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Tuesday, January 28
Salt Lake City, UT
8:00 PM
University of Utah
12-8,4-5Big 12
69
vs
66
Cincinnati
12-8,2-7Big 12
1
2
F
Cincinnati
34
32
66
Utah
40
29
69
Team Stats
UC
Utah
FG%
.393
.531
3FG%
.364
.385
FT%
.636
.706
RB
23
41
TO
6
19
STL
12
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's BasketballPoised Play Late Sees Utah Men's Basketball Edge Cincinnati at Home, 69-66
1/29/2025 12:12 AM | Men's Basketball
The Runnin’ Utes overcame 19 turnovers on Tuesday night to defeat Cincinnati 69-66 at home.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team showed poise down the stretch and got back on the win column Tuesday night with its 69-66 victory over Cincinnati inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center to close out its brief homestand.
First-half action was full of short runs and seven lead changes, but was in favor of the Runnin' Utes (12-8, 4-5 Big 12) behind a .667 shooting clip. Ezra Ausar was once again a force for Utah, scoring 9 of his 11 first-half points in the opening 4:36 minutes of action to help give the Runnin' Utes a narrow 16-14 edge at 11:37 media break.
Cincinnati's Jizzle James kept the Bearcats within striking distance each time the Utes would knock down a couple baskets to keep it a one or two possession game before back-to-back baskets from Jake Wahlin followed by a smooth jumper from Mike Sharavjamts to end the half and send Utah into halftime up 40-36.
Utah had a slow start to the second frame, and Cincinnati (12-8, 2-7) took advantage with a 16-4 run to retake the 50-44 lead at the 11:16 mark. Keanu Dawes finally put an end to the 6:35 minute scoring drought when he knocked both of his free-throws down. Those free-throws would spark an 18-4 run for the Runnin' Utes to give them a 62-54 cushion with 4:59 left to go.
However, the Bearcats would not back down and answered right back with an 8-0 spurt within a 1:27 minute span to tie things up at 62-62 with 3:12 remaining.
With the home-crowd behind them, the Runnin' Utes defense stepped up and held Cincinnati without a field-goal the rest of the way while Gabe Madsen stepped up to the line and knocked 5-of-6 from the line to seal the victory Tuesday night.
Madsen finished with a game-high 18 points behind 7-of-8 from the charity stripe with four assists. Dawes nearly had a double-double, scoring 12 points on 9 rebounds off the bench for Utah. Ausar closed out with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting despite being hindered with foul trouble most of the second-half. Wahlin had another solid night for Utah, finishing with 8 points on 4-of-7 shooting with 6 rebounds.
POSTGAME NOTES
UP NEXT
Utah hits the road once again for a quick trip, this time to Gallagher-Iba Arena where it'll face off against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Feb. 1, beginning at 1 p.m. (MST). James Westling will have the on ESPN+ alongside former Cowboy Bryndon Manzer as Utah looks to secure its first in-season sweep of a Big 12 foe against Oklahoma State.
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.
First-half action was full of short runs and seven lead changes, but was in favor of the Runnin' Utes (12-8, 4-5 Big 12) behind a .667 shooting clip. Ezra Ausar was once again a force for Utah, scoring 9 of his 11 first-half points in the opening 4:36 minutes of action to help give the Runnin' Utes a narrow 16-14 edge at 11:37 media break.
Cincinnati's Jizzle James kept the Bearcats within striking distance each time the Utes would knock down a couple baskets to keep it a one or two possession game before back-to-back baskets from Jake Wahlin followed by a smooth jumper from Mike Sharavjamts to end the half and send Utah into halftime up 40-36.
Utah had a slow start to the second frame, and Cincinnati (12-8, 2-7) took advantage with a 16-4 run to retake the 50-44 lead at the 11:16 mark. Keanu Dawes finally put an end to the 6:35 minute scoring drought when he knocked both of his free-throws down. Those free-throws would spark an 18-4 run for the Runnin' Utes to give them a 62-54 cushion with 4:59 left to go.
However, the Bearcats would not back down and answered right back with an 8-0 spurt within a 1:27 minute span to tie things up at 62-62 with 3:12 remaining.
With the home-crowd behind them, the Runnin' Utes defense stepped up and held Cincinnati without a field-goal the rest of the way while Gabe Madsen stepped up to the line and knocked 5-of-6 from the line to seal the victory Tuesday night.
Madsen finished with a game-high 18 points behind 7-of-8 from the charity stripe with four assists. Dawes nearly had a double-double, scoring 12 points on 9 rebounds off the bench for Utah. Ausar closed out with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting despite being hindered with foul trouble most of the second-half. Wahlin had another solid night for Utah, finishing with 8 points on 4-of-7 shooting with 6 rebounds.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Utah remains undefeated against Cincinnati when playing in Salt Lake City and moves to 2-0 all-time in SLC
- With the win Utah moves to 3-2 at home in Big 12 play with five more home games remaining in league action
- Utah finished the night shooting .531 from the field, making it the sixth time this season its shot above .500
- The Utes dominated the boards, out rebounding the Bearcats 41-23 (+18) while outscoring them 36-22 in the paint
- Utah managed to overcome 19 turnovers that led to a 21-10 edge for Cincinnati in points off turnovers
- Ezra Ausar tied a season-high with 2 blocks
UP NEXT
Utah hits the road once again for a quick trip, this time to Gallagher-Iba Arena where it'll face off against Oklahoma State on Saturday, Feb. 1, beginning at 1 p.m. (MST). James Westling will have the on ESPN+ alongside former Cowboy Bryndon Manzer as Utah looks to secure its first in-season sweep of a Big 12 foe against Oklahoma State.
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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