SALT LAKE CITY (AP)-Houston Rockets (35-20, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (36-19, fourth in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 7 p.m. MST LINE: Jazz -2; over/under is 235 BOTTOM LINE: James Harden leads Houston into a matchup against Utah. He leads the league scoring 35.2 […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Encouraging Dejounte Murray to play with more offensive freedom is turning out to be a winning formula for the San Antonio Spurs. Murray had his second straight 20-point game, tallying 23 points and seven rebounds, to lead a balanced attack that helped the Spurs beat […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sam Thomas scored a career-high 31 points and No. 11 Arizona, missing its leading scorer, still rolled past Utah 85-69 on Friday night. Aari McDonald, who was ranked eighth in the nation at 20.5 points per game and with a streak of 62 consecutive games […]
OGDEN, Utah (AP)-Southern Utah (14-12, 7-8) vs. Weber State (10-16, 6-9) Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah; Saturday, 7 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah seeks revenge on Weber State after dropping the first matchup in Cedar City. The teams last met on Jan. 30, when the Wildcats shot 56 percent […]
PROVO, Utah (AP)-No. 2 Gonzaga (27-1, 13-0) vs. No. 23 Brigham Young (22-7, 11-3) Marriott Center, Provo, Utah; Saturday, 8 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Gonzaga looks for its seventh straight win in the head-to-head series over No. 23 Brigham Young. Gonzaga has won by an average of 22 […]
OREM, Utah (AP)-Grand Canyon (12-14, 7-5) vs. Utah Valley (10-17, 4-8) UCCU Events Center, Orem, Utah; Saturday, 2 p.m. MST BOTTOM LINE: Grand Canyon seeks revenge on Utah Valley after dropping the first matchup in Phoenix. The teams last played on Jan. 25, when the Wolverines shot 49.1 percent from […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Defense travels. UCLA coach Mick Cronin has been drilling this mantra into his team since he arrived in Westwood and his players are responding. “Defensively, we couldn’t have played much better,” Cronin said after his Bruins beat Utah 69-58 on Thursday night. Jules Bernard scored […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — It turns out blistering 3-point shooting is not the only tool in BYU’s arsenal. When the shots did not fall from the perimeter on Thursday night, the No. 23 Cougars settled into attacking the basket and it helped them eventually pull away from Santa Clara for […]
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Bodie Hume hit a dagger 3-pointer with six seconds remaining and Jonah Radebaugh added an insurance free throw as Northern Colorado fended off Southern Utah 68-66 Thursday night. Hume scored 16 points with four 3-pointers and Radebaugh scored 19, grabbed 10 rebounds and made five assists […]
OREM, Utah (AP) — Brandon Averette made five 3-pointers and matched his season high with 20 points as Utah Valley topped Cal State Bakersfield 72-58 on Thursday night. Jamison Overton had 12 points for Utah Valley (10-17, 4-8 Western Athletic Conference), which ended its four-game losing streak. Isaiah White added […]
