Madsen scores 20, Utah beats Washington State 80-58 in final Pac-12 opener
AP
Dec 30, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gabe Madsen scored all 20 of his points in the second half and Utah Utes rallied to beat Washington State Cougars 80-58 in a Pac-12 Conference opener on Friday night.
Madsen missed all four of his first-half shots including two from 3-point range for the Utes (10-2), who have won seven in a row. He sank 6 of 9 shots after the break - 4 of 7 from distance - and made 4 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Branden Carlson finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Utah. Keba Keita pitched in with 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for his second career double-double. Rollie Worster contributed 11 points and seven assists.
Isaac Jones had 12 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Cougars (9-3) with his third double-double this season. Reserve Jaylen Wells scored 10.
Keita had 10 points to help Utah take a 31-29 lead at halftime. The Cougars did not score until Oscar Cluff made 1 of 2 free throws at the 15:32 mark but they trailed by only five.
Kymany Houinsou sank a 3-pointer and Jones followed with a dunk to cap an 11-3 run as the Cougars took a 40-34 lead with 16:03 left to play. Seven of the 11 points came on second chances after WSU scored two such points in the first half.
Madsen hit back-to-back 3-pointers and added a third in an 11-2 spurt and Utah led 48-44 at the 12:22 mark and cruised from there. The Utes, who are heading for the Big 12 Conference next season, finish 10-0 at home against Washington State since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011-12 season.
Washington State stays on the road to play Colorado on Sunday. The Cougars are 0-12 all-time in Boulder. Utah will host Washington on Sunday.
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1st Half
WSU
Cougars
29
UTAH
Utes
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Rueben Chinyelu vs. Lawson Lovering (Rollie Worster gains possession)
19:42
+2
Rollie Worster makes two point layup
0-2
19:20
Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
19:18
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
19:04
Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass)
18:52
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
18:50
Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
18:50
Lawson Lovering personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul)
18:46
Branden Carlson blocks Isaac Jones's two point layup
18:44
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
18:35
Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot
18:33
Cole Bajema offensive rebound
18:30
Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
18:28
Myles Rice defensive rebound
18:13
Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot
18:11
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
18:01
Kymany Houinsou blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup
17:59
Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound
17:54
Rueben Chinyelu turnover (lost ball)
17:46
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)
0-4
17:33
Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot
17:31
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
17:23
Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
17:21
Myles Rice defensive rebound
17:09
Lawson Lovering blocks Isaac Jones's two point jump shot
17:07
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:02
Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
17:00
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
16:46
Myles Rice turnover (bad pass)
16:41
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:39
Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:38
Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
16:38
+1
Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-5
16:38
+1
Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-6
16:25
Hunter Erickson personal foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul)
15:58
Cougars turnover (shot clock violation)
15:58
TV timeout
15:42
Keba Keita misses two point jump shot
15:40
Isaac Jones defensive rebound
15:33
Keba Keita shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
15:33
+1
Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-6
15:33
Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:33
Keba Keita defensive rebound
15:18
+2
Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)
1-8
14:53
+3
Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists)
4-8
14:27
+2
Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot
4-10
14:14
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot
6-10
13:40
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)
6-12
13:07
+2
Myles Rice makes two point layup
8-12
12:39
Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
12:37
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
12:25
Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
12:23
Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound
12:15
Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
12:13
Oscar Cluff offensive rebound
12:07
Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot
12:05
Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
11:56
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)
8-14
11:39
Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot
11:37
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
11:19
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:17
Oscar Cluff defensive rebound
10:59
+2
Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup
10-14
10:34
Rollie Worster misses two point layup
10:32
Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound
10:25
Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
10:18
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point dunk
10-16
9:51
Deivon Smith personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul)
9:51
TV timeout
9:38
Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot
9:36
Keba Keita defensive rebound
9:27
+2
Keba Keita makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)
10-18
9:10
Isaac Jones turnover (traveling)
8:49
+2
Keba Keita makes two point jump shot
10-20
8:28
Isaac Jones misses two point layup
8:26
Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound
8:20
+2
Kymany Houinsou makes two point layup (Isaac Jones assists)
12-20
7:53
+2
Cole Bajema makes two point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)
12-22
7:37
+2
Jabe Mullins makes two point jump shot (Isaac Jones assists)
14-22
7:19
Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
7:17
Isaac Jones defensive rebound
7:12
Ben Carlson shooting foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul)
7:12
TV timeout
7:12
+1
Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-22
7:12
+1
Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-22
6:41
Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
6:39
Isaac Jones defensive rebound
6:26
+2
Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists)
18-22
5:52
Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
5:50
Jaylen Wells defensive rebound
5:28
+3
Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists)