National Basketball Association
Arizona 63, Utah 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 28, 2015
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# David Hall, # Larry Spaulding, # Bob Staffen
Attendance:
15165
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 7 Arizona 63, No. 12 Utah 57: Gabe York highlighted his 12-point effort with a big play in the waning minutes as the visiting Wildcats clinched at least a share of the Pac-12 title.
Kaleb Tarczewski had 13 points, Stanley Johnson struggled to 12 points and 11 rebounds and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson pitched in 10 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (26-3, 14-2). Johnson was 3-of-19 from the field as Arizona overcame 33.3 percent shooting and a 2-of-12 effort from 3-point range en route to its 12th win in 13 games.
Delon Wright accounted for 17 points, five assists and five rebounds to pace Utah (22-6, 12-4), which has lost two of its last three games. Jordan Loveridge (10 points) was the only other Utes player in double figures.
With his team down 57-55 with 1:39 to go, York made a free throw and missed the second before grabbing his own rebound and putting it back in to give the Wildcats the lead for good. Utah's Brandon Taylor missed two 3-pointers and a wide-open layup in the final 70 seconds while Hollis-Jefferson went 3-of-4 from the foul line and York knocked down a pair to help wrap it up.
Arizona led 29-28 at halftime despite shooting 8-of-23 from the field and 1-of-8 from the arc, and the visitors did not make a field goal in the second half until Johnson's layup with under 13 minutes remaining. Taylor's 3-pointer put Utah ahead 47-41 with just under 8 1/2 minutes to play and, after the Wildcats rallied back in front, Taylor drained another 3 with 1:58 left to provide a 57-55 lead for the Utes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah, which joined the Pac-12 in 2011, still has not defeated Arizona since the 1998 NCAA Tournament. ... T.J. McConnell had five assists for Arizona but his teammates totaled two assists on the night. ... No player for either team made more than four shots from the field.
Top Game Performances
| Arizona |
|
Utah |
|
Kaleb Tarczewski 13 |
Scoring |
Delon Wright 17 |
|
T.J. McConnell 5 |
Assists |
Delon Wright 5 |
|
Stanley Johnson 11 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Loveridge 6 |
|
Kaleb Tarczewski 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Delon Wright 10 |
|
Stanley Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Brandon Taylor 1 |
|
Brandon Ashley 3 |
Blocks |
Delon Wright 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Arizona
|
63 |
33.3 |
2-12 |
27-37 |
7 |
39 |
7 |
3 |
8 |
| Utah
|
57 |
30.9 |
7-22 |
16-21 |
11 |
27 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
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