National Basketball Association
Utah 80, South Dakota State 66
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# Kevin Brill, # Brett Nansel, # Gregory Nixon
Attendance:
10322
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No. 14 Utah 80, South Dakota State 66: Brekkott
Chapman hit 9-of-13 shots off the bench in scoring a career-high 22 points as the
Utes routed the visiting Jackrabbits.
Delon Wright added 17 points, 10 assists and six
rebounds for Utah (9-2), which improved to 7-0 at home. The Utes, who also
received 11 points from Dakarai Tucker and nine points and six rebounds from
Jakob Poeltl, shot 51.7 percent from the floor, including 8-of-23 from 3-point
range.
Cody Larson had 13 points and six rebounds while
Reed Tellinghuisen added 12 points off the bench for South Dakota State (9-4), which saw
its seven-game win streak end. The Jackrabbits, who led only once at 10-9, also got 10 points from Zach Horstman but hit
39.7 percent of their shots, including a combined 7-of-24 from leading scorers Deondre Parks and George Marshall.
It was a tight game for most of the first half,
and Utah held a 26-22 advantage with 5:19 left in the opening stanza.
But that’s when Chapman heated up in a hurry, scoring nine points in a 19-6
half-ending run for the Utes who took a 45-28 lead into the break.
Utah then opened the second half with a 12-4 run
to expand its advantage to 57-32. The Utes’ largest advantage was
66-40 with 11:38 to play, and South Dakota State never got
closer than 14 points – the final margin – the rest of the way, largely playing
against the Utah reserves.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah has won 26 straight home
games against unranked opponents. … Wright is averaging 19.3 points, 5.7
rebounds and 5.6 assists while shooting 61.5 percent from the field over the
last seven games. … The Utes had hit only 11-of-47 3-pointers over the previous three games.
Top Game Performances
South Dakota State |
|
Utah |
Cody Larson 13 |
Scoring |
Brekkott Chapman 22 |
Deondre Parks 3 |
Assists |
Delon Wright 10 |
Cody Larson 6 |
Rebounds |
Jakob Poeltl 6 |
Reed Tellinghuisen 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyle Kuzma 3 |
Anders Broman 1 |
Steals |
Delon Wright 2 |
Keaton Moffitt 1 |
Blocks |
Kyle Kuzma 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
South Dakota State
|
66 |
39.7 |
7-19 |
9-12 |
10 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
Utah
|
80 |
51.7 |
8-23 |
12-19 |
21 |
35 |
4 |
5 |
11 |