Utah dominates Washington State for 88-70 victory
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah brought in its highest rated freshman class in the Pac-12 era before the start of the season. A few of those first-year players are starting to show what made them so special as recruits.
Timmy Allen, Both Gach, and Riley Battin led a balanced attack on offense and defense that powered Utah to an 88-70 victory over Washington State on Saturday night. The three freshmen made their presence felt all over the court. They scored tons of key baskets and set up plenty of others, collected rebounds, and made stops at critical junctures.
Allen ended up leading the Utes with 15 points and nine rebounds. Gach added 14 points while Battin chipped in 11.
It offered a taste of what could be ahead for Utah if the trio continues to progress.
''We're a deep group,'' Allen said. ''We've got somebody at every position. We're going to be a problem in the years coming. Just keep your eyes out for sure.''
Charles Jones, Jr. also scored 11 points while Sedrick Barefield and Parker Van Dyke chipped in 10 apiece for the Utes. Barefield also dished out seven assists. It marked the first time Utah had six players score in double figures since a 96-53 win over Concordia (Ore.) on Nov. 15, 2016.
Utah (8-8, 2-2 Pac-12) snapped a two-game losing streak and beat the Cougars for the 17th consecutive time in Salt Lake City, dating back to 1946.
C.J. Elleby scored 21 points and Isaiah Wade added 12 to lead Washington State. The Cougars (7-9, 0-3) have lost all eight games they have played outside Pullman this season.
''One guy can't beat these teams and so they are going to have to understand how to play together, how to grow together, how to share the ball together and that's the key to it,'' Washington State coach Ernie Kent said. ''The good thing is they figured it out in the last 12 minutes and we can take it back home and continue to build off of it because it was not pretty in the first 30-35 minutes of this game and we did not play well at all.''
Utah took a 11-5 lead on back-to-back layups from Gach after Washington State went nearly six minutes without scoring a basket. Wade ended the drought with a jumper and added a layup to punctuate a 6-0 run that tied it at 11.
Van Dyke kept the Cougars from actually taking the lead. He drained a 3-pointer to put Utah back in front. Then the senior guard stole the ball and took it in for a dunk. Van Dyke's two baskets sparked a 15-0 run that gave the Utes a 26-11 lead.
Washington State opened a door for the decisive run by missing eight straight shots and committing three turnovers over a 4 1/2 minute stretch.
''You really don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that you don't put any pressure on your offense when you're getting those kind of stops,'' Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. ''It's been key for us to rebound the ball and get out and push the ball.''
Utah came out on fire after halftime to completely pull away from the Cougars. The Utes scored baskets on seven straight possessions, culminating in a dunk from Jayce Johnson, to take a 62-32 lead with 13:19 remaining. All seven baskets were layups or dunks.
''We've been struggling come out of the half this year,'' Allen said. ''We were able to come out strong and keep pushing and grow the lead a little bit.''
MISSING FRANKS
Washington State's leading scorer Robert Franks missed his fourth consecutive game while recovering from a hip contusion. The senior forward did not travel with the Cougars to Boulder or Salt Lake City this week. Franks is averaging 22.1 points on 52.4 percent shooting and 7.9 rebounds per game. He is also the top rebounder for Washington State.
Without Franks in the lineup, the Cougars looked lost on offense and fell victim to multiple prolonged shooting and scoring droughts. They are now 0-5 in games where Franks has not played this season.
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''Couldn't believe it,'' Krystkowiak said on what he thought of Van Dyke's first half dunk. ''He had some kind of flubber in his sneaker because I haven't seen him dunk very often and I don't know that I've ever seen him dunk off of two feet in transition.''
THE BIG PICTURE
Washington State: Turnovers and poor perimeter shooting doomed the Cougars on offense for the second straight game. Washington State coughed up 13 turnovers, leading to 21 points for Utah and averaged 12.5 turnovers per game on its road trip this week. The Cougars also shot just 5 of 24 from 3-point range after going 2 of 18 from the perimeter against Colorado.
Utah: The Utes bounced back from a ragged offensive performance against Washington by driving into the paint and getting out in transition. Utah finished with 48 points in the paint and tallied 24 fast break points against Washington State after scoring 26 in the paint and 12 in transition against the Huskies. It helped the Utes overcome 16 turnovers that led to 22 points for the Cougars.
UP NEXT
Washington State hosts California on Thursday.
