Carlson paces hot-shooting Utah past Washington State, 71-56
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Branden Carlson scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the first double-double by a Utah player this season, and the balanced, potent Utes offense handed Washington State a stinging 71-56 defeat at home on Thursday night.
Washington State had lost but once at Friel Court this season, 86-82 in double overtime to Arizona on Jan. 2.
Thursday, Utah (6-6, 3-5 Pacific-12 Conference) made seven of its first 10 shots and never looked back, building a 43-26 lead at the half on 66.7% shooting - tied for its best first-half percentage this season (versus No. 17 Oregon Jan. 9).
Four other Utes reached double figures with Timmy Allen scoring 13, Alfonso Plummer and Riley Battin 12 each and Mikael Jantunen 10. The win was Utah's first on the road this season.
Utah shot 55% for the game, making 28 of 51 shots with 19 assists. Rylan Jones dished 10 assists, the fifth player in Pac-12 play this season with 10 or more.
Noah Williams led the Cougars (9-5, 2-5) with 17 points, five assists and four steals. Efe Abogidi added 12 points. Only one other Cougar scored more than six as WSU was 20-of-53 shooting (38%).
The loss is the fourth straight for WSU. Utah has won the last 13 matchups in the series.
In the first half Carlson, Jantunen and Plummer combined 32 points on 14-of-18 shooting.
Utah continues its Pacific Northwest swing, visiting Washington on Sunday. Washington State plays host to Colorado on Saturday, before turning right around to play at Colorado on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |
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(Utes gains possession) | ||
| 19:43 |
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+2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 2-0 |
| 19:14 |
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Volodymyr Markovetskyy turnover (lost ball) (Rylan Jones steals) | ||
| 19:07 |
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+2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists) | 4-0 |
| 18:41 |
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+2 | Noah Williams makes two point jump shot | 4-2 |
| 18:13 |
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Timmy Allen turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 18:02 |
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Noah Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:00 |
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Mikael Jantunen defensive rebound | ||
| 17:41 |
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Pelle Larsson turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Bonton steals) | ||
| 17:41 |
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Rylan Jones personal foul (Isaac Bonton draws the foul) | ||
| 17:24 |
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Efe Abogidi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:22 |
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Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:10 |
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+2 | Mikael Jantunen makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists) | 6-2 |
| 16:48 |
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+2 | Noah Williams makes two point jump shot | 6-4 |
| 16:19 |
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Branden Carlson turnover (lost ball) (Efe Abogidi steals) | ||
| 16:09 |
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Pelle Larsson personal foul | ||
| 16:03 |
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Isaac Bonton turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:44 |
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Branden Carlson misses two point layup | ||
| 15:42 |
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Dishon Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:23 |
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Andrej Jakimovski offensive foul | ||
| 15:23 |
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Andrej Jakimovski turnover | ||
| 15:23 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 15:03 |
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+2 | Mikael Jantunen makes two point layup (Alfonso Plummer assists) | 8-4 |
| 14:39 |
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Tony Miller misses two point layup | ||
| 14:37 |
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Riley Battin defensive rebound | ||
| 14:30 |
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+2 | Timmy Allen makes two point layup | 10-4 |
| 14:17 |
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Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:15 |
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Riley Battin defensive rebound | ||
| 14:04 |
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Mikael Jantunen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:02 |
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Isaac Bonton defensive rebound | ||
| 13:50 |
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+3 | Noah Williams makes three point jump shot (Andrej Jakimovski assists) | 10-7 |
| 13:26 |
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Dishon Jackson blocks Timmy Allen's two point layup | ||
| 13:24 |
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Timmy Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 13:22 |
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+2 | Timmy Allen makes two point layup | 12-7 |
| 12:58 |
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+2 | Tony Miller makes two point layup (Isaac Bonton assists) | 12-9 |
| 12:58 |
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Riley Battin shooting foul (Tony Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 12:58 |
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Tony Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 12:58 |
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Riley Battin defensive rebound | ||
| 12:41 |
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+2 | Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists) | 14-9 |
| 12:22 |
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Tony Miller offensive foul | ||
| 12:22 |
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Tony Miller turnover | ||
| 12:07 |
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Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:05 |
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Isaac Bonton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:56 |
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Myles Fitzgerald-Warren misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:54 |
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Dishon Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:54 |
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Branden Carlson blocks Dishon Jackson's two point layup | ||
| 11:52 |
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Rylan Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 11:45 |
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Jaxon Brenchley turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Bonton steals) | ||
| 11:30 |
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Isaac Bonton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 |
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Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 |
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+2 | Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Rylan Jones assists) | 16-9 |
| 11:13 |
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Cougars 30 second timeout | ||
| 11:13 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 10:58 |
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Myles Fitzgerald-Warren turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:32 |
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+2 | Alfonso Plummer makes two point jump shot | 18-9 |
| 10:09 |
