National Basketball Association
Utah 79, Hawaii 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 30, 2023
Where: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Mike Littlewood, # Martin Cichocki
Attendance:
4686
By Field Level Media
Branden Carlson scored 17 points and collected six rebounds to lead Utah to a 79-66 victory over Hawaii in Salt Lake City on Thursday night.
Hunter Erickson tallied a season-high 15 points off the bench for the Utes. Keba Keita added 14 points and seven rebounds. Cole Bajema chipped in 10 points. Rollie Worster collected a team-high nine rebounds.
Utah (5-2) improved to 50-11 all-time against its former WAC rivals by dominating around the basket. The Utes outscored Hawaii 44-24 in the paint. They had a 38-29 advantage in rebounds and a 16-13 edge in second-chance points.
Noel Coleman led Hawaii with 14 points. Juan Munoz added 12 points while Harry Rouhliadeff and Justin McKoy chipped in 11 apiece for the Rainbow Warriors.
Hawaii (5-1) suffered its first loss of the season after enduring multiple offensive cold spells at critical junctures. The Warriors shot just 25 percent from 3-point range in the second half.
Carlson scored four of Utah's first five baskets to help the Utes stake out an 18-6 lead. His last three baskets helped fuel a 15-3 run punctuated by back-to-back baskets from Keita.
Hawaii erased the deficit behind a 14-3 run. Rouhliadeff punctuated the run with two straight baskets, culminating in a go-ahead layup to give the Rainbow Warriors their first lead at 27-26.
Defense came to the rescue for Utah. Hawaii went ice cold, making only two baskets over the final eight minutes of the first half. It opened a door for the Utes to go back in front and grab a 39-34 halftime lead.
Carlson helped Utah get off to another quick start in the second half. He made a pair of baskets to fuel a 12-2 run that gave the Utes a double-digit lead again. Rollie Worster finished off the run with a steal and layup that put Utah up 54-39.
Hawaii cut the deficit to single digits at 68-59 on a pair of layups from McKoy.
Erickson countered with three straight baskets to stop the rally.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Hawaii |
|
Utah |
|
Noel Coleman 14 |
Scoring |
Branden Carlson 17 |
|
Noel Coleman 4 |
Assists |
Rollie Worster 3 |
|
JoVon McClanahan 6 |
Rebounds |
Rollie Worster 9 |
|
Noel Coleman 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Cole Bajema 8 |
|
Noel Coleman 2 |
Steals |
Rollie Worster 2 |
|
Bernardo Da Silva 1 |
Blocks |
Branden Carlson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Hawaii
|
66 |
42.1 |
9-30 |
9-15 |
14 |
27 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
| Utah
|
79 |
52.6 |
5-14 |
14-17 |
11 |
33 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
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