Utah hosts Colorado on Jan. 20.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0.0 | End of period | |||
17:59 | Personal foul on CJ Elleby | |||
17:07 | Shooting foul on Jayce Johnson | |||
16:42 | Riley Battin missed hook shot, blocked by Marvin Cannon | |||
16:40 | Offensive rebound by Riley Battin | |||
16:11 | Personal foul on CJ Elleby | |||
15:45 | Lost ball turnover on Novak Topalovic, stolen by CJ Elleby | |||
15:39 | Shooting foul on Charles Jones Jr. | |||
15:39 | CJ Elleby missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
15:10 | Personal foul on Jayce Johnson | |||
14:16 | Isaiah Wade missed layup, blocked by Novak Topalovic | |||
14:02 | Personal foul on Isaiah Wade | |||
13:12 | Shooting foul on Parker Van Dyke | |||
12:35 | Personal foul on Donnie Tillman | |||
12:04 | Personal foul on Isaiah Wade | |||
11:11 | Bad pass turnover on Jeff Pollard, stolen by Parker Van Dyke | |||
10:52 | Personal foul on Viont'e Daniels | |||
9:39 | Bad pass turnover on Riley Battin, stolen by Marvin Cannon | |||
9:32 | Marvin Cannon missed layup | |||
9:30 | Defensive rebound by Timmy Allen | |||
8:44 | Lost ball turnover on CJ Elleby, stolen by Sedrick Barefield | |||
8:36 | Personal foul on Marvin Cannon | |||
7:54 | Personal foul on Ahmed Ali | |||
7:54 | +1 | Sedrick Barefield made 1st of 2 free throws | 11-25 | |
7:06 | Personal foul on Marvin Cannon | |||
6:30 | CJ Elleby missed layup, blocked by Novak Topalovic | |||
6:28 | Offensive rebound by Davante Cooper | |||
5:45 | Personal foul on Carter Skaggs | |||
4:11 | Shooting foul on Novak Topalovic | |||
4:00 | Personal foul on Jervae Robinson | |||
4:00 | +1 | Sedrick Barefield made 1st of 2 free throws | 18-34 | |
3:35 | Personal foul on Davante Cooper | |||
1:53 | Personal foul on Timmy Allen | |||
43.0 | +3 | Charles Jones Jr. made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Both Gach | 24-44 | |
27.0 | Personal foul on Charles Jones Jr. | |||
27.0 | Isaiah Wade missed free throw | |||
27.0 | Defensive rebound by Utah | |||
6.0 | Donnie Tillman missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
4.0 | Defensive rebound by Jeff Pollard | |||
1.0 | Aljaz Kunc missed jump shot | |||
0.0 | Defensive rebound by Utah |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:29 | Ahmed Ali missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
19:27 | Offensive rebound by Marvin Cannon | |||
19:26 | +2 | Marvin Cannon made dunk | 26-44 | |
19:10 | Sedrick Barefield missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
19:08 | Offensive rebound by Jayce Johnson | |||
19:07 | +2 | Jayce Johnson made tip-in | 26-46 | |
18:57 | Marvin Cannon missed layup, blocked by Jayce Johnson | |||
18:55 | Defensive rebound by Jayce Johnson | |||
18:48 | Timmy Allen missed layup | |||
18:46 | Defensive rebound by Isaiah Wade | |||
18:30 | Lost ball turnover on Ahmed Ali, stolen by Timmy Allen | |||
18:25 | +2 | Timmy Allen made layup | 26-48 | |
18:06 | Viont'e Daniels missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
18:04 | Defensive rebound by Riley Battin | |||
17:36 | Parker Van Dyke missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
17:34 | Defensive rebound by Washington State | |||
17:21 | CJ Elleby missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
17:19 | Defensive rebound by Timmy Allen | |||
17:11 | Shooting foul on Isaiah Wade | |||
17:11 | Jayce Johnson missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
17:11 | Jayce Johnson missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
17:10 | Defensive rebound by Washington State | |||
16:49 | Personal foul on Timmy Allen | |||
16:49 | Bad pass turnover on Jervae Robinson, stolen by Sedrick Barefield | |||
16:44 | +2 | Sedrick Barefield made layup | 26-50 | |
