National Basketball Association
Boise St. 69, Utah 67
When: 10:05 PM ET, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Where: Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Verne Harris, # John Higgins
Attendance:
7151
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Boise State 69, Utah 67: Derrick Marks scored six of his team-high 17 points in the final 2:34 as the host Broncos won the battle of unbeaten teams.
Marks, who spent more than 10 minutes on the bench in the second half saddled with four fouls, hit a short jumper in the lane with 55 seconds to go to give Boise State (7-0) the lead for good. Anthony Drmic added 14 points for the nation's highest-scoring team, which was held 28 points below its season average.
Jordan Loveridge scored all but three of his game-high 19 points in the second half for Utah, but missed an open 3-pointer in the final seconds. Delon Wright had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Utes (6-1).
Utah's Princeton Onwas, who had a double-double last game, was ejected for a flagrant 2 foul for elbowing Jeff Elorriaga late in the first half. Boise State finished the half on a 9-2 run to take a 32-25 lead into the break.
After scoring just three points in the first half, Loveridge caught fire in the second and gave the Utes 66-65 lead with 1:52 to play. But Marks made up for lost time by burying two straight jumpers and then knocked down a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 69-66.
GAME NOTEBOOK: After Tuesday's play, Pac-12 teams are 4-2 against Mountain West squads. ...Utah was just 2-for-14 from the 3-point line in the first half. ... Ryan Watkins had eight points and 10 rebounds for Boise State.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Boise St. |
|
Jordan Loveridge 19 |
Scoring |
Derrick Marks 17 |
|
Delon Wright 7 |
Assists |
Thomas Bropleh 3 |
|
Delon Wright 11 |
Rebounds |
Ryan Watkins 10 |
|
Jordan Loveridge 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Mikey Thompson 5 |
|
Delon Wright 4 |
Steals |
Anthony Drmic 3 |
|
Renan Lenz 1 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
67 |
49.1 |
7-29 |
8-15 |
12 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
| Boise St.
|
69 |
46.3 |
4-14 |
15-20 |
6 |
31 |
0 |
9 |
13 |
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