Utah Remains Undefeated With 85-77 Win Over Purdue Fort Wayne

Tuesday, November 18

Salt Lake City, UT

7:00 PM

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Purdue Fort Wayne

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Utah Remains Undefeated With 85-77 Win Over Purdue Fort Wayne

11/18/2025 10:44 PM | Men's Basketball

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A quartet of players reached double-figures for Utah men’s basketball in its 85-77 win over Purdue Fort Wayne Tuesday night.

By: Austin Eames

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team picked up their fifth-straight win to start the Alex Jensen Era on Tuesday night, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne 85-77 inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center as part of its home game in the Acrisure Series.

Utah opened the game with an early 13-7 lead over the Mastodons, knocking down five-consecutive field-goals capped off by Kendyl Sander's lay-in at the 15:24 mark.

Minutes later, Brown found his stride and fired off three-straight buckets – including back-to-back treys that gave the Utes a 21-11 lead with 12:43 left in the half.

Utah (5-0) maintained its advantage as the half progressed behind sharp shooting from beyond the arc. As a team, the Utes connected on 40-percent of their threes in the first half – the most since Feb. 15 of last season when they hit eight triples against Kansas.

Seydou Traore accounted for three of the team's shots from beyond the arc in the opening frame, connecting on back-to-back threes late in the half to give Utah a 40-26 lead with 3:05 left. The Utes would head into the locker room with a double-digit lead (42-32) with Traore and Brown both in double-figures.

Utah opened the second half with another set of threes, this time from Brown, to take its largest lead of the game 48-32.

The Utes kept the Mastodons (2-4) at bay throughout the ensuing minutes of action, maintaining their double-digit advantage behind effective defense from the likes of James Okonkwo and Keanu Dawes.

Ahead 65-52 with 10:15 left in the contest, Utah went on a scoring drought and found themselves with only one field goal for the next 8:07 before Dawes connected on a jumper to make it 71-63 with 2:08 remaining to play.

Despite the scoring drought, Utah connected on its last three field goals of the contest in crunch time, with a McHenry three icing the game to put the team up 77-68 with :52 left on the clock. The Utes sealed the victory from the free-throw line, prolonging their undefeated start to the season with an 85-77 win over Purdue Fort Wayne.

Brown led Utah with his fourth straight game of 20-plus points, netting 27 on 7-of-14 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 from three. Dawes made an impact on both sides of the court, contributing a double-double (his third of the season) with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

McHenry and Traore rounded out Utah's group of double-figure scorers with 18 and 17 points respectively. Okonkwo held down the Utes' defense, finishing the contest with 10 rebounds — 8 of which came off the offensive glass.

BY THE NUMBERS

Terrence Brown became the fourth Ute this century to score at least 100 points in his first five games of the season joining Gabe Madsen (104 points, 2024-25), Timmy Allen (102 points, 2019-20), and Jakob Poeltl (104, 2015-16).
Terrence Brown's 122 points are the most all-time for a Utah player through the first five games of the season
Terrence Brown has scored in double figures in 37 straight games, tied with Oklahoma's Xzayvier Brown for the second-longest active streak in NCAA Division I – trailing UCLA's Donovan Dent (38)
Terrence Brown is the first Utah player to score 20 or more points in four straight games since Jakob Poeltl in 2016 (Jan. 24 – Feb. 4)
Terrence Brown's 122 points this season is the third most ever by a Big 12 player through his first five game of the season— behind only Michael Beasley (150, Kansas State) & Trae Young (141, Oklahoma)
Terrence Brown's 8-for-8 effort from the foul line is tied for the most free-throws made without a miss for any Utah player in the last five seasons
James Okonkwo's 8 offensive rebounds are the most by a Utes player off the bench since Luke Nevill in 2005 (8 against Rice, 12/3/05)
Keanu Dawes is now the fourth Ute in the last 30 seasons to grab at least 50 boards in the team's first five games of the season
Head coach Alex Jensen remains undefeated all-time inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center both as a player (59-0) and coach (5-0) after Tuesday night's win
Teams are 8-0 all time when Don McHenry shoots 60-plus percent from the field; McHenry finished 7-of-10 from the field

UP NEXT
The Utah men's basketball team puts a bow on its six-game homestand to start the 2025-26 campaign with Cal Poly on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m. (MDT) inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Krista Blunk and former Runnin' Utes assistant coach Joe Cravens will be on the ESPN+ broadcast for fans.

SEASON TICKETS & MINI PLANS
Fans still have time to purchase season tickets for the 2025-26 Utah men's basketball season under first-year head coach Alex Jensen. In addition, fans can also choose between two mini plans; the Saturday ONLY Plan starts at $125 while the Conference ONLY plan starts at $150. Single-game tickets for non-conference games are also on-sale starting at just $10 per ticket.

Fans interested in buy season tickets, mini plans or single-game tickets (non-conference) can do so by going online at UtahTickets.com or by phone at 801-581-UTIX (8849).

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 app.

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