UTAH

CAL

Utah holds off a late California rally, earns a 60-58 win

AP
Feb 19, 2022

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Marco Anthony scored 13 points and Utah Utes held off a late rally to knock off California Golden Bears, 60-58 on Saturday.

Utah picked up its second straight win after back-to-back losses to Colorado and Stanford.

Utah built a 32-24 lead at intermission and expanded it to 43-31 after Both Gach hit two free throws less than five minutes into the second half. Cal rallied and after Grant Anticevich hit a 3 and Jordan Shepherd scored a layup, the Golden Bears cut their deficit to 47-43. The Utes answered with six straight points, but Cal battled back by hitting eight straight from the free-throw line to make it 57-55 with :19 left. Lazar Stefanovic hit two free throws for Utah before Jalen Celestine hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left.

The Utes (11-16, 4-13 Pac-12) shot 22 of 55 from the field (40%), hitting just 2 of 14 shots from beyond the 3-point arc.

Lars Thiemann scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead California (11-17, 4-13). Jalen Celestine and Kuany Kuany each added 10 points.

Utah returns home to play No. 3 Arizona on Thursday.

California plays host to Stanford Saturday.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
32
CAL
Golden Bears
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Branden Carlson vs. Lars Thiemann (Utes gains possession)
19:39		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
19:37		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
19:20	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup (Jordan Shepherd assists)	0-2
18:55	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:38	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point layup (Lars Thiemann assists)	2-4
18:38		Gabe Madsen shooting foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
18:38	+1	Jalen Celestine makes regular free throw 1 of 1	2-5
18:16		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
18:14		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
17:57		Jordan Shepherd misses two point layup
17:55		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:46		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
17:44		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
17:36	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point hook shot (Joel Brown assists)	2-7
17:24	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot	4-7
16:59		Joel Brown turnover (traveling)
16:40		Both Gach misses three point jump shot
16:38		Joel Brown defensive rebound
16:27		Joel Brown turnover (bad pass)
16:07		Lahat Thioune misses two point hook shot
16:05		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
15:48		Lars Thiemann turnover (lost ball)
15:37	+2	Both Gach makes two point jump shot	6-7
15:19		Sam Alajiki misses three point jump shot
15:17		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
15:09		Both Gach turnover (lost ball) (Sam Alajiki steals)
15:09		TV timeout
14:44	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup	6-9
14:18		Lahat Thioune turnover (bad pass)
14:01		Both Gach shooting foul (Jordan Shepherd draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-10
14:01	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-11
13:40		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
13:38		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
13:18		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
13:16		Riley Battin defensive rebound
13:03	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot	8-11
13:02		Kuany Kuany shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
13:02	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-11
12:55		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
12:53		David Jenkins Jr. defensive rebound
12:40		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
12:38		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
12:26		Jalen Celestine turnover (bad pass) (Riley Battin steals)
12:10	+2	Both Gach makes two point layup	11-11
12:10		Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Both Gach draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Both Gach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-11
11:44		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
11:42		Riley Battin defensive rebound
11:28	+2	Riley Battin makes two point layup	14-11
11:10		Lars Thiemann misses two point hook shot
11:08		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
10:56		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
10:54		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
10:47		Makale Foreman misses two point layup
10:45		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
10:34	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Riley Battin assists)	17-11
10:14		Lars Thiemann misses two point layup
10:12		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
10:03		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
10:01		Makale Foreman defensive rebound
9:41	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point layup	17-13
9:21		Kuany Kuany personal foul
9:21		TV timeout
9:06	+2	Lahat Thioune makes two point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists)	19-13
8:48		Jaxon Brenchley personal foul (Sam Alajiki draws the foul)
8:33		Joel Brown misses two point jump shot
8:31		Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Jaxon Brenchley makes two point layup (Marco Anthony assists)	21-13
8:18		Jordan Shepherd shooting foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul)
8:18		Jaxon Brenchley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:18		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
8:03	+3	Grant Anticevich makes three point jump shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)	21-16
7:50	+2	Lahat Thioune makes two point hook shot	23-16
7:28	+2	Grant Anticevich makes two point layup	23-18
6:57		Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot
6:55		Marco Anthony offensive rebound
6:55	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point layup	25-18
6:55		Sam Alajiki shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
6:55		TV timeout
6:55	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-18
6:37		Sam Alajiki turnover (lost ball)
6:21	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	28-18
6:05		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
6:03		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
5:34		Both Gach misses two point jump shot
5:32		Joel Brown defensive rebound
5:19		Grant Anticevich misses two point jump shot
5:17		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
4:57		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
4:55		Utes offensive rebound
4:51		Joel Brown personal foul
4:32		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
4:30		Utes offensive rebound
4:30		Both Gach turnover (lost ball)
4:17	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup (Jalen Celestine assists)	28-20
4:06		Branden Carlson offensive foul
4:06		Branden Carlson turnover
3:50		Makale Foreman misses two point jump shot
3:48		Both Gach defensive rebound
3:36		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
3:34		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
3:32	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	30-20
3:22		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
3:20		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
3:00		Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot
2:58		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
2:38	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point jump shot (Makale Foreman assists)	30-22
2:15		Both Gach misses two point jump shot
2:13		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
2:13		Branden Carlson personal foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
2:13		TV timeout
1:52	+2	Jordan Shepherd makes two point jump shot	30-24
1:31		Both Gach turnover (lost ball)
1:10		Sam Alajiki turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals)
0:54		Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot
0:52		Lahat Thioune offensive rebound
0:47	+2	Lahat Thioune makes two point layup	32-24
0:32		Jordan Shepherd misses three point jump shot
0:30		Utes defensive rebound
0:03		Jordan Shepherd blocks Marco Anthony's two point jump shot
0:01		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
28
CAL
Golden Bears
34

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Lazar Stefanovic turnover (lost ball) (Joel Brown steals)
19:25		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
19:17		Jordan Shepherd turnover (lost ball)
19:01	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup (Marco Anthony assists)	34-24
18:51		Marco Anthony shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
18:51	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-25
18:51	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-26
18:36		Jordan Shepherd blocks Gabe Madsen's two point layup
18:34		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
18:26		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
18:24		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
18:15		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
18:13		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
18:04		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
18:02		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
17:55	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists)	37-26
17:32		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
17:24		Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
17:22		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
17:00		Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) (Joel Brown steals)
16:54	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point layup (Joel Brown assists)	37-28
16:23	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point hook shot	39-28
15:53	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point layup (Joel Brown assists)	39-30
15:41		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
15:39		Kuany Kuany defensive rebound
15:13		Both Gach shooting foul (Jordan Shepherd draws the foul)
15:13		TV timeout
15:13	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-31
15:13		Jordan Shepherