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Saturday, March 1
Salt Lake City, UT
5:00 PM
University of Utah
16-13,8-10Big 12
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Arizona State
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Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics
Runnin' Utes Rout Sun Devils at Home 99-73
3/1/2025 9:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Behind four players in double-figures, the Utah men’s basketball team cruised past Arizona State 99-73 at home.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team saw its offense come alive in the second half as it routed Arizona State 99-73 inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center Saturday night to give interim head coach Josh Eilert his first win since taking over on Monday, Feb. 24.
The 26-point margin of victory is the highest for Utah in Big 12 play this season – passing the 83-62 (+21) victory over Oklahoma State at home on Jan. 11.
The opening 20 minutes of the game was filled with a ton of action with plenty of back-and-forth scoring. Utah (16-13, 8-10 Big 12) struck first and went up with a quick 4-0 spurt to force an Arizona State timeout just 2:07 into the game. The Sun Devils would then go on a 9-2 run to take the lead and had the Utes trailing the rest of the half despite 12 early points from Ezra Ausar.
As well Ausar was playing, ASU's Joson Sanon was white-hot from the offensive end for the Sun Devils – scoring 20 points on 4-of-5 from deep in the opening frame. Despite shooting .571 from the field in the first half, Arizona State was just as hot (.567) to take a 43-41 lead over Utah at the break thanks to its 3-point shooting (7-for-12).
Second-half started out with a lot of back-and-forth on offense for both teams before the Utah reeled off a 12-6 run to take the 63-58 lead with 11:50 to go with 8 of those 12 points coming from Ausar. Arizona State (13-16, 4-14 Big 12) kept it close out of that media break and made it 63-61 before a 13-0 blitz from the Runnin' Utes pushed their lead to 76-61 behind yet another Ausar bucket.
The Sun Devils got as close as 79-67 with 5:46 remaining before the Utah clamped down on defense and outscored Arizona State 20-6 the rest of the way to secure the win.
Ausar finished with a team-high 25 points, 13 of which came in the second half, on 4 boards and 7-of-10 shooting. Additionally, Ausar accounted for 11 of Utah's 19 made free-throws on Saturday, hitting 11-of-14 from the stripe.
Keanu Dawes was once again electric off the bench for Utah, recording back-to-back double-doubles with 15 points and 11 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench. In addition to his fourth double-double of the year, Dawes also dished out 4 assists while shooting 3-of-4 from the line.
Mike Sharavjamts added 14 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds and 3 blocks on the night behind 3-of-6 from long-range for the Utes. Mason Madsen came off the bench and added extra firepower for the Utes, finishing with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 dimes on 5-of-9 shooting.
POSTGAME NOTES
UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes program will honor Hunter Erickson, Caleb Lohner, Brandon Haddock, Lawson Lovering, Mason Madsen and Gabe Madsen ahead of their final home game for the 2024-25 season next Tuesday, March 4. Fans are encouraged to arrive and be in the arena 30 minutes prior to tip to help celebrate the dedication and hard work the seniors have poured into the program. In a twist of fate, the final home game will also be against West Virginia, who interim head coach Josh Eilert came from where he served in a similar capacity all of last season. Ted Emrich will have the call alongside former Cardinal head coach Jerod Haase on ESPN+ as the Runnin' Utes look to send their seniors out the with a dub and split the in-season series with the Mountaineers.
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 26-point margin of victory is the highest for Utah in Big 12 play this season – passing the 83-62 (+21) victory over Oklahoma State at home on Jan. 11.
The opening 20 minutes of the game was filled with a ton of action with plenty of back-and-forth scoring. Utah (16-13, 8-10 Big 12) struck first and went up with a quick 4-0 spurt to force an Arizona State timeout just 2:07 into the game. The Sun Devils would then go on a 9-2 run to take the lead and had the Utes trailing the rest of the half despite 12 early points from Ezra Ausar.
As well Ausar was playing, ASU's Joson Sanon was white-hot from the offensive end for the Sun Devils – scoring 20 points on 4-of-5 from deep in the opening frame. Despite shooting .571 from the field in the first half, Arizona State was just as hot (.567) to take a 43-41 lead over Utah at the break thanks to its 3-point shooting (7-for-12).
Second-half started out with a lot of back-and-forth on offense for both teams before the Utah reeled off a 12-6 run to take the 63-58 lead with 11:50 to go with 8 of those 12 points coming from Ausar. Arizona State (13-16, 4-14 Big 12) kept it close out of that media break and made it 63-61 before a 13-0 blitz from the Runnin' Utes pushed their lead to 76-61 behind yet another Ausar bucket.
The Sun Devils got as close as 79-67 with 5:46 remaining before the Utah clamped down on defense and outscored Arizona State 20-6 the rest of the way to secure the win.
Ausar finished with a team-high 25 points, 13 of which came in the second half, on 4 boards and 7-of-10 shooting. Additionally, Ausar accounted for 11 of Utah's 19 made free-throws on Saturday, hitting 11-of-14 from the stripe.
Keanu Dawes was once again electric off the bench for Utah, recording back-to-back double-doubles with 15 points and 11 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench. In addition to his fourth double-double of the year, Dawes also dished out 4 assists while shooting 3-of-4 from the line.
Mike Sharavjamts added 14 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds and 3 blocks on the night behind 3-of-6 from long-range for the Utes. Mason Madsen came off the bench and added extra firepower for the Utes, finishing with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 dimes on 5-of-9 shooting.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Utah moves to 36-28 all-time against Arizona State in the win and 16-6 all-time inside the Huntsman Center
- Win also extends Utah's home win-streak to five
- Utes are now 14-15 all-time playing on March 1 and 12-2 when those games have occurred at home
- Both teams shot over 55-percent in the first half with Utah shooting .571 and ASU shooting .567
- Utah dominated the paint in the first-half, outscoring Arizona State 28-8
- Utah dished out 25 assists on 35 made shots on Saturday, the first time its record 20-plus dimes in a game since dishing out 23 against Oklahoma State at home on Jan. 11
- Utah held ASU without a field-goal for 9:06 minutes in the second half that allowed it to open up the game
- Utah shot .559 in the second half to ASU's .290 shooting clip
- Largest margin of victory over ASU since March 6, 2021, when it defeated the Sun Devils 98-59
- With 5:19 left to go, Gabe Madsen connected on his 300th career 3-pointer
- Ezra Ausar's 11 made free-throws was a new career-high for the junior
- Mike Sharavjamts recorded a career-high 3 blocks on Saturday
- Brady Smith knocked down a floater and drew the and-1 with 44 ticks to go to tie his season-high in points
UP NEXT
The Runnin' Utes program will honor Hunter Erickson, Caleb Lohner, Brandon Haddock, Lawson Lovering, Mason Madsen and Gabe Madsen ahead of their final home game for the 2024-25 season next Tuesday, March 4. Fans are encouraged to arrive and be in the arena 30 minutes prior to tip to help celebrate the dedication and hard work the seniors have poured into the program. In a twist of fate, the final home game will also be against West Virginia, who interim head coach Josh Eilert came from where he served in a similar capacity all of last season. Ted Emrich will have the call alongside former Cardinal head coach Jerod Haase on ESPN+ as the Runnin' Utes look to send their seniors out the with a dub and split the in-season series with the Mountaineers.
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
ASU
Utah
FG%
.426
.565
3FG%
.471
.400
FT%
.765
.704
RB
29
40
TO
9
6
STL
2
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
11
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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