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Tuesday, November 26
Salt Lake City, UT
7:00 PM
University of Utah
5-1,0-0Big 12
94
vs
48
Mississippi Valley State
1-6,0-0SWAC
1
2
F
Mississippi Val.
21
27
48
Utah
50
44
94
Team Stats
MVSU
Utah
FG%
.340
.559
3FG%
.333
.483
FT%
.667
.700
RB
24
40
TO
15
10
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
27
FGM
10
3FGM
7
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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Runnin' Utes Overpower Delta Devils in Mountain to Sea Showcase Opener
11/26/2024 10:15 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball program recorded its 1,200th victory at home after its 94-48 win over MVSU.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team cruised past Mississippi Valley State 94-48 Tuesday night inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center to open the Mountain to Sea Showcase.
Big man Lawson Lovering didn't waste any time in his season debut against the Delta Devils, scoring on a two-handed jam from Gabe Madsen with authority just 11 seconds into the game. MVSU kept things close early on, but it didn't last long as the Runnin' Utes broke the game open out of the 14:01 media break with a 17-0 blitzkrieg before closing the half out on top 50-21.
Utah (5-1) played great team-ball in the opening frame, assisting on 15 of its 18 shots attempted while hitting 8-of-15 from the perimeter and shot 62.1-percent from the floor.
The second-half was much like the first with both teams feeling each other out before the Runnin' Utes punched Mississippi Valley State (1-6) with an 18-0 run to break it open more for the 89-35 edge – their largest lead of the game.
Madsen finished with a game-high 27 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range with 3 boards and 3 assists. Miro Little finished with a new career-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The Finnish native has now dished out five-plus assists in five of the six games so far this season.
Lovering closed out the night with 12 points in just over 12 minutes of action with 7 rebounds, four of which came on the offensive glass, in his season debut. Ezra Ausar was efficient on the floor tonight for Utah as well, going 3-for-3 from the floor and 3-of-5 from the line for 9 points in just 19 minutes of action.
POSTGAME NOTES
UP NEXT
Utah wraps up the Mountain to Sea Showcase on Saturday, Nov. 30, when it entertains Eastern Washington for a 3 p.m. (MST) matinee match-up inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Drew Goodman and former Runnin' Utes assistant coach Joe Cravens will once again guide fans through the action on ESPN+.
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. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360, the official app of Utah Athletics, through the Apple Store or Google Play.
Big man Lawson Lovering didn't waste any time in his season debut against the Delta Devils, scoring on a two-handed jam from Gabe Madsen with authority just 11 seconds into the game. MVSU kept things close early on, but it didn't last long as the Runnin' Utes broke the game open out of the 14:01 media break with a 17-0 blitzkrieg before closing the half out on top 50-21.
Utah (5-1) played great team-ball in the opening frame, assisting on 15 of its 18 shots attempted while hitting 8-of-15 from the perimeter and shot 62.1-percent from the floor.
The second-half was much like the first with both teams feeling each other out before the Runnin' Utes punched Mississippi Valley State (1-6) with an 18-0 run to break it open more for the 89-35 edge – their largest lead of the game.
Madsen finished with a game-high 27 points on 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range with 3 boards and 3 assists. Miro Little finished with a new career-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The Finnish native has now dished out five-plus assists in five of the six games so far this season.
Lovering closed out the night with 12 points in just over 12 minutes of action with 7 rebounds, four of which came on the offensive glass, in his season debut. Ezra Ausar was efficient on the floor tonight for Utah as well, going 3-for-3 from the floor and 3-of-5 from the line for 9 points in just 19 minutes of action.
POSTGAME NOTES
- With the win on Tuesday, Utah recorded its 1200th win at home as a program – 686 of those occurred inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center
- Lawson Lovering made his season-debut in the starting line-up and started the scoring for Utah with a dunk just 11 seconds into the games
- Zach Keller also made his Runnin' Utes debut in the first-half, checking in at the 16:34 mark
- With his 7 triples Tuesday night, Gabe Madsen moves into No. 4 on the all-time list for 3-pointers made with 241 career 3-pointers to pass Shaun Green (235; 2005-09)
- Zach Keller scored his first bucket of the season and first as a Ute with 43.7 left to play
- The Utes assisted on 29 of its 33 made field-goals on Tuesday night
- Utah's 29 assists ties for the season-high – which it notched in the season-opener vs. Alcorn State
- Utah converted 15 MVSU turnovers into a 21-4 edge in points off turnovers
- The Utes also dominated the paint 34-14
UP NEXT
Utah wraps up the Mountain to Sea Showcase on Saturday, Nov. 30, when it entertains Eastern Washington for a 3 p.m. (MST) matinee match-up inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Drew Goodman and former Runnin' Utes assistant coach Joe Cravens will once again guide fans through the action on ESPN+.
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. Fans can also stay connected on their mobile devices or tablets with the Utah 360, the official app of Utah Athletics, through the Apple Store or Google Play.
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