National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Brigham Young 61, Utah 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2012
Where: Marriott Center, Provo, Utah
Officials: # Ken Ditty, # Randy McCall, # Mike Scyphers
Attendance: 16109

Brigham Young 61, Utah 58: Matt Carlino scored a season-high 19 points as the host Cougars rallied from 12-point first-half deficit.

Carlino, the starting point guard last season and third-leading scorer before losing his starting role to Craig Cusick after five games this season, came off the bench to shoot 5-for-10 from 3-point range and collect a team-high five assists and three steals for BYU (6-3). Tyler Haws chipped in 14 points and Brandon Davies had 11 for the Cougars.

Utah (6-3) was led by freshman forward Jordan Loveridge, who scored 14 points. Glen Dean added 10 for the Utes.

Carlino, who recorded the only 30-point game for the Cougars last season, sank back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the score at 52 with 4:45 remaining. Cusick then hit another 3 to give BYU its first lead since the 14:11 mark of the opening half 55-53.

Loveridge was fouled on a 3-point shot and made the free throws to give Utah its last lead 56-55 with 3:48 left, but the Cougars went 5-for-6 from the line down the stretch and the Utes went the final 7:05 without a field goal.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Loveridge came into the game fifth in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 8.1 but did not record a rebound. … BYU improved its record to 128-125 all-time against Utah. …Utah forward Jason Washburn came into the game 30-for-39 from the field this season, including 13-for-14 in the last two games. He converted his first four field goals against BYU, but missed his final shot with the Utes trailing by one with 26 seconds left.
Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Brigham Young
Jordan Loveridge 14 Scoring Matt Carlino 19
Glen Dean 3 Assists Matt Carlino 5
Dallin Bachynski 9 Rebounds Josh Sharp 9
Dallin Bachynski 3 Free Throws Made Tyler Haws 10
Cedric Martin 2 Steals Matt Carlino 3
Jason Washburn 2 Blocks Brandon Davies 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 58 36.5 6-23 14-18 12 35 4 3 15
Brigham Young 61 31.1 7-26 16-23 9 36 3 10 11