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The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, February 16
Tucson, AZ
8:00 PM
University of Utah
17-10,10-6Pac-12
62
at
88
Arizona
23-4,12-4Pac-12
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2
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Utah
31
31
62
Arizona
43
45
88
Team Stats
Utah
UA
FG%
.322
.569
3FG%
.333
.500
FT%
.813
.500
RB
34
37
TO
12
6
STL
3
6
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Men's Basketball Suffers Road Loss to #8 Arizona
2/16/2023 10:21 PM | Men's Basketball
Branden Carlson led the Utes with a team-high 19 points in its road loss to #8 Arizona Thursday night.
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Utah men's basketball team gave the No. 8 Arizona Wildcats a run late in the second-half but ultimately fell 88-62 inside McKale Center Thursday night.
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Baskets were a premium to start for both teams with Arizona just 1-of-7 to start while Utah was 2-of-7 before an ensuing shooting slump by the Utes saw Arizona go on a 10-0 run on the heels of hitting six-straight shots from the field to take an 18-9 lead at the 11:28 media mark.
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Despite Branden Carlson scoring seven-straight baskets for Utah, the Wildcats were still red-hot from the floor out of the previous media break and hit 10-of-12 from field – which forced a Utah (17-10, 10-6 Pac-12) timeout with 7:14 remaining in the half. However, a late 7-2 run in the final 1:20 of the first frame saw Utah cut into UA's lead but still trailed 43-31.
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The Wildcats continued their hot shooting out of the break, pushing the Utah deficit to 54-34 before taking a 59-39 advantage heading into the first media break. Down 62-39, Wilguens Jr. Exacte got the Utah offense going and scored 10 of its next 17 points to bring the Runnin' Utes within 68-56 of the Wildcats – which forced an Arizona (23-4, 12-4 Pac-12) timeout with 8:59 to play.
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However, that would be as close as the Utes would get the rest of the game as Arizona answered with a 13-3 run and never looked back to hand Utah its sixth loss of the year in Pac-12 play.
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Carlson led the Utes with a team-high 19 points while Marco Anthony chipped in with 12 points and seven boards. Exacted was just shy of his season-high, tacking on 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting – including two from down range.
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BY THE NUMBERS
Utah trailed Arizona 43-31 at the half in the loss and is now 0-10 this season when trailing at the break … the Utes have now been out-rebounded in all six losses after Thursday's loss (37-34) … Utah hit 11 3-pointers on the night and have made double-digit 3-pointers in three of the last four games … Utah was outscored 38-10 in the paint and 18-5 in fast-break points.
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UP NEXT
Utah wraps up its road swing in the desert with Arizona State on Saturday, Feb. 18, with a 4 p.m. (MT) tip-off on Pac-12 Networks with Jordan Kent and Eddie House on the call.
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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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Baskets were a premium to start for both teams with Arizona just 1-of-7 to start while Utah was 2-of-7 before an ensuing shooting slump by the Utes saw Arizona go on a 10-0 run on the heels of hitting six-straight shots from the field to take an 18-9 lead at the 11:28 media mark.
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Despite Branden Carlson scoring seven-straight baskets for Utah, the Wildcats were still red-hot from the floor out of the previous media break and hit 10-of-12 from field – which forced a Utah (17-10, 10-6 Pac-12) timeout with 7:14 remaining in the half. However, a late 7-2 run in the final 1:20 of the first frame saw Utah cut into UA's lead but still trailed 43-31.
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The Wildcats continued their hot shooting out of the break, pushing the Utah deficit to 54-34 before taking a 59-39 advantage heading into the first media break. Down 62-39, Wilguens Jr. Exacte got the Utah offense going and scored 10 of its next 17 points to bring the Runnin' Utes within 68-56 of the Wildcats – which forced an Arizona (23-4, 12-4 Pac-12) timeout with 8:59 to play.
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However, that would be as close as the Utes would get the rest of the game as Arizona answered with a 13-3 run and never looked back to hand Utah its sixth loss of the year in Pac-12 play.
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Carlson led the Utes with a team-high 19 points while Marco Anthony chipped in with 12 points and seven boards. Exacted was just shy of his season-high, tacking on 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting – including two from down range.
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BY THE NUMBERS
Utah trailed Arizona 43-31 at the half in the loss and is now 0-10 this season when trailing at the break … the Utes have now been out-rebounded in all six losses after Thursday's loss (37-34) … Utah hit 11 3-pointers on the night and have made double-digit 3-pointers in three of the last four games … Utah was outscored 38-10 in the paint and 18-5 in fast-break points.
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UP NEXT
Utah wraps up its road swing in the desert with Arizona State on Saturday, Feb. 18, with a 4 p.m. (MT) tip-off on Pac-12 Networks with Jordan Kent and Eddie House on the call.
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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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