![]() ![]() The defense seemed to fluster Utah much of the night and nothing came easy for the Utes. The offense was crisp inside and out despite an off night for TJ Haws. The Utes haven't been tested much in the nonconference season, but Pac-12 play is right around the corner.īYU: The Cougars may have played their best game against just the second Power 5 school it has faced this season. Utah couldn't knock down threes or defend the arc. They were outrebounded despite having a size advantage. Utah: The Utes still don't seem to have an identity to rely on and continue to be inconsistent in several areas. ''We're moving forward into Pac-12 play, and we're still sitting in a real good spot. They were 2 for 12 from behind the arc before halftime and finished with a 22.7 3-point percentage. The Cougars defended with energy, but the Utes missed a lot of shots and finished with a 44.4 shooting percentage for the half. Utah was without freshman Donnie Tillman, its top rebounder and second leading scorer, who was at the game wearing a boot on his left foot. While the Utes struggled defensively as Bryant and Childs combined for 25 first-half points, things weren't much better on the offensive end. ![]() We've got to do it collectively and we've got a ways to go.'' ''We don't have a team that can do it independently. ''You've got to be a lot more dialed in, you've got to make more plays, and it's not an easy environment to overcome, but we've got too many self-inflicted gunshot wounds with charging into people, putting our head down and trying to do it independently. it's pretty simple,'' Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. ''Coming into an environment like this against a quality team. The game was put away with an 8-2 run, highlighted by a Payton Dastrup triple, to take a 63-50 lead. Utah opponents had shot just 26.3 percent from behind the arc before Saturday. The Cougars shot 5 for 10 from 3-point range, and 55.6 percent from the field, in the first 20 minutes. In our system, it can be anybody's night every night.''īYU dominated the first half and led by as many as 13 points after back-to-back 3-pointers from Bryant. ''It could be anyone's night every night,'' Bryant said. ![]()
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