National Basketball Association
Utah 58, Colorado 55
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 2, 2013
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Ken Ditty, # Mike Greenstein, # Tom Nally
Attendance:
10977
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Utah 58, Colorado 55: Jason Washburn finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds and the host Utes held on after nearly blowing a 22-point lead on the same day they honored their late coach Rick Majerus.
Jeremy Olsen chipped in 12 points to lead three other players in double figures for Utah (10-11, 2-7 Pac-12), which bounced back from a 31-point home loss to Stanford on Sunday with its first conference home win.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored a game-high 18 points for the Buffaloes (14-7, 4-5), which saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.
The Utes trailed 23-21 with 4:52 left in the first half, but held Colorado to a pair of free throws over the next 10:40. Martin bookended the 28-4 run with 3-pointers and Washburn added seven points during the stretch as Utah led 48-26 with 12:28 remaining.
The Buffaloes held the Utes without a field goal over the final 10:44, using 3-pointers from Dinwiddie, Andre Roberson and Sabatino Chen to cut the deficit to one on two occasions with less than a minute remaining. But free throws from Jarred DuBois and Glen Dean answered baskets from Roberson and Dinwiddie, who missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer as time expired.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah honored Majerus by hanging his trademark sweater in the rafters during a special halftime ceremony. Majerus coached the Utes from 1989-2004, amassed a record of 323-95 and led the program to the NCAA Tournament championship game in 1998. … During its long offensive drought, Colorado missed 11 consecutive shots and committed five turnovers. … Utah’s dry spell from the field featured five missed field-goal attempts and four turnovers, but the team survived by shooting 7-of-10 from the foul line.
Top Game Performances
| Colorado |
|
Utah |
|
Spencer Dinwiddie 18 |
Scoring |
Jason Washburn 13 |
|
Spencer Dinwiddie 3 |
Assists |
Jarred DuBois 4 |
|
Andre Roberson 12 |
Rebounds |
Jason Washburn 11 |
|
Spencer Dinwiddie 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarred DuBois 4 |
|
Andre Roberson 4 |
Steals |
Cedric Martin 2 |
|
Andre Roberson 2 |
Blocks |
Dallin Bachynski 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Colorado
|
55 |
40.0 |
5-17 |
10-18 |
6 |
31 |
4 |
7 |
14 |
| Utah
|
58 |
45.8 |
4-13 |
10-14 |
13 |
27 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
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