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Baba Miller, Moustapha Thiam propel Cincinnati past Utah
Baba Miller slammed home a dunk with 36.9 seconds remaining and grabbed a key rebound moments later as host Cincinnati rallied for a 69-65 win over Utah in Big 12 play on Sunday afternoon.,Miller finished with 13 points and seven rebounds while Moustapha Thiam added 15 and 10, respectively, to send ...
Hot of late, Cincinnati out to extend Utah's road woes
Cincinnati looks to continue its offensive outburst and its winning ways when it hosts struggling Utah on Sunday afternoon in Big 12 play.,The Bearcats (13-12, 5-7 Big 12) have found their stride offensively in winning their last two games, reaching the 90-point plateau for the first two times in Bi...
Emanuel Sharp's 3-point prowess powers No. 3 Houston past Utah
Emanuel Sharp made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 27 points to lead No. 3 Houston to a 66-52 victory over Utah on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Sharp shot 8-for-13 from long distance to help the Cougars (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) win their fifth straight game and move into a tie with No. 1 Arizona ...
Despite removing three starters, Jazz fight past Heat
Reserve Brice Sensabaugh knocked in a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter as the visiting Utah Jazz shocked the Miami Heat 115-111 on Monday night.,Utah, which entered Monday with 18 losses in its 22 previous games, led 85-82 after three quarters. However, for the second ...
No. 3 Houston carries defensive calling card into clash vs. Utah
Stingy defense remains a trademark for No. 3 Houston, which is making a push for a third straight regular-season Big 12 title.,Houston heads into Tuesday's matchup against Utah in Salt Lake City near or at the top of the Big 12 in numerous key defensive categories. The Cougars lead the league in sco...
Flory Bidunga's double-double, 7 blocks lift No. 11 Kansas over Utah
Kansas big man Flory Bidunga had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks, and the No. 11 Jayhawks recorded their seventh straight win by upending Utah 71-59 on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.,Bidunga made 7 of 8 field goals and 3 of 4 from the line, while Trey White notched 16 points and six bo...
No. 11 Kansas looks for seventh straight win, hosts Utah
Kansas is playing its best basketball of the season and is doing it at just the right time.,Riding a season-best six-game winning streak, the No. 11 Jayhawks will hunt for more Saturday afternoon when they host Utah in Lawrence, Kan.,Kansas (17-5, 7-2 Big 12) solidified its third-place status in the...
Celtics trade F Chris Boucher to Jazz
Two days after acquiring center Nikola Vucevic, the Boston Celtics traded forward Chris Boucher to the Utah Jazz on Thursday.,Guard John Tonje heads to Boston, while Utah also receives a second-round draft pick and cash.,Boucher, 33, signed a one-year contract in the offseason but played just one ga...
Report: Celtics trade F Chris Boucher to Jazz
Two days after acquiring center Nikola Vucevic, the Boston Celtics are trading forward Chris Boucher to the Utah Jazz, ESPN reported on Thursday.,There was no immediate word on the Celtics' return in the deal. The trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. ET.,Boucher, 33, signed a one-year contract in th...
Free-throw shooting propels Arizona State to win at Utah
Massamba Diop scored nine of his 15 points at the free-throw line as Arizona State snapped a six-game Big 12 road losing streak with a 71-63 victory over Utah on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Diop shot just 3-for-11 from the floor but hit nine of 10 free-throw attempts as the Sun Devils (12-11,...
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 ...