National Basketball Association
UCLA 63, Utah 58
When: 11:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 20, 2022
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Kelly Pfeifer, # Gerry Polland, # Glen Mayberry
Attendance:
7785
By Field Level Media
Johnny Juzang scored a season-high 28 points, and No. 9 UCLA escaped with a 63-58 win over Utah in a Pac-12 Conference matchup Thursday in Salt Lake City.
The Bruins (12-2, 4-1 Pac-12) went back and forth throughout the night with a Utes team that came into Thursday sitting last in the conference and on a six-game losing skid.
With an energetic home crowd and Lazar Stefanovic hitting 4 of 7 3-pointers, Utah (8-11, 1-8) led as late as 5:23 remaining in the game. That is when Both Gach, who finished with 11 points, knocked down a 3-pointer that put the Utes ahead, 54-51.
Jules Bernard answered on the ensuing possession with a trey for three of his 14 points. It was UCLA's only 3-pointer of the second half, but enough to ignite a 7-0 run that proved to be the difference.
The Bruins never relinquished the lead after Tyger Campbell's turnaround jumper with 3:44 remaining, but Utah still had opportunities to score the upset down the stretch.
Gach rebounded a missed 3-point attempt by Juzang, with the Utes trailing by two points, and led a fast break. Jaime Jaquez Jr. positioned himself to take a charge and give UCLA possession with 30 seconds left.
After Campbell made 1 of 2 free-throw attempts, Utah had one final look to force overtime, but Stefanovic's 3-pointer from the top of the key was no good.
Stefanovic led the Utes with 18 points. His 3-point shooting buoyed Utah to an 11-of-26 performance from long range, but the Utes made just 7 of 23 field-goal attempts inside the arc.
UCLA shot 18 of 47 (38.3 percent) from the floor. Juzang accounted for half of the team's field goals on a 9-of-13 night.
Juzang went 7 of 8 from the free throw line and Bernard shot 8 of 10, and UCLA finished 22 of 29. The Bruins committed just seven turnovers.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| UCLA |
|
Utah |
|
Johnny Juzang 28 |
Scoring |
Lazar Stefanovic 18 |
|
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3 |
Assists |
Both Gach 5 |
|
Jules Bernard 7 |
Rebounds |
Marco Anthony 6 |
|
Jules Bernard 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Jaxon Brenchley 3 |
|
Tyger Campbell 2 |
Steals |
Both Gach 2 |
|
Jules Bernard 1 |
Blocks |
Jaxon Brenchley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UCLA
|
63 |
38.3 |
5-17 |
22-29 |
9 |
32 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
| Utah
|
58 |
36.7 |
11-26 |
11-14 |
14 |
27 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
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