National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 66, Wright St. 54
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2012
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: # James Breeding, # Daryl Gelinas, # Brett Nansel
Attendance: 7649


Utah 66, Wright State 54:
Jordan Loveridge led the way with 22 points and the Utes capped a sweep of their Thanksgiving Tournament at Salt Lake City.

The Utes dominated the tournament with their inside game. Utah (4-1) which also beat Idaho State and Central Michigan in successive nights, outrebounded Wright State 33-18, and won all three contests by double digits.

Reggie Arceneaux scored 12 points to lead the Raiders (4-2), who went 1-2 in the tournament.

Utah was sloppy throughout but maintained the lead by hitting 8-of-19 attempts from 3-point range, with all five starters hitting at least one.

Wright State scored the game’s first eight points but Utah took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Dallin Bachynski with 2:45 left in the first half. The Utes built a 17-point lead in the second half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah got only two points off its bench. … The Utes turned the ball over 14 times compared to the Raiders’ seven. … Jarred DuBois had 12 points and seven assists for Utah.

Top Game Performances
 
Wright St.   Utah
Reggie Arceneaux 12 Scoring Jordan Loveridge 22
Matt Vest 6 Assists Glen Dean 7
Matt Vest 4 Rebounds Jordan Loveridge 9
Matt Vest 1 Free Throws Made Jordan Loveridge 6
Cole Darling 2 Steals Cedric Martin 2
Kendall Griffin 1 Blocks Dallin Bachynski 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Wright St. 54 43.6 5-19 1-2 15 18 1 11 7
Utah 66 48.8 8-19 18-22 15 33 4 4 15