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Efe Abogidi misses two point layup | ||
| 10:07 |
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Tony Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 |
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Tony Miller misses two point layup | ||
| 9:54 |
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Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 |
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+3 | Alfonso Plummer makes three point jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 21-9 |
| 9:38 |
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Isaac Bonton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 |
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Jaxon Brenchley defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 |
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Riley Battin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 |
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Branden Carlson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 |
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+2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot | 23-9 |
| 8:46 |
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+3 | Myles Fitzgerald-Warren makes three point jump shot (Noah Williams assists) | 23-12 |
| 8:21 |
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Jaxon Brenchley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 |
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Isaac Bonton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 |
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+2 | Isaac Bonton makes two point jump shot | 23-14 |
| 7:46 |
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+3 | Riley Battin makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Brenchley assists) | 26-14 |
| 7:24 |
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Efe Abogidi misses two point layup | ||
| 7:22 |
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Efe Abogidi offensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 |
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+2 | Efe Abogidi makes two point layup | 26-16 |
| 7:05 |
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+2 | Alfonso Plummer makes two point layup | 28-16 |
| 6:48 |
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+3 | Myles Fitzgerald-Warren makes three point jump shot (Tony Miller assists) | 28-19 |
| 6:29 |
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+2 | Riley Battin makes two point jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 30-19 |
| 6:15 |
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Riley Battin shooting foul (Tony Miller draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 |
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TV timeout | ||
| 6:15 |
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Tony Miller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:15 |
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Efe Abogidi turnover (lane violation) | ||
| 5:54 |
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Timmy Allen turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 4:18 |
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+2 | Mikael Jantunen makes two point layup | 34-21 |
| 4:18 |
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+1 | Mikael Jantunen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-21 |
| 4:07 |
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Timmy Allen shooting foul (Noah Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 |
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+1 | Noah Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-22 |
| 4:07 |
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+1 | Noah Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-23 |
| 3:42 |
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TJ Bamba personal foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul) | ||
| 3:35 |
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Timmy Allen turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:35 |
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Timmy Allen turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:19 |
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Isaac Bonton turnover (lost ball) (Mikael Jantunen steals) | ||
| 3:16 |
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Andrej Jakimovski shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 |
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+1 | Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-23 |
| 3:16 |
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+1 | Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-23 |
| 3:01 |
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Aljaz Kunc misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 |
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Timmy Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 |
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Rylan Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:34 |
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Cougars defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 |
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Timmy Allen personal foul (Isaac Bonton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 |
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Noah Williams misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 |
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Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 |
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Isaac Bonton misses two point layup | ||
| 1:53 |
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Pelle Larsson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 |
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+2 | Mikael Jantunen makes two point layup (Rylan Jones assists) | 39-23 |
| 1:49 |
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Noah Williams shooting foul (Mikael Jantunen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:49 |
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+1 | Mikael Jantunen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-23 |
| 1:37 |
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Branden Carlson blocks Dishon Jackson's two point layup | ||
| 1:35 |
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Branden Carlson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 |
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Rylan Jones turnover (bad pass) (Noah Williams steals) | ||
| 1:07 |
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+2 | Noah Williams makes two point dunk | 40-25 |
| 0:39 |
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Branden Carlson shooting foul (Isaac Bonton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:53 |
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+3 | Alfonso Plummer makes three point jump shot (Rylan Jones assists) | 43-25 |
| 0:39 |
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Branden Carlson shooting foul (Isaac Bonton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 |
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Isaac Bonton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:23 |
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Branden Carlson misses two point layup | ||
| 0:39 |
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+1 | Isaac Bonton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-26 |
| 0:23 |
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Branden Carlson misses two point layup | ||
| 0:21 |
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Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 |
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Isaac Bonton turnover (lost ball) (Alfonso Plummer steals) | ||
| 0:01 |
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Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 |
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Cougars defensive rebound |