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Defensive improvement is top of mind for Utah, Arizona State
Arizona State and Utah are showing an ability to score but struggling to stop opponents from getting baskets.,Due to those struggles both teams find themselves residing near the bottom of the Big 12 heading into Wednesday's contest in Salt Lake City, when Arizona State attempts to avoid a third stra...
With just seven players, Jazz beat Pacers to snap losing streak
Lauri Markkanen scored 27 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 20 as the Utah Jazz beat the Indiana Pacers 131-122 in a matchup of two short-handed teams on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,The Jazz snapped a season-worst six-game losing streak by shooting 56.8% from the field and 44.8% (13 of 29) from 3-point...
Oklahoma State wins first road Big 12 game in almost 2 years at Utah
Anthony Roy scored 26 points and made 5 of 8 3-point attempts to lead Oklahoma State to an 81-69 win over Utah in a Big 12 contest on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Christian Coleman tallied 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Parsa Fallah racked up 13 points and Vyctorius Miller contributed 10 poin...
Oklahoma State, Utah look inward for more respectable defense
Both Oklahoma State and Utah have had a full week to consider what they need to improve to save their seasons.,The answer, in both cases, ought to come down to defense.,The two most porous scoring defenses in the Big 12 Conference will try to plug their holes when the Cowboys visit the Utes on Satur...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Utah goes wire-to-wire to top No. 22 WVU
Utah rode long-range shooting and LA Sneed's team-high 15 points off the bench to a 71-64 upset of No. 22 West Virginia on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (15-6, 6-3 Big 12) shot 10 of 18 (55.6%) on 3-point attempts, to just 2 of 12 (16.7%) for the Mountaineers. Utah also had a 17-10 edge in ben...
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers ready to feast on porous Jazz defense
It's tough to find an NBA team currently playing better basketball than the Los Angeles Clippers.,The Clippers enter Tuesday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City as winners in eight of their last nine games -- the league's best run over the last three weeks. It has thrust a team seemingly bo...
Andrei Vasilevskiy shines as Lightning blank Mammoth
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 28 shots, Darren Raddysh and Brandon Hagel tallied on the power play and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their sixth straight home game by stuffing the Utah Mammoth 2-0 on Monday night.,In his 42nd career shutout, Vasilevskiy stopped eight shots in the third period for his...
Lightning open homestand vs. Mammoth after 15-game point streak ends
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been the hottest team recently, but that fleeting title may now belong to the Utah Mammoth.,With their 15-game point streak behind them, the Lightning aim to make a strong push toward the Olympic break when they open a six-game homestand Monday against the streaking Mamm...
AJ Dybantsa scores career-high 43 as No. 13 BYU tops Utah
AJ Dybantsa recorded a career-high 43 points to lead No. 13 BYU to a 91-78 Big 12 win over rival Utah on Saturday in Provo, Utah.,He broke Danny Ainge's BYU freshman record of 36 points, set in 1977, in the effort. Dybantsa totaled 24 points in the second half when the Cougars (17-2, 5-1 Big 12) ble...
AJ Dybantsa scores career-high 43 as No. 13 BYU tops rival Utah
AJ Dybantsa recorded a career-high 43 points to lead No. 13 BYU to a 91-78 win over rival Utah on Saturday in Provo, Utah.,He broke Danny Ainge's BYU freshman record of 36 points, set in 1977, in the effort. Dybantsa totaled 24 points in the second half when the Cougars (17-2, 5-1 Big 12) blew the ...
Youth movement encourages Jazz, who take on inconsistent Heat
The Utah Jazz are pleased with what they've seen from their young core this season, despite the effort not consistently reflected in victories.,For the most part this season, Utah has enjoyed good performances from veteran forward Lauri Markkanen, 28; third-year guard Keyonte George, 22; and others....
After close call, Utah eyes upset in rematch vs. No. 13 BYU
Thanks to a Big 12 Conference scheduling quirk, Utah doesn't have to wait very long for a rematch with rival BYU.,Two weeks after a close contest between the two neighboring programs, the Utes (9-10 overall, 1-5 Big 12) travel to Provo on Saturday in hopes of avenging a tough setback against the No....
Jazz showing toughness, which Spurs coach wants more of from his squad
After a comeback win over Minnesota, the Utah Jazz look to take the season series with San Antonio when they host the Spurs on Thursday night.,The Jazz -- playing again without leading scorer Lauri Markkanen (illness) -- rallied from 15 points down to beat the visiting Timberwolves 127-122 on Tuesda...
Kansas State gets first Big 12 win over Utah in dramatic fashion
P.J. Haggerty scored 34 points and Kansas State overcame Terrence Brown's 33 points in an 81-78 win over Utah in Manhattan, Kan. Tuesday night., ,It was the first conference win for Kansas State after an 0-5 start in Big 12 play., ,The nation's fourth leading scorer didn't get going until the second...
Kansas State aims to take 'next step' of first Big 12 win vs. Utah
Kansas State did not have designs on a last-place finish in the Big 12 headed into Jerome Tang's fourth year, especially on the heels of back-to-back postseason-less campaigns.,And yet the Wildcats find themselves in a battle for last place anyway, as Kansas State hosts rebuilding Utah Tuesday in Ma...
Mammoth double-up Kraken, point streak at 7 games
Nate Schmidt scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and added two assists as the Utah Mammoth defeated the Seattle Kraken 6-3 on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Lawson Crouse added a goal and two assists, Kevin Stenlund, Nick Schmaltz and Barrett Hayton also scored and Clayton Keller had two assists...
Klay Thompson eclipses 17,000 career points as Mavs roll past Jazz
Another milestone for Klay Thompson and another romp for the Dallas Mavericks, who downed the visiting Utah Jazz 138-120 Saturday afternoon.,Thompson had 23 points in just 20 minutes and surpassed 17,000 points in his NBA career. Max Christie and Brandon Williams each scored 22 for the Mavs, who bea...
Utah ends five-game skid with close victory over TCU
Terrence Brown scored 26 points as Utah held on for its first Big 12 Conference win of the season Saturday, 82-79 over TCU in Salt Lake City.,Don McHenry added 12 points, Seydou Traore contributed 11, and Keanu Dawes chipped in 10 points and 14 rebounds for Utah (9-9, 1-4) which snapped a five-game ...
TCU, Utah aiming to break skids in Big 12 battle
Not all losing streaks are created equal, as a comparison between Utah and TCU would attest.,Utah hasn't won since Dec. 20, with a five-game losing streak that includes each of its first four Big 12 Conference games, which have been mostly uncompetitive. TCU's three consecutive losses have been more...
No. 15 Texas Tech's dynamic duo saves Red Raiders vs. Utah
Utah showed an intention to stick close to the 15th-ranked Texas Tech in the opening minutes Wednesday night. Once the Red Raiders' dominant dynamic duo kicked into high gear, though, the Utes' hopes faded away quickly.,Sparked by stars JT Toppin and Christian Anderson, Texas Tech broke away from Ut...