National Basketball Association
Utah 96, Queens University of Charlotte 65
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Randy McCall, # Chad Shepherd, # Matt Rafferty
Attendance:
6757
By Field Level Media
Utah stayed untested and unbeaten with help from a career game from Mongolian guard Mike Sharavjamts as the host Utes bested Queens 96-65 on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
After making 19 3-pointers in each of its first two games, Utah (3-0) wasn't quite as prolific from the perimeter, but shot well (14-for-30) and controlled the backboard throughout the game.
Sharavjamts, a junior guard attending his third college and the first Mongolian to play Division I basketball, scored a career-high 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting, including 3-for-4 from long range.
Gabe Madsen led the Utes with 24 points, 20 in the second half. Big man Ezra Ausar 10 points and 11 rebounds, and Miro Little chipped in 10 points.
Queens (2-1) took its first loss of the season after being outrebounded 52-33. Chris Ashby led the Royals with 14 points, shooting 4-for-10 from 3-point range. Bryce Cash tallied 11 points, and Asjon Anderson and Jaxon Pollard each scored 10 for Queens, which pulled within 41-31 entering intermission.
After Ashby's 3-pointer got Queens within 41-34 in the opening minute of the second half, the Utes effectively put the game away with a 17-2 run. The burst included treys from Sharavjamts, Madsen and Little. Queens never worked closer than 14 points for the rest of the game.
Utah never trailed, jumping to a 14-5 lead on a 3-pointer by Sharavjamts five minutes into the game. Queens shot poorly to open the game, taking 13 minutes (and 5 of 21 from the field) to reach double figures in points.
After the Utes stretched their edge to 36-17 with 3:28 left in the half, the Royals finished on a 14-5 run to pull within 10 points.
Utah will next face Mississippi State at Southaven, Miss., in the Mid-South Showdown on Sunday. Queens travels to Provo for a matchup with BYU on Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Queens University of Charlotte |
|
Utah |
|
Chris Ashby 14 |
Scoring |
Gabe Madsen 24 |
|
Bryce Cash 3 |
Assists |
Mike Sharavjamts 5 |
|
Malcolm Wilson 6 |
Rebounds |
Ezra Ausar 11 |
|
Asjon Anderson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Gabe Madsen 5 |
|
Nasir Mann 2 |
Steals |
Keanu Dawes 2 |
|
Malcolm Wilson 5 |
Blocks |
Jake Wahlin 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Queens University of Charlotte
|
65 |
35.9 |
9-30 |
10-16 |
11 |
28 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
| Utah
|
96 |
48.6 |
14-30 |
12-19 |
15 |
47 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
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