16:22 | +2 | Jervae Robinson made jump shot | 28-50 | |
16:17 | +2 | Parker Van Dyke made layup | 28-52 | |
16:05 | Lost ball turnover on CJ Elleby, stolen by Sedrick Barefield | |||
15:59 | +2 | Riley Battin made layup, assist by Sedrick Barefield | 28-54 | |
15:46 | Bad pass turnover on Davante Cooper, stolen by Riley Battin | |||
15:26 | +2 | Jayce Johnson made layup | 28-56 | |
15:12 | Personal foul on Timmy Allen | |||
15:06 | +2 | CJ Elleby made jump shot | 30-56 | |
14:52 | +2 | Sedrick Barefield made layup, assist by Riley Battin | 30-58 | |
14:32 | Jervae Robinson missed jump shot | |||
14:30 | Offensive rebound by Marvin Cannon | |||
14:30 | Personal foul on Donnie Tillman | |||
14:23 | CJ Elleby missed jump shot | |||
14:21 | Defensive rebound by Riley Battin | |||
13:58 | +2 | Donnie Tillman made layup | 30-60 | |
13:37 | +2 | CJ Elleby made layup, assist by Davante Cooper | 32-60 | |
13:19 | +2 | Jayce Johnson made dunk, assist by Riley Battin | 32-62 | |
12:52 | +2 | Jervae Robinson made driving layup | 34-62 | |
12:46 | Traveling violation turnover on Sedrick Barefield | |||
12:30 | Shooting foul on Novak Topalovic | |||
12:30 | +1 | CJ Elleby made 1st of 2 free throws | 35-62 | |
12:30 | +1 | CJ Elleby made 2nd of 2 free throws | 36-62 | |
12:04 | Riley Battin missed jump shot | |||
12:02 | Defensive rebound by CJ Elleby | |||
11:57 | CJ Elleby missed layup | |||
11:55 | Defensive rebound by Novak Topalovic | |||
11:48 | Shooting foul on Viont'e Daniels | |||
11:48 | +1 | Charles Jones Jr. made 1st of 2 free throws | 36-63 | |
11:48 | +1 | Charles Jones Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws | 36-64 | |
11:35 | +2 | Aljaz Kunc made layup | 38-64 | |
11:35 | Shooting foul on Novak Topalovic | |||
11:35 | +1 | Aljaz Kunc made free throw | 39-64 | |
11:04 | Charles Jones Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
11:02 | Defensive rebound by Washington State | |||
11:02 | Personal foul on Riley Battin | |||
10:53 | Isaiah Wade missed jump shot | |||
10:51 | Offensive rebound by Isaiah Wade | |||
10:50 | +2 | Isaiah Wade made tip-in | 41-64 | |
10:40 | Backcourt turnover on Both Gach | |||
10:26 | +3 | CJ Elleby made 3-pt. jump shot | 44-64 | |
10:07 | Bad pass turnover on Both Gach | |||
9:58 | +2 | CJ Elleby made dunk, assist by Isaiah Wade | 46-64 | |
9:36 | +2 | Timmy Allen made layup, assist by Sedrick Barefield | 46-66 | |
9:13 | +2 | Isaiah Wade made layup, assist by CJ Elleby | 48-66 | |
8:54 | Sedrick Barefield missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
8:52 | Defensive rebound by CJ Elleby | |||
8:46 | Viont'e Daniels missed 3-pt. jump shot, blocked by Timmy Allen | |||
8:44 | Offensive rebound by Washington State | |||
8:41 | CJ Elleby missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
8:39 | Defensive rebound by Novak Topalovic | |||
8:27 | +3 | Donnie Tillman made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Sedrick Barefield | 48-69 | |
8:16 | +3 | Viont'e Daniels made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Jervae Robinson | 51-69 | |
7:44 | Personal foul on Isaiah Wade | |||
7:33 | Sedrick Barefield missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
7:31 | Defensive rebound by Isaiah Wade | |||
7:10 | Viont'e Daniels missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
7:08 | Defensive rebound by Jayce Johnson | |||
6:44 | Donnie Tillman missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
6:42 | Offensive rebound by Jayce Johnson | |||
6:41 | +2 | Jayce Johnson made dunk | 51-71 | |
6:26 | Marvin Cannon missed jump shot | |||
6:24 | Defensive rebound by Timmy Allen | |||
6:19 | +2 | Timmy Allen made jump shot | 51-73 | |
6:19 | Shooting foul on Marvin Cannon | |||
6:19 | +1 | Timmy Allen made free throw | 51-74 | |
