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Sunday, January 14
Stanford, CA
3:00 PM
University of Utah
73
at
79
Stanford
Runnin' Utes Can't Complete Comeback, Fall to Stanford on the Road
1/14/2024 6:07 PM | Men's Basketball
Despite a triple-double effort for Deivon Smith, the comeback by Utah fell short 79-73 at Stanford.
STANFORD, Calif. – Despite a triple-double effort from Deivon Smith, the Utah men's basketball team saw its comeback fall short on the Farm Sunday afternoon to Stanford 79-73 inside Maples Pavilion.
Smith becomes just the fourth Runnin' Ute to register a triple-double since 1996-97 and the first time since Rylan Jones and Both Gach each recorded a triple-double against Mississippi Valley State at home on Nov. 8, 2019. The other Ute with a triple-double during that time frame was Alex Jensen vs. Fresno State on Jan. 25, 1999, with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists.
Making his first start as a Runnin' Ute (12-5, 3-3 Pac-12) for the injured Rollie Worster, Smith broke the seal for Utah with a 3-pointer before Cole Bajema followed with one of his own to give the Utes a quick 6-0 lead. The game would be a tug-of-war battle the rest of the half with five ties and five different lead changes, but none more important than that with less than 25 seconds remaining in the half as the Cardinal took a 34-32 lead over the Utes at the break.
Ben Carlson was a huge piece of the puzzle for Utah in the first-half with Lawson Lovering going down with an injury at the 16:05 mark. The Woodbury, Minn., product had nine first-half points to lead Utah, knocking down 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
The Cardinal (9-7, 4-2 Pac-12) came out in the second stanza with the hot hand, shooting .533 from the floor to take its largest lead of the game, 55-43, at the 10:45 media break while Utah struggled to find the bottom of the net shooting just .308 from the floor that half.
After the timeout, the Runnin' Utes reeled off a 14-5 run capped off by a 3-pointer from Bajema to get within 60-57 of Stanford before heading into the final media break (3:51) trailing just 62-60 on a corner three from Gabe Madsen.
Utah had its opportunities down the stretch after that, knocking down 6-of-9 from the field in the last 5:04 but couldn't get enough stops on the defensive end and the clock being its biggest enemy.
Branden Carlson tied Smith with a team-high 16 points while also pulling down 6 rebounds. Madsen was the only other Ute in double-figures, finishing with 14 points on 4-of-9 beyond the arc – 9 of which came in the second half.
BY THE NUMBERS
With his block at the 7:03 mark in the second-half, Branden Carlson moved his career total to 212 and is now just eight blocks away from breaking the school record … Utah struggled from the free-throw line, shooting just 4-for-12 from the charity stripe while Stanford went 19-for-26.
UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes now head home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center as it welcomes the Oregon schools this upcoming week. Roxy Bernstein and Dan Dickau will have the call in the first match-up of the week as Utah opens up against Oregon State on Thursday, Jan. 18, beginning at 7 p.m. (MT) on ESPN2.
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.
Smith becomes just the fourth Runnin' Ute to register a triple-double since 1996-97 and the first time since Rylan Jones and Both Gach each recorded a triple-double against Mississippi Valley State at home on Nov. 8, 2019. The other Ute with a triple-double during that time frame was Alex Jensen vs. Fresno State on Jan. 25, 1999, with 16 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists.
Making his first start as a Runnin' Ute (12-5, 3-3 Pac-12) for the injured Rollie Worster, Smith broke the seal for Utah with a 3-pointer before Cole Bajema followed with one of his own to give the Utes a quick 6-0 lead. The game would be a tug-of-war battle the rest of the half with five ties and five different lead changes, but none more important than that with less than 25 seconds remaining in the half as the Cardinal took a 34-32 lead over the Utes at the break.
Ben Carlson was a huge piece of the puzzle for Utah in the first-half with Lawson Lovering going down with an injury at the 16:05 mark. The Woodbury, Minn., product had nine first-half points to lead Utah, knocking down 3-of-4 from 3-point range.
The Cardinal (9-7, 4-2 Pac-12) came out in the second stanza with the hot hand, shooting .533 from the floor to take its largest lead of the game, 55-43, at the 10:45 media break while Utah struggled to find the bottom of the net shooting just .308 from the floor that half.
After the timeout, the Runnin' Utes reeled off a 14-5 run capped off by a 3-pointer from Bajema to get within 60-57 of Stanford before heading into the final media break (3:51) trailing just 62-60 on a corner three from Gabe Madsen.
Utah had its opportunities down the stretch after that, knocking down 6-of-9 from the field in the last 5:04 but couldn't get enough stops on the defensive end and the clock being its biggest enemy.
Branden Carlson tied Smith with a team-high 16 points while also pulling down 6 rebounds. Madsen was the only other Ute in double-figures, finishing with 14 points on 4-of-9 beyond the arc – 9 of which came in the second half.
BY THE NUMBERS
With his block at the 7:03 mark in the second-half, Branden Carlson moved his career total to 212 and is now just eight blocks away from breaking the school record … Utah struggled from the free-throw line, shooting just 4-for-12 from the charity stripe while Stanford went 19-for-26.
UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes now head home to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center as it welcomes the Oregon schools this upcoming week. Roxy Bernstein and Dan Dickau will have the call in the first match-up of the week as Utah opens up against Oregon State on Thursday, Jan. 18, beginning at 7 p.m. (MT) on ESPN2.
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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