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Saturday, February 3
Salt Lake City, UT
3:00 PM
University of Utah
15-7,6-5Pac-12
73
vs
68
Colorado
15-7,6-5Pac-12
1
2
F
Colorado
31
37
68
Utah
31
42
73
Team Stats
CU
Utah
FG%
.379
.464
3FG%
.300
.318
FT%
.706
.700
RB
43
34
TO
14
14
STL
9
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballPhoto by: Liv Medivitz/Utah Athletics
Runnin' Utes Fend Off Buffs to Remain Undefeated at Home
2/3/2024 6:53 PM | Men's Basketball
The Utah men’s basketball team remained undefeated at home with its 73-68 win over Colorado on Saturday.
SALT LAKE CITY – Backed by a near triple-double from Deivon Smith and 21 points from Gabe Madsen, the Utah men's basketball team remained undefeated at home with a 73-68 win over Colorado Saturday afternoon inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
The first half was like a heavyweight bout with both teams exchanging jabs. Utah had the largest lead of the frame early on when it took a 7-2 lead minutes into the game. Neither team could breakaway with eight ties and seven lead changes in the first 20 minutes of action.
Utah's (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12) offense was spread pretty evenly early on with four players with five or more points led by an early eight from Smith. Meanwhile, Branden Carlson sent Eddie Lampkins Jr. shot attempt towards the Utah bench at the 16:16 mark for his 217th-career block and inched closer to becoming the program's all-time leader.
First play on the defensive end in the second half (19:04), Carlson denied an attempt by Tristan da Silva for career-block No. 218. The back-and-forth continued early on before Utah went ahead 42-37 at the 15:50 media break thanks to a rare fourth-point play from Madsen. Utah then cranked up the defense and went on a 13-4 run for the 55-42 lead after Hunter Erickson's 3-pointer with 8:34 to go. During that run, the Utes held Colorado to just 1-for-9 from the field.
Things got testy with less then than three minutes to go when KJ Simpson scored 14-straight points for the Buffs (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12) to keep them within one or two possessions of the Utes. However, Utah was able to ice the game away down the stretch at home knocking down 7-of-11 from the foul line en route to its victory.
Smith finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists with a block and 2 steals to close out the night when Madsen led the team in scoring for the seventh time this season with 21 points and 3 steals. Lawson Lovering nearly had a double-double in his return to the line-up with 9 points and 8 boards on 4-of-5 shooting.
UP NEXT
The homestand continues for men's basketball next week as it welcomes in the Arizona school. The Runnin' Utes will first host Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 8, on Pac-12 Networks before battling it out on ESPN2 against Arizona State on Saturday, Feb. 10, inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Both games are slated to begin 6 p.m. (MT).
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 first half was like a heavyweight bout with both teams exchanging jabs. Utah had the largest lead of the frame early on when it took a 7-2 lead minutes into the game. Neither team could breakaway with eight ties and seven lead changes in the first 20 minutes of action.
Utah's (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12) offense was spread pretty evenly early on with four players with five or more points led by an early eight from Smith. Meanwhile, Branden Carlson sent Eddie Lampkins Jr. shot attempt towards the Utah bench at the 16:16 mark for his 217th-career block and inched closer to becoming the program's all-time leader.
First play on the defensive end in the second half (19:04), Carlson denied an attempt by Tristan da Silva for career-block No. 218. The back-and-forth continued early on before Utah went ahead 42-37 at the 15:50 media break thanks to a rare fourth-point play from Madsen. Utah then cranked up the defense and went on a 13-4 run for the 55-42 lead after Hunter Erickson's 3-pointer with 8:34 to go. During that run, the Utes held Colorado to just 1-for-9 from the field.
Things got testy with less then than three minutes to go when KJ Simpson scored 14-straight points for the Buffs (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12) to keep them within one or two possessions of the Utes. However, Utah was able to ice the game away down the stretch at home knocking down 7-of-11 from the foul line en route to its victory.
Smith finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists with a block and 2 steals to close out the night when Madsen led the team in scoring for the seventh time this season with 21 points and 3 steals. Lawson Lovering nearly had a double-double in his return to the line-up with 9 points and 8 boards on 4-of-5 shooting.
UP NEXT
The homestand continues for men's basketball next week as it welcomes in the Arizona school. The Runnin' Utes will first host Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 8, on Pac-12 Networks before battling it out on ESPN2 against Arizona State on Saturday, Feb. 10, inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Both games are slated to begin 6 p.m. (MT).
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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