National Basketball Association
Utah 99, Jacksonville St. 58
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 8, 2022
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Michael Irving, # Jimmy Casas, # Kelly Pfeifer
Attendance:
5295
By Field Level Media
Branden Carlson scored 19 points and collected eight rebounds to lead Utah to a 99-58 victory over Jacksonville State in Salt Lake City on Thursday night.
Lazar Stefanovic finished with a team-high 20 points off the bench for the Utes. Gabe Madsen chipped in 16 points. Marco Anthony added 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists.
Utah (8-2) won its third straight game after shooting 16 of 28 from 3-point range. The Utes also scored 25 points off turnovers and outscored Jacksonville State 22-3 in fast-break points.
Monzy Jackson scored 16 points to lead the Gamecocks. Skyelar Potter added 15.
Jacksonville State (4-5) shot just 36.8 percent and committed 15 turnovers.
Utah scored the first 19 points behind hot perimeter shooting -- 6 of 6 from 3-point range. Madsen had three of the outside baskets, his final one putting Utah up 22-3.
Jacksonville State did not score its first points until Jackson hit a 3-pointer 5 1/2 minutes into the first half. The Gamecocks trailed by double digits throughout the half. They cut the deficit to 28-18 on a layup from Demaree King but could draw no closer.
Utah extended the lead again before the half ended. The Utes used an 11-0 run capped by a 3-point play from Marco Anthony to boost their lead to 45-23 going into halftime. Jacksonville State missed six straight shots and committed three turnovers over the final five minutes of the first half.
Utah made 9 of 10 shots coming out of the locker room and shot 63.6 percent after halftime. The Utes led by 49 points during the second half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Jacksonville St. |
|
Utah |
|
Clarence Jackson 16 |
Scoring |
Lazar Stefanovic 20 |
|
Amanze Ngumezi 2 |
Assists |
Rollie Worster 8 |
|
Juwan Perdue 6 |
Rebounds |
Marco Anthony 8 |
|
Clarence Jackson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Marco Anthony 2 |
|
Amanze Ngumezi 2 |
Steals |
Lazar Stefanovic 2 |
|
Clarence Jackson 1 |
Blocks |
Branden Carlson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Jacksonville St.
|
58 |
36.8 |
9-20 |
7-13 |
7 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
| Utah
|
99 |
55.9 |
16-28 |
7-9 |
25 |
34 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
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