National Basketball Association
Utah 91, Texas-San Antonio 70
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Kipp Kissinger, # Keith Kimble, # Eric Curry
Attendance:
5223
By Field Level Media
Branden Carlson scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Utah to a 91-70 victory over UTSA on Tuesday night at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.
Marco Anthony contributed 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and Gabe Madsen also scored 16 points to help the Utes (9-2) earn their fifth straight victory.
Carlson made 10 of 14 shots to lift the Utes to 52.2 percent shooting. UTSA shot 38.3 percent.
Japhet Medor had a big game for the Roadrunners (5-5), scoring 23 points, but the visitors remained winless on the road in three attempts this season.
Utah lost a double-digit lead in the first half and found itself trailing by six. But the Utes regained the lead by halftime, 39-34, and then dominated the second half.
The Utes took advantage of a UTSA turnover and started a second-half scoring blitz with a dunk by Carlson. Utah continued to push the pace, using an 11-1 run to take a 50-35 lead.
By the first media timeout, UTSA had scored just three points and trailed by 20 with 14:19 remaining.
Utah took a 71-45 lead after outscoring UTSA 32-11 to open the second half and later went ahead by 28.
With UTSA trailing 18-6, Medor ignited a 22-4 surge with two free throws. Almost five minutes later, he capped that wave of momentum with a four-point play -- a 3-pointer and free throw -- and a layup for a 28-22 Roadrunners lead.
Utah responded with a 7-0 run to regain the lead and never looked back after taking a five-point lead into the locker room.
Utah's Rollie Worster dished out nine assists, grabbed six rebounds and scored seven points, while Ben Carlson hauled in eight boards.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Texas-San Antonio |
|
Utah |
|
Japhet Medor 23 |
Scoring |
Branden Carlson 27 |
|
Japhet Medor 4 |
Assists |
Rollie Worster 10 |
|
Japhet Medor 6 |
Rebounds |
Marco Anthony 10 |
|
Japhet Medor 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Branden Carlson 6 |
|
Japhet Medor 5 |
Steals |
Marco Anthony 1 |
|
Massal Diouf 1 |
Blocks |
Branden Carlson 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas-San Antonio
|
70 |
38.3 |
7-18 |
17-23 |
9 |
20 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
| Utah
|
91 |
52.2 |
5-18 |
14-17 |
20 |
48 |
9 |
4 |
13 |
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