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Saturday, February 18
Tempe, AZ
4:00 PM
University of Utah
17-11,10-7Pac-12
59
at
67
Arizona State
19-9,10-7Pac-12
1
2
F
Utah
26
33
59
Arizona St.
25
42
67
Team Stats
Utah
ASU
FG%
.383
.444
3FG%
.240
.200
FT%
.636
.800
RB
45
30
TO
17
5
STL
1
8
Game Leaders
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Joseph Camporeale
Men's Basketball Can't Fend Off Second Half Rally from Sun Devils in Loss
2/18/2023 6:34 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team dropped a 67-59 decision to Arizona State on the road Saturday night.
TEMPE, Ariz. – The Utah men's basketball team dropped a thriller to Arizona State Saturday evening inside Desert Financial Arena 67-59.
Utah took a few minutes to get its offense going in the first half, but Branden Carlson got the Utes going with five-straight points. However, it wasn't until the 7:51 mark did the Utes take their first lead off of Wilguens Jr. Exacte's 3-pointer.
A quick 5-0 spurt by Utah was then capped off with a 3-pointer from Lazar Stefanovic to go up 26-19, but the Sun Devils converted eight Utah turnovers into 10 points to get within 26-25 of Utah at the half.
The first half of the second stanza saw a lot of back-and-forth, much of it caused by ASU's full-court press, as both teams headed into the 6:49 media break tied 47-47. From the start of the half until that media timeout, the game saw the game get tied up nine different times with five lead changes.
Not much changed after that with both teams combining to go 7-of-8 from the field to head into the 3:34 timeout by Utah (17-11, 10-7) tied 55-55. Out of the timeout, Exacte took flight and grabbed the miss jumper from Carlson and flushed it down with two hands to silent the crowd. However, Desmond Cambridge Jr. got the home crowd raring once again after he drained a far corner three to put the Sun Devils (19-9, 10-7 Pac-12) ahead 58-57 with 2:19 left to go.
Cambridge Jr. then drained a second shot on the ensuing possession just off the free-throw line to go up 60-57, but Stefanovic went on the other end an knocked down a tough baseline jumper before calling a quick timeout with 1:14 left on the clock.
However, after a scramble on the defensive end and the clock winding down, Cambridge Jr. found his brother Devan Cambridge for the corner three – which wound up being the dagger in its loss.
Carlson, Stefanovic and Marco Anthony each scored 12 points lead the Utes while Ben Carlson and Br. Carlson each added eight rebounds apiece on the boards.
BY THE NUMBERS
Utah point guard Rollie Worster left the game with 16:33 remaining in the second with a lower leg injury … Utah saw the Sun Devils convert its 17 turnovers into a 20-2 edge in points off turnovers … ASU finished the final 6:30 minutes of the game 7-of-9 from the field … Saturday was Utah's first loss with a lead at halftime, the Utes were 17-0 previously.
UP NEXT
Utah now returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center, which just played host to several NBA All-Star game activities, where it'll close out its final two home games of the regular-season against #4/4 UCLA on Thursday, Feb. 23, followed by USC on Saturday, Feb. 25.
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.
Utah took a few minutes to get its offense going in the first half, but Branden Carlson got the Utes going with five-straight points. However, it wasn't until the 7:51 mark did the Utes take their first lead off of Wilguens Jr. Exacte's 3-pointer.
A quick 5-0 spurt by Utah was then capped off with a 3-pointer from Lazar Stefanovic to go up 26-19, but the Sun Devils converted eight Utah turnovers into 10 points to get within 26-25 of Utah at the half.
The first half of the second stanza saw a lot of back-and-forth, much of it caused by ASU's full-court press, as both teams headed into the 6:49 media break tied 47-47. From the start of the half until that media timeout, the game saw the game get tied up nine different times with five lead changes.
Not much changed after that with both teams combining to go 7-of-8 from the field to head into the 3:34 timeout by Utah (17-11, 10-7) tied 55-55. Out of the timeout, Exacte took flight and grabbed the miss jumper from Carlson and flushed it down with two hands to silent the crowd. However, Desmond Cambridge Jr. got the home crowd raring once again after he drained a far corner three to put the Sun Devils (19-9, 10-7 Pac-12) ahead 58-57 with 2:19 left to go.
Cambridge Jr. then drained a second shot on the ensuing possession just off the free-throw line to go up 60-57, but Stefanovic went on the other end an knocked down a tough baseline jumper before calling a quick timeout with 1:14 left on the clock.
However, after a scramble on the defensive end and the clock winding down, Cambridge Jr. found his brother Devan Cambridge for the corner three – which wound up being the dagger in its loss.
Carlson, Stefanovic and Marco Anthony each scored 12 points lead the Utes while Ben Carlson and Br. Carlson each added eight rebounds apiece on the boards.
BY THE NUMBERS
Utah point guard Rollie Worster left the game with 16:33 remaining in the second with a lower leg injury … Utah saw the Sun Devils convert its 17 turnovers into a 20-2 edge in points off turnovers … ASU finished the final 6:30 minutes of the game 7-of-9 from the field … Saturday was Utah's first loss with a lead at halftime, the Utes were 17-0 previously.
UP NEXT
Utah now returns home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center, which just played host to several NBA All-Star game activities, where it'll close out its final two home games of the regular-season against #4/4 UCLA on Thursday, Feb. 23, followed by USC on Saturday, Feb. 25.
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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