SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Timmy Allen scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half as Utah Utes broke away from Arizona Wildcats 73-58 on Thursday night.
Eight out of nine Runnin' Utes (8-7, 5-6 Pacific-12 Conference) in the lineup scored with five reaching double figures. Pelle Larsson scored 14 points, Alfonso Plummer 12 while Branden Carlson and Riley Battin scored 10 each.
Arizona (13-5, 7-5) was held to 37% shooting (20 of 54) and made just 2 of 9 shots from behind the 3-point arc.
Freshman Azuolas Tubelis led the Wildcats with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting. He made 7 of 8 free throws. Arizona's leading scorer James Akinjo (14.8 ppg) added 10 points but was scoreless until well after halftime. The Georgetown transfer missed his first six shots before hitting a 3-pointer at the 11:47 mark of the second half.
After seven lead changes and a pair of ties through most of the first half, Utah headed into the break on a 9-1 rally to grab a 32-27 lead, then opened the second half with a 14-4 burst to take control. Carlson scored eight and Allen five in the second-half surge.
The Utes shot 58% in the second half, hitting 15 of 26 from the field, including 5 of 6 3-pointers.
Arizona, after the gap grew to 18, came back with a 9-0 run in two-plus minutes to cut the Utah lead in half but got no closer. The Utes held a double digit lead the last 10 minutes.
THIS BACKBOARD ISN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH UF US. OR IS IT?
Arizona and Utah State were the only teams in the country that had not been out-rebounded by an opponent in a game this season. When the dust settled Thursday .... (drumroll) both could still make that claim. The rebounding was dead even, 32-32.
Next, Arizona visits Colorado on Saturday. Utah announced before tipoff Thursday that its Sunday game against Arizona State has been postponed by COVID-19 concerns in the Sun Devils program. The Utes will next play Feb. 11 at Cal, kicking off a four-game road swing.
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1st Half
ARIZ
Wildcats
27
UTAH
Utes
32
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Christian Koloko vs. Branden Carlson (Utes gains possession)
19:27
Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
19:04
Azuolas Tubelis offensive foul
19:04
Azuolas Tubelis turnover
18:47
Pelle Larsson misses two point layup
18:45
Christian Koloko defensive rebound
18:18
+2
Azuolas Tubelis makes two point layup (Terrell Brown Jr. assists)
2-0
18:18
Rylan Jones shooting foul (Azuolas Tubelis draws the foul)
18:18
+1
Azuolas Tubelis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
3-0
17:58
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup (Pelle Larsson assists)
3-2
17:44
James Akinjo misses two point floating jump shot
17:42
Christian Koloko offensive rebound
17:30
+2
Christian Koloko makes two point putback layup
5-2
17:22
Pelle Larsson misses two point layup
17:20
Mikael Jantunen offensive rebound
17:20
Timmy Allen misses two point layup
17:18
Branden Carlson offensive rebound
17:17
Christian Koloko personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
17:05
Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
17:03
Christian Koloko defensive rebound
16:52
+2
Christian Koloko makes two point jump shot (James Akinjo assists)
7-2
16:33
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point layup
7-4
16:06
Christian Koloko turnover (bad pass) (Mikael Jantunen steals)
15:51
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup
7-6
15:22
Christian Koloko misses two point layup
15:20
Mikael Jantunen defensive rebound
15:09
Azuolas Tubelis personal foul (Mikael Jantunen draws the foul)
15:09
TV timeout
15:07
Riley Battin turnover (bad pass) (Dalen Terry steals)
14:49
Alfonso Plummer personal foul (Terrell Brown Jr. draws the foul)
14:44
Pelle Larsson personal foul (Kerr Kriisa draws the foul)
14:25
Jordan Brown misses two point jump shot
14:23
Timmy Allen defensive rebound
14:16
Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
14:14
Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
14:07
+2
Terrell Brown Jr. makes two point jump shot
9-6
13:51
Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
13:49
Dalen Terry defensive rebound
13:27
Terrell Brown Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:25
Mikael Jantunen defensive rebound
13:15
Jordan Brown blocks Timmy Allen's two point jump shot
13:13
Jordan Brown defensive rebound
13:00
+2
Jordan Brown makes two point layup (Kerr Kriisa assists)
11-6
12:43
+2
Pelle Larsson makes two point layup
11-8
12:24
Terrell Brown Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Mikael Jantunen steals)
12:17
+2
Alfonso Plummer makes two point layup (Mikael Jantunen assists)
11-10
11:57
+2
Terrell Brown Jr. makes two point layup
13-10
11:40
Mikael Jantunen misses two point layup
11:38
Jordan Brown defensive rebound
11:29
+2
Ira Lee makes two point jump shot (Kerr Kriisa assists)
15-10
11:05
+3
Alfonso Plummer makes three point jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists)
15-13
10:42
Ira Lee misses two point jump shot
10:40
Riley Battin defensive rebound
10:30
Dalen Terry shooting foul (Timmy Allen draws the foul)
10:30
TV timeout
10:30
Timmy Allen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:30
+1
Timmy Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-14
10:19
James Akinjo misses two point jump shot
10:17
Christian Koloko offensive rebound
10:19
Christian Koloko turnover
10:19
Christian Koloko personal foul
9:55
Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
9:53
Ian Martinez offensive rebound
9:37
+2
Alfonso Plummer makes two point jump shot
15-16
9:18
Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot
9:16
Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound
9:08
+2
Bennedict Mathurin makes two point putback layup
17-16
8:50
Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
8:48
Jordan Brown defensive rebound
8:40
James Akinjo misses two point jump shot
8:38
Alfonso Plummer defensive rebound
8:23
Jordan Brown shooting foul (Riley Battin draws the foul)
8:23
+1
Riley Battin makes regular free throw 1 of 2
17-17
8:23
+1
Riley Battin makes regular free throw 2 of 2
17-18
8:07
Branden Carlson personal foul (Jordan Brown draws the foul)
7:55
Terrell Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:53
Branden Carlson defensive rebound
7:47
TV timeout
7:44
Alfonso Plummer misses three point jump shot
7:42
Azuolas Tubelis defensive rebound
7:32
+2
Azuolas Tubelis makes two point layup (James Akinjo assists)
19-18
7:32
Branden Carlson shooting foul (Azuolas Tubelis draws the foul)
7:32
+1
Azuolas Tubelis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-18
7:13
+2
Timmy Allen makes two point layup
20-20
6:45
+2
Terrell Brown Jr. makes two point jump shot
22-20
6:20
+3
Riley Battin makes three point jump shot (Timmy Allen assists)
22-23
6:02
Timmy Allen blocks Bennedict Mathurin's two point jump shot
6:00
Pelle Larsson defensive rebound
5:45
Jump ball. Timmy Allen vs. James Akinjo (James Akinjo gains possession)
5:45
Timmy Allen turnover (lost ball) (James Akinjo steals)
5:33
Mikael Jantunen personal foul (Azuolas Tubelis draws the foul)
5:17
Dalen Terry turnover (back court violation)
4:59
Riley Battin misses two point jump shot
4:57
Dalen Terry defensive rebound
4:42
+2
Azuolas Tubelis makes two point layup (Jordan Brown assists)