6:06 | +2 | Isaiah Wade made layup | 53-74 | |
6:06 | Shooting foul on Jayce Johnson | |||
6:06 | Isaiah Wade missed free throw | |||
6:06 | Defensive rebound by Timmy Allen | |||
5:50 | Bad pass turnover on Parker Van Dyke, stolen by CJ Elleby | |||
5:46 | +2 | CJ Elleby made dunk | 55-74 | |
5:29 | Parker Van Dyke missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
5:27 | Defensive rebound by Isaiah Wade | |||
5:21 | Jervae Robinson missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
5:19 | Defensive rebound by Jayce Johnson | |||
5:12 | Shooting foul on Aljaz Kunc | |||
5:12 | Timmy Allen missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
5:12 | +1 | Timmy Allen made 2nd of 2 free throws | 55-75 | |
5:00 | CJ Elleby missed jump shot | |||
4:58 | Defensive rebound by Donnie Tillman | |||
4:54 | Out of bounds turnover on Both Gach | |||
4:33 | Carter Skaggs missed jump shot | |||
4:31 | Defensive rebound by Donnie Tillman | |||
4:28 | Donnie Tillman missed layup, blocked by Ahmed Ali | |||
4:26 | Offensive rebound by Utah | |||
4:11 | +2 | Timmy Allen made layup, assist by Charles Jones Jr. | 55-77 | |
3:57 | +2 | Isaiah Wade made dunk, assist by CJ Elleby | 57-77 | |
3:32 | +3 | Charles Jones Jr. made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Both Gach | 57-80 | |
3:16 | Personal foul on Both Gach | |||
3:16 | +1 | Ahmed Ali made 1st of 2 free throws | 58-80 | |
3:16 | +1 | Ahmed Ali made 2nd of 2 free throws | 59-80 | |
3:03 | Lost ball turnover on Timmy Allen, stolen by Ahmed Ali | |||
2:52 | +3 | CJ Elleby made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Viont'e Daniels | 62-80 | |
2:44 | Lost ball turnover on Charles Jones Jr., stolen by Ahmed Ali | |||
2:40 | Shooting foul on Timmy Allen | |||
2:40 | Ahmed Ali missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
2:40 | +1 | Ahmed Ali made 2nd of 2 free throws | 63-80 | |
2:15 | +2 | Riley Battin made layup, assist by Timmy Allen | 63-82 | |
2:08 | Personal foul on Both Gach | |||
2:08 | +1 | CJ Elleby made 1st of 2 free throws | 64-82 | |
2:08 | CJ Elleby missed 2nd of 2 free throws | |||
2:08 | Defensive rebound by Timmy Allen | |||
1:55 | Bad pass turnover on Timmy Allen, stolen by CJ Elleby | |||
1:50 | +3 | Aljaz Kunc made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Viont'e Daniels | 67-82 | |
1:44 | Personal foul on Aljaz Kunc | |||
1:30 | +2 | Both Gach made layup, assist by Riley Battin | 67-84 | |
1:16 | Personal foul on Sedrick Barefield | |||
1:16 | CJ Elleby missed 1st of 2 free throws | |||
1:16 | +1 | CJ Elleby made 2nd of 2 free throws | 68-84 | |
1:03 | +2 | Donnie Tillman made dunk, assist by Riley Battin | 68-86 | |
59.0 | Aljaz Kunc missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
57.0 | Defensive rebound by Brandon Morley | |||
33.0 | Brandon Morley missed 3-pt. jump shot | |||
31.0 | Offensive rebound by Riley Battin | |||
31.0 | Shooting foul on Isaiah Wade | |||
31.0 | +1 | Riley Battin made 1st of 2 free throws | 68-87 | |
31.0 | +1 | Riley Battin made 2nd of 2 free throws | 68-88 | |
18.0 | Personal foul on Both Gach | |||
18.0 | +1 | CJ Elleby made 1st of 2 free throws | 69-88 |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
+ 1 | CJ Elleby made 1st of 2 free throws | 18.0 |
Personal foul on Both Gach | 18.0 |
+ 1 | Riley Battin made 2nd of 2 free throws | 31.0 |
+ 1 | Riley Battin made 1st of 2 free throws | 31.0 |
Shooting foul on Isaiah Wade | 31.0 |
Offensive rebound by Riley Battin | 31.0 |
Brandon Morley missed 3-pt. jump shot | 33.0 |
Defensive rebound by Brandon Morley | 57.0 |
Aljaz Kunc missed 3-pt. jump shot | 59.0 |
+ 2 | Donnie Tillman made dunk, assist by Riley Battin | 1:03 |
+ 1 | CJ Elleby made 2nd of 2 free throws | 1:16 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |