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The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, March 7
Corvallis, OR
9:00 PM
University of Utah
18-12,9-10Pac-12
85
at
92
Oregon State
13-17,5-14Pac-12
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2
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Utah
33
52
85
Oregon St.
46
46
92
Team Stats
Utah
OSU
FG%
.515
.510
3FG%
.360
.409
FT%
.727
.838
RB
26
30
TO
12
13
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Pts
40
FGM
16
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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Carlson's Career-High 40 Points Not Enough in Corvallis
3/8/2024 1:03 AM | Men's Basketball
Late push by Utah men’s basketball not enough in 92-85 loss to Oregon State on the road.
CORVALLIS – Despite a career-high 40 points from Branden Carlson and a late push in the second half, the Utah men's basketball team saw its four-game win-streak against Oregon State snapped Thursday night inside Gill Coliseum 92-85.
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Carlson becomes the first Ute to score 40 points in a game since Keith Van Horn did it on Feb. 15, 1997, to help No. 5 Utah defeat TCU 94-91 at home.
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Utah (18-12, 9-10 Pac-12) got off to a good start to the game with a 10-5 lead out of the first media break (15-32) before the Beavers went ahead with a 9-2 run for the 14-13 edge heading into the under-12 media break. Unfortunately for Utah, that run for Oregon State continued and saw its lead extend to 22-13 before Carlson ended the scoring drought for Utah with a bucket inside the paint.
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A 3-point play by Deivon Smith made it 26-18, but the Beavers answered right back with a quick 5-2 spurt to push their lead back up to double-digits (31-20) with 6:53 left in the half before Justin Rochelin tacked on two more out of the break at the line.
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The Beavers (13-17, 5-14 Pac-12) pushed their lead as high as 42-26 with 1:48 left to go but seven-straight points from Carlson brought the Utes within 46-33 heading into the locker room at halftime.
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In the second frame, a 13-2 run by Utah was fueled by Carlson who went on an 8-0 run of his own to bring Utah within 56-50 of the Beavers – which forced a timeout with 13:33 to play. However, two empty possession out of the break saw OSU capitalize and pushed its lead back up to double-digits as Utah continued to fight and trailed 68-57 with 7:03 left to play.
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The scoring drought for Utah continued as Oregon State rattled off another 8-4 run heading into the final media timeout (3:42) with the Utes trailing 76-61. Utah continued to fight and would cut the Oregon State lead down to 10 points each time but couldn't get it down to single-digits until Carlson made it 81-74 with 1:39 left for his 37th point of the night.
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Utah cut the OSU lead down to single-digits two more times, but Oregon State could not miss from the free-line, knocking down 11-of-14 in the final 1:28 of play and 31-for-37 on the night to fend off the furious rally by the Utes down to the very end.
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Carlson also finished with 7 rebounds behind 5-for-10 shooting from the 3-point line and shot 16-for-26 in the game. Deivon Smith chipped in with yet another double-double posting 19 points with 10 assists and 2 steals. Gabe Madsen wrapped up with 13 points and a career-high 7 assists.
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UP NEXT
The Utes now head down highway 99 to close out the 2023-24 regular-season against Oregon on Saturday, March 7, inside Matthew Knight Arena. Tip-off between the Runnin' Utes and Ducks is scheduled to tip-off at 5 p.m. (MT) on Pac-12 Networks with Ben Creighton and Ernie Kent 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, X and Instagram.
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Carlson becomes the first Ute to score 40 points in a game since Keith Van Horn did it on Feb. 15, 1997, to help No. 5 Utah defeat TCU 94-91 at home.
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Utah (18-12, 9-10 Pac-12) got off to a good start to the game with a 10-5 lead out of the first media break (15-32) before the Beavers went ahead with a 9-2 run for the 14-13 edge heading into the under-12 media break. Unfortunately for Utah, that run for Oregon State continued and saw its lead extend to 22-13 before Carlson ended the scoring drought for Utah with a bucket inside the paint.
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A 3-point play by Deivon Smith made it 26-18, but the Beavers answered right back with a quick 5-2 spurt to push their lead back up to double-digits (31-20) with 6:53 left in the half before Justin Rochelin tacked on two more out of the break at the line.
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The Beavers (13-17, 5-14 Pac-12) pushed their lead as high as 42-26 with 1:48 left to go but seven-straight points from Carlson brought the Utes within 46-33 heading into the locker room at halftime.
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In the second frame, a 13-2 run by Utah was fueled by Carlson who went on an 8-0 run of his own to bring Utah within 56-50 of the Beavers – which forced a timeout with 13:33 to play. However, two empty possession out of the break saw OSU capitalize and pushed its lead back up to double-digits as Utah continued to fight and trailed 68-57 with 7:03 left to play.
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The scoring drought for Utah continued as Oregon State rattled off another 8-4 run heading into the final media timeout (3:42) with the Utes trailing 76-61. Utah continued to fight and would cut the Oregon State lead down to 10 points each time but couldn't get it down to single-digits until Carlson made it 81-74 with 1:39 left for his 37th point of the night.
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Utah cut the OSU lead down to single-digits two more times, but Oregon State could not miss from the free-line, knocking down 11-of-14 in the final 1:28 of play and 31-for-37 on the night to fend off the furious rally by the Utes down to the very end.
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Carlson also finished with 7 rebounds behind 5-for-10 shooting from the 3-point line and shot 16-for-26 in the game. Deivon Smith chipped in with yet another double-double posting 19 points with 10 assists and 2 steals. Gabe Madsen wrapped up with 13 points and a career-high 7 assists.
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UP NEXT
The Utes now head down highway 99 to close out the 2023-24 regular-season against Oregon on Saturday, March 7, inside Matthew Knight Arena. Tip-off between the Runnin' Utes and Ducks is scheduled to tip-off at 5 p.m. (MT) on Pac-12 Networks with Ben Creighton and Ernie Kent 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, X and Instagram.
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