National Basketball Association
Utah 80, Stanford 56
When: 11:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 12, 2015
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials:
# David Hall, # Frank Harvey, # Mike Reed
Attendance:
12916
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No. 17 Utah 80, Stanford 56: Delon Wright had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Utes outscored the Cardinal 46-17 in the second half and advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.
Jordan Loveridge collected 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists while Jakob Poeltl scored 16 points for third-seeded Utah (24-7), which made 12 3-pointers and faces No. 2 seed Oregon in Friday’s semifinal. Brekkott Chapman chipped in eight points as the Utes shot 50 percent and won the battle of the boards 39-24 after being outrebounded 19-10 in the first half.
Chasson Randle led No. 6 seed Stanford (19-13) with 22 points and Stefan Nastic added 11 before fouling out in the final minutes. Randle, who made a game-winning 3-pointer in Wednesday’s 71-69 quarterfinal victory over Washington, finished 7-of-16 from the field while his teammates were a combined 12-of-35.
Stanford closed the opening period on a 19-9 run and took a surprising 39-34 lead into the half after shooting 48.1 percent and dominating the boards. The Utes stormed out of the break with an 11-2 run and took a 51-44 lead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaiah Wright and Loveridge with just over 14 minutes remaining.
Randle’s three-point play cut the deficit to 53-49 before Utah resumed the onslaught with 14 unanswered points to extend its lead to 67-49 with 7:21 remaining. Delon Wright recorded three blocks and was 4-of-4 from 3-point range for the Utes, who were 12-of-19 from beyond the arc.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah has lost three in a row to Oregon, including a 69-58 defeat in Eugene on Feb. 22. … Stanford led at halftime for only the second time in its last 11 games. … Stanford’s two opponents in the Pac-12 tournament – Washington and Utah – combined to shoot 25-of-39 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| Stanford |
|
Utah |
|
Chasson Randle 22 |
Scoring |
Delon Wright 20 |
|
Anthony Brown 2 |
Assists |
Jordan Loveridge 5 |
|
Anthony Brown 6 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Loveridge 8 |
|
Chasson Randle 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Jakob Poeltl 6 |
|
Marcus Allen 1 |
Steals |
Jordan Loveridge 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Delon Wright 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Stanford
|
56 |
37.3 |
5-14 |
13-15 |
7 |
20 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
| Utah
|
80 |
50.0 |
12-19 |
14-18 |
16 |
37 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
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