Utah’s Shooting Struggles Prove Costly In Loss To No. 25 Colorado
Jan 12, 2020, 6:05 PM | Updated: 6:09 pm
Utah forward Timmy Allen (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
BOULDER, Colo. – It was a tough afternoon for the University of Utah men’s basketball team in their first road game in conference play. They lost to No. 25 Colorado 91-52.
The Utes didn’t have a single player score in double figures. Riley Battin led them with 8 points, Timmy Allen and Both Gach each added 7 points apiece.
As a team, Utah shot 19-54 from the field for 35 percent, 6-19 for 31 percent from the three-point line, and made 8-12 from the free throw line for 66 percent. Colorado had a red-hot start to the game by jumping out to a 14-2 lead on a 12-0 run and the Utes couldn’t recover from that.
With such a young roster, the second youngest in the country, this could be a great learning experience for the Utes and something that they could build off of.
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— Utah Basketball🏀 (@UtahMBB) January 13, 2020
Four players reached double figures in scoring for the Buffaloes, led by Evan Battey with 17 points and 10 rebounds, McKinley Wright IV added 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, D’Shawn Schwartz chipped in 14 points, while Tyler Bey posted a double-double with 11 points and 12 boards.
Colorado shot 59 percent from the floor by making 38 of their 64 shot attempt. They made 7-18 from beyond the arc and was 8-12 from the charity stripe.
One of the things that Utah needed to do to get the upset was to win the battle of the boards. The Buffaloes out-rebounded the Utes 42-24.
Utah dropped their record to 10-5 overall and 1-2 in conference play. They will remain on the road to face No. 24 Arizona on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
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