National Basketball Association
Utah 98, Mississippi Valley State 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 15, 2018
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Crystal Hogan, # Michael Greenstein
Attendance:
10804
By Field Level Media
Parker Van Dyke scored 16 points off the bench, while Donnie Tillman tallied 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, to lead Utah to a 98-63 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night.
Timmy Allen finished with 13 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Utah (2-1) has won 11 straight regular season non-conference home games dating back to the 2016-17 season.
Dante Scott scored 18 points to lead the Delta Devils (0-4). Mississippi Valley State leading scorer Jordan Evans scored just two points after going 0-of-11 from the field. Evans averaged 19.0 points over his first three games.
Utah wasted no time imposing its will on offense. The Utes ripped off a 14-4 run to take a 19-9 lead over Mississippi Valley State. Riley Battin and Van Dyke punctuated the run with back-to-back 3-pointers.
The Delta Devils trimmed the deficit in half behind baskets from Michael Green and Aleksa Koracin. They had a brief chance to make it a one-possession game, but Gregory Holloway missed an open layup.
Vante Hendrix quickly responded by knocking down a transition 3-pointer on the other end. Tillman followed his basket with another long-distance basket and then fed a steal to Van Dyke for a layup to extend Utah's lead to 27-14.
Mississippi Valley State rallied a second time before halftime.
The Delta Devils cut Utah's lead to 37-30 on Emmanuel Ejeh's jumper. The Utes slammed the door shut for good, scoring baskets on six straight possessions as part of a decisive 15-0 run.
Battin and Van Dyke each contributed a pair of baskets to fuel the run. Once Van Dyke finished it off with a layup, Utah held a commanding 52-30 lead.
The Utes shot 55.6 percent from the field in the first half - including 8-of-15 from 3-point range -- to pull away.
Utah tied a school record set in 2002 against UNLV by making 17 3-pointers. Brandon Morley helped the Utes match the record on the second of back-to-back 3-pointers with 2:13 left.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Mississippi Valley State |
|
Utah |
|
Dante Scott 18 |
Scoring |
Parker Van Dyke 16 |
|
Tereke Eckwood 2 |
Assists |
Donnie Tillman 7 |
|
Emmanuel Ejeh 6 |
Rebounds |
Donnie Tillman 9 |
|
Dante Scott 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Timmy Allen 4 |
|
Michael Green 3 |
Steals |
Donnie Tillman 3 |
|
Emmanuel Ejeh 1 |
Blocks |
Novak Topalovic 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Mississippi Valley State
|
63 |
38.1 |
6-17 |
9-14 |
12 |
28 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
| Utah
|
98 |
51.5 |
17-36 |
11-18 |
23 |
41 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
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