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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, January 11
Salt Lake City, UT
5:00 PM
University of Utah
9-6,1-3Big 12
83
vs
62
Oklahoma State
9-6,1-3Big 12
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2
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Oklahoma St.
26
36
62
Utah
37
46
83
Team Stats
OSU
Utah
FG%
.333
.556
3FG%
.261
.400
FT%
.545
.708
RB
40
39
TO
11
11
STL
5
3
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
16
FGM
8
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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Runnin' Utes Dominate Cowboys to Capture First Win as Big 12 Conference Members
1/11/2025 9:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Three players in double-figures helped Utah snap its four-game losing streak to capture first Big 12 victory.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team snapped its four-game losing streak and returned to the win column Saturday evening with a dominant 83-62 win over Oklahoma State inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center to record its first victory ever as members of the Big 12 Conference.
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Utah's (9-6, 1-3 Big 12) offense returned to form in the opening frame, shooting .467 (14-of-30) from the field – including a 7-for-7 effort from the free-throw line. Ezra Ausar feasted early on, scoring 12 of the team's 21 points to force an Oklahoma State timeout at the 12:46 mark. The Runnin' Utes defense also came out firing on all cylinders, holding the Cowboys without a field-goal for 4:26 minutes.
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Lawson Lovering, Mike Sharavjamts and Keanu Dawes had solid first halves with Lovering and Sharavjamts each scoring 7 points while Dawes had a quick 6 points off the bench to help Utah take the 37-26 edge into halftime.
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The second-half was much of the same as Utah continued to dominate the paint against Oklahoma State (9-6, 1-3 Big 12) before finishing with a 46-24 edge in points in the paint. Jake Wahlin, who made his first start since the Utah Tech game (11/22), had solid night scoring a career-high 16 points – all of which came in the second frame. The sophomore went a perfect 5-of-5 from the field – including three from deep – and was 3-for-3 from the charity stripe as well.
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Ausar finished with a game-high 21 points for a new season-high with the Utes, going 7-for-12 from the floor and 7-of-8 at the line. Dawes also finished with a season-high 16 points and was just shy of a double-double with 9 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting.
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POSTGAME NOTES
UP NEXT
Utah will get an extra day of prep as it heads down to the heart of Texas for a midweek match-up against TCU next Wednesday, Jan. 15. Lowell Galindo will once again guide fans through the action on ESPN+ alongside Brandon Johnson starting at 6 p.m. (MST) as the two former conference foes once again duke it out – this time as members of the Big 12 Conference.
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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. 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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Utah's (9-6, 1-3 Big 12) offense returned to form in the opening frame, shooting .467 (14-of-30) from the field – including a 7-for-7 effort from the free-throw line. Ezra Ausar feasted early on, scoring 12 of the team's 21 points to force an Oklahoma State timeout at the 12:46 mark. The Runnin' Utes defense also came out firing on all cylinders, holding the Cowboys without a field-goal for 4:26 minutes.
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Lawson Lovering, Mike Sharavjamts and Keanu Dawes had solid first halves with Lovering and Sharavjamts each scoring 7 points while Dawes had a quick 6 points off the bench to help Utah take the 37-26 edge into halftime.
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The second-half was much of the same as Utah continued to dominate the paint against Oklahoma State (9-6, 1-3 Big 12) before finishing with a 46-24 edge in points in the paint. Jake Wahlin, who made his first start since the Utah Tech game (11/22), had solid night scoring a career-high 16 points – all of which came in the second frame. The sophomore went a perfect 5-of-5 from the field – including three from deep – and was 3-for-3 from the charity stripe as well.
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Ausar finished with a game-high 21 points for a new season-high with the Utes, going 7-for-12 from the floor and 7-of-8 at the line. Dawes also finished with a season-high 16 points and was just shy of a double-double with 9 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting.
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POSTGAME NOTES
- Utah is now 2-1 all-time against Oklahoma State when playing in SLC and 2-4 all-time against the Cowboys
- Utah made 11-straight free-throws before missing its first shot at the line with 9:06 left in the game before finishing 17-of-24 (.708)
- Lawson Lovering had a career-high 6 assists to lead the team while scoring 8 points with 3 rebounds
- Lovering became the sixth different Ute this season to dish out 5-plus assists in a game this season
- Redshirt freshman Jerry Huang recorded his first-career free-throw attempts and made his first three-throw :11 on the clock
- The 23 assists on Saturday marked the eighth time the Utes have dished out 20-plus assists this season
- The .708 shooting clip at the free-throw line was the third-highest in a single-game this season for Utah
UP NEXT
Utah will get an extra day of prep as it heads down to the heart of Texas for a midweek match-up against TCU next Wednesday, Jan. 15. Lowell Galindo will once again guide fans through the action on ESPN+ alongside Brandon Johnson starting at 6 p.m. (MST) as the two former conference foes once again duke it out – this time as members of the Big 12 Conference.
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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. 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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