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Saturday, February 1
Stillwater, OK / Gallagher-Iba Arena
1:00 PM
University of Utah
12-9,4-6Big 12
72
at
81
Oklahoma State
11-10,3-7Big 12
1
2
F
Utah
33
39
72
Oklahoma St.
41
40
81
Late Push Not Enough in Road Loss to Oklahoma State for Men's Hoops
2/1/2025 4:35 PM | Men's Basketball
Four players reached double-figures in Saturday afternoon’s Big 12 battle at Oklahoma State.
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Utah men's basketball team battled hard down to the very end, but couldn't get past Oklahoma State Saturday afternoon inside Gallagher-Iba Arena, 81-72.
The home team jumped out early on the Utes and led 12-3 before a 3-pointer from Jake Wahlin cut it to 19-10 with 11:52 to go in the half. Four-straight baskets from Utah (12-9, 4-6 Big 12) capped by back-to-back scores in the paint from Caleb Lohner cut the Oklahoma State lead down to 21-19 with 8:54 remaining in the half.
However, it was turnovers that once again plagued Utah in the first half – which led to 11 OSU points. In addition, the Cowboys (11-10, 3-7 Big 12) also went 14-of-16 at the line in the opening frame to Utah's 7-of-9. The bright spot for Utah was Mike Sharavjampts hitting 6-of-6 at the line – four of which came in the final 51 seconds to get the Utes within 41-33 of OSU at the break.
Scoring in the second-half was at a premium for the Utes, managing to hit just 3-of-13 from the field in an 8:42 minute span. But, despite its lengthy scoring droughts, the Runnin' Utes still kept within striking distance after Sharavjamts drained a deep ball from the far wing to bring Utah within 62-52 out of the 7:29 media break.
From there, it was all Ezra Ausar for Utah with the junior scoring seven-straight points to bring the Utes within 67-59 heading into the final media timeout (3:53). Utah would then go on to hit 7-of-11 from the field to as close as 77-70 and then again at 79-70 before falling 72-81.
Ausar finished with a team-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting while Gabe Madsen chipped in with 15 points. Sharavajamts also added 11 points behind a perfect 8-for-8 night at the line to go with 5 boards and 5 assists. Keanu Dawes rounded out the double-digit scoring list for Utah with 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting.
POSTGAME NOTES
Utah returns home to face a familiar foe in Colorado on Wednesday, Feb. 5, inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center as the two former Pac-12 foes tip things off as Big 12 Conference opponents for the first time starting at 7 p.m. (MST). Mark Neely and former Arizona Wildcat Corey Williams will be on the call for fans on ESPN+.
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.
The home team jumped out early on the Utes and led 12-3 before a 3-pointer from Jake Wahlin cut it to 19-10 with 11:52 to go in the half. Four-straight baskets from Utah (12-9, 4-6 Big 12) capped by back-to-back scores in the paint from Caleb Lohner cut the Oklahoma State lead down to 21-19 with 8:54 remaining in the half.
However, it was turnovers that once again plagued Utah in the first half – which led to 11 OSU points. In addition, the Cowboys (11-10, 3-7 Big 12) also went 14-of-16 at the line in the opening frame to Utah's 7-of-9. The bright spot for Utah was Mike Sharavjampts hitting 6-of-6 at the line – four of which came in the final 51 seconds to get the Utes within 41-33 of OSU at the break.
Scoring in the second-half was at a premium for the Utes, managing to hit just 3-of-13 from the field in an 8:42 minute span. But, despite its lengthy scoring droughts, the Runnin' Utes still kept within striking distance after Sharavjamts drained a deep ball from the far wing to bring Utah within 62-52 out of the 7:29 media break.
From there, it was all Ezra Ausar for Utah with the junior scoring seven-straight points to bring the Utes within 67-59 heading into the final media timeout (3:53). Utah would then go on to hit 7-of-11 from the field to as close as 77-70 and then again at 79-70 before falling 72-81.
Ausar finished with a team-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting while Gabe Madsen chipped in with 15 points. Sharavajamts also added 11 points behind a perfect 8-for-8 night at the line to go with 5 boards and 5 assists. Keanu Dawes rounded out the double-digit scoring list for Utah with 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Bright spot for Utah was that it went 21-for-30 from the line
- Utah self-corrected itself in the second-half, committing just 3 turnovers
- Utah finished with a 30-22 edge in points in the paint
- Utah also had a 19-8 advantage in second-chance points behind 13 offensive rebounds
- Ezra Ausar has now reached double-figures in five of the last seven games
Utah returns home to face a familiar foe in Colorado on Wednesday, Feb. 5, inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center as the two former Pac-12 foes tip things off as Big 12 Conference opponents for the first time starting at 7 p.m. (MST). Mark Neely and former Arizona Wildcat Corey Williams will be on the call for fans on ESPN+.
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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Team Stats
Utah
OSU
FG%
.400
.489
3FG%
.250
.400
FT%
.700
.750
RB
30
33
TO
11
10
STL
5
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
8
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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