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Cal Poly rides big first to half to road win over Utah
Cayden Ward scored 28 points to lead Cal Poly to a 92-85 win over Utah on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Hamad Mousa added 26 points, Guzman Vasilic scored 13 points and Peter Bandelj tallied 11 points for Cal Poly (3-3).,Terrence Brown led Utah (5-1) with a game-high 29 points. Don McHenry added 16 po...
Ball movement key as unbeaten Utah hosts Cal Poly
Utah coach Alex Jensen always wants his team to hunt for the extra pass. ,A full-ball reversal is what he hopes will lead the Utes to success on Thursday night when they face Cal Poly in Salt Lake City.,Utah (5-0) utilized this cross-court passing strategy in an 85-77 home win against Purdue-Fort Wa...
In scheduling quirk, Mammoth host Golden Knights twice in five days
Having played just seven of their first 20 games on home ice in Salt Lake City, the Utah Mammoth kick off a four-game homestand Thursday night against the Vegas Golden Knights.,It's the first of two meetings in a five-day span between the two teams, who will also play again Monday in the Delta Cente...
Kansas State faces challenge whoever plays QB for No. 12 Utah
Keeping quarterbacks healthy is once again a dilemma for No. 12 Utah as it heads into its final regular-season home game against Kansas State on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,Starting quarterback Devon Dampier has been battling an ankle injury for at least a month. Dampier's availability for the Utes ...
Three-point prowess pushes Utah past Purdue Fort Wayne
Terence Brown scored 27 points and Dom McHenry added 18 to lead Utah to an 85-77 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Salt Lake City on Tuesday night., ,Seydou Traore added 17 points for the Utes. Brown and Traore combined to knock down nine 3-pointers. Keanu Dawes and James Okonkwo each collected 10 r...
Utah forges big lead then holds off Sam Houston's late rally
Terence Brown scored 26 points and Keanu Dawes added 17 points and 15 rebounds to power Utah to an 85-79 victory over Sam Houston in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.,Don McHenry added 12 points and Seydou Traore chipped in 10 for Utah. The Utes (4-0) finished with a 46-33 edge on rebounds.,Jacobe C...
Utah measuring incremental improvement as it prepares to host Sam Houston
Utah is showing improved efficiency and more confidence on offense heading into Saturday's clash with Sam Houston in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (3-0) committed a season-low six turnovers in an 87-69 victory over Holy Cross on Monday night. They shot 53.3% from the field and outscored the Crusaders 44-...
No. 13 Utah 'still in the hunt,' takes visions of playoffs to Baylor
No. 13 Utah and five-win Baylor share a mantra entering the Big 12 matchup on Saturday in Waco, Texas.,Still in the hunt.,The Utes (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) are not in ideal position with three games remaining because of losses to BYU and Texas Tech.,Baylor (5-4, 3-3) has its eyes on a spoiler role and a co...
Win-starved Sabres, Mammoth prepared for rematch in Utah
It has been a tough couple weeks for Buffalo and Utah.,The Sabres own just one win in their past seven games (1-2-4). The Mammoth have just one in their past six -- against Buffalo on Nov. 4.,Both are looking to snap out of their skid when the Sabres visit the Mammoth on Wednesday in Salt Lake City....
Utah keeps Holy Cross close, pulls away late on efficient night
Terrence Brown led Utah's efficiency on offense with 21 points as five players scored in double figures in an 87-69 victory over Holy Cross at Salt Lake City on Monday night., ,The Utes (3-0) had only six turnovers and shot 53.3 percent from the field against the Crusaders (0-3)., ,Keanu Dawes fini...
Timberwolves' offense overwhelming foes, which isn't music to Jazz's ears
Thanks to an increasingly potent offense, Minnesota has put together a string of victories going into Monday's rematch with Utah in Salt Lake City.,The Timberwolves have won four of their last five games while scoring 122 or more points in each of those victories. Minnesota has put on an offensive c...
Terrence Brown, Utah try to build off close wins vs. Holy Cross
Utah will play the third of six consecutive home games to start the season when the Utes face Holy Cross on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (2-0) have beaten San Jose State 84-75 and Weber State 92-89 in overtime to start the Alex Jensen era.,Utah rallied from trailing by 10 points in the s...
Slumping Mammoth seek better results vs. surging Senators
The Utah Mammoth were riding high two weeks ago, as they picked up their seventh straight win to improve to 8-2-0 on the season. But it's been a bumpy ride since, dropping four of their past five games.,The Mammoth will try to get back on track when they close out their four-game road trip with a vi...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves start fast, blow out Jazz
Anthony Edwards scored 37 points on 12-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves sprinted to a 137-97 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA Cup matchup on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for Minnesota, which posted its mo...
Utah renews dormant rivalry with Weber State
A longtime in-state rivalry will be renewed when Utah and Weber State square off for the first time since 2019 when the Wildcats travel to Salt Lake City on Saturday.,This is just the second meeting in 14 seasons between two teams who met almost annually from 1972 to 2011. Utah leads the all-time se...
Jazz C Walker Kessler (torn labrum) out for season
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler will miss the rest of the season due to a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have surgery, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon.,The procedure is scheduled for Thursday in Los Angeles and will be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Jazz said.,Kessler, 24...
Report: Jazz C Walker Kessler (torn labrum) out for season
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler will miss the rest of the season due to a torn labrum in his left shoulder and will have surgery, ESPN reported on Wednesday afternoon.,Kessler, 24, has not played since a 118-96 loss at Phoenix on Friday. He is averaging career highs of 14.4 points, 3.0 assists, 1.4 ...
Utah handles San Jose State in Alex Jensen's coaching debut
Transfer Seydou Traore scored a career-high 23 points to lift Utah to a season-opening 84-75 win over San Jose State on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The Utes dominated down the stretch after briefly giving up the lead midway through the second half, paving the way for the win in former Utah stand...
Devon Dampier helps No. 24 Utah trounce No. 17 Cincinnati
Devon Dampier passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns and added 78 on the ground to help No. 24 Utah roll to a 45-14 victory over No. 17 Cincinnati in Big 12 play on Saturday night at Salt Lake City.,Utah (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) entered Saturday night fourth in the country with 267.1 rushing yards per gam...
Jazz's Lauri Markkanen gets another chance to bash Suns
Four days after Lauri Markkanen lit up the Phoenix Suns for a career-high 51 points, the Utah Jazz forward gets another crack at the Suns on Friday in the first night of NBA Cup play.,The Jazz claimed a 138-134 overtime victory on Monday in Salt Lake City, so Friday's rematch in Phoenix represents a...