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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
1
2
F
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
Scoring
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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