin' Ute Debut after the recent court ruling decision to allow all two-time transfer players awaiting a waiver or appeals to play.
Utah (8-2) tied things up once again at 26-26 out of the 7:04 media timeout after Keita connected on an and-1. After a pair of free throws from UVU's Caleb Stone-Carrawell to give the Wolverines a 28-26 edge, Utah rallied with a 10-0 run to take its first lead since the opening tip, 36-28, after Branden Carlson nailed his second triple of the game before heading into the locker room with the 38-32 lead.
The Runnin' Utes jumped out early in the second half, pushing its lead to 13 (54-41) with 13:55 to go after Madsen sandwiched a two-handed jam from Keita with a triple and a baseline jumper. However, Utah Valley (6-5, 1-1 WAC) didn't back down and reeled off an 11-5 run to get within 59-52 by the 9:10 mark before Madsen and Carlson brought Utah's lead back up to double-digits 64-52.
UVU continued to fight and clawed at the lead to get it down to 67-62 with 2:43 left to play but it was all Utah after that as the Runnin' Utes finished the game with a 9-0 run while holding the Wolverines to 0-for-4 from the field with two blocks in those final minutes.
Carlson finished with a game-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting with 7 rebounds and 2 blocks – including a 3-for-4 afternoon beyond the arc. Madsen finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds and a career-tying four assists. Rollie Worster was just shy of another double-double, posting 13 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists. Lovering, who had a great second half, finished just shy of a double-double with 8 points and a season-high 11 boards. Keita was dealing with foul trouble all game was able to chip in with 9 points, 3 rebounds and a steal on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting game.
BY THE NUMBERS
Gabe Madsen tied his career-high in assists with four on Saturday – tying it for the fourth time in his career … Lawson Lovering posted a season-high 11 rebounds … the 23 rebounds for Utah was a new season-high … fifth game this season the Utes have shot at least 50-percent from the floor and the third time in four games … second-straight year the Utes have had a five-game winning-streak.
UP NEXT
The Utah men's basketball team will now close out the non-conference schedule next Wednesday, Dec. 20, when it welcomes in Bellarmine for a 7 p.m. (MT) tip-off on Pac-12 Networks with Krista Blunk and Ernie Kent calling the action.
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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