In a shocker of a game, especially after the last week of performance, the Utes came out on Saturday and knocked off the No. 19 ranked USC Trojans at the Huntsman Center, getting their first win.
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Dave Pasch will have the call between the Utes and Trojans while Bill Walton serves as the analyst Saturday. Both teams will look to right the ship after dropping their respective games Thursday night.
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Per sports-reference.com, there have only been 29 games since the 2010-11 season where a team didn t attempt a single free throw an entire game and Utah was the newest member of that rare list after not attempting a free throw against #RV/RV UCLA. This was the first time in program history where the Utes did not attempt a single free throw in a game.
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SALT LAKE CITY After four straight games, Utah finally got sophomore guard Rylan Jones back in the lineup after a shoulder injury suffered during a practice.
The return was a welcomed addition to the team, but it wasn t enough to overtake a UCLA team looking to solidify a bid for the NCAA Tournament next month. The visiting UCLA Bruins controlled an 8-point halftime lead before blowing it open in the second half to defeat Utah 76-61.
UCLA (17-5, 13-3) opened up the second half with the hot hand and went on a 12-2 run before eventually pushing its lead up to 19 points by the first media timeout. From there, the Bruins had no problem keeping a double-digit lead against the home team, eventually building up its lead to as much as 21 on 55% shooting in the game.
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