National Basketball Association
Utah 77, Washington 56
When: 8:30 PM ET, Sunday, January 25, 2015
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Glenn Mayberry, # Gregory Nixon, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
13047
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No. 11 Utah 77, Washington 56: Dakarai Tucker scored a career-best 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting - including 4-of-5 from 3-point range - as host Utah rolled past Washington in Pac-12 play.
Brandon Taylor also made four 3-pointers en route to 14 points and recorded four steals while Chris Reyes added a career-high 11 points for the Utes (16-3, 6-1). Jordan Loveridge scored nine points and Delon Wright dished out nine assists for Utah, which went 11-for-18 from 3-point range while winning its 15th consecutive home game.
Andrew Andrews scored a career-high 22 points while sinking a personal-best five 3-pointers for the Huskies (14-5, 3-4). Robert Upshaw added 13 points, nine rebounds and five blocks.
Washington was within five points after Upshaw’s basket with 15:32 to play before Utah embarked on a 23-3 run that made it 66-41. Tucker scored 12 points during the burst – including a four-point play – and the Utes cruised to the finish.
Utah controlled the opening 11 1/2 minutes and held a 29-14 lead after a 3-pointer by Loveridge. The Huskies answered with nine straight and later received a 3-pointer from Andrews to pull within five before the Utes took a 37-30 lead into the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utes F Jakob Poeltl returned from a one-game absence due to an ankle injury and recorded six points and seven rebounds. … Upshaw has blocked five or more shots 10 times this season. … Loveridge (1,006) became the 37th player in Utah history to reach 1,000 career points.
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Utah |
|
Andrew Andrews 22 |
Scoring |
Dakarai Tucker 19 |
|
Nigel Williams-Goss 3 |
Assists |
Delon Wright 9 |
|
Robert Upshaw 9 |
Rebounds |
Jakob Poeltl 7 |
|
Andrew Andrews 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jakob Poeltl 2 |
|
Nigel Williams-Goss 2 |
Steals |
Brandon Taylor 4 |
|
Robert Upshaw 6 |
Blocks |
Kyle Kuzma 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
56 |
42.3 |
6-16 |
6-11 |
6 |
23 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
| Utah
|
77 |
53.8 |
11-18 |
10-15 |
20 |
26 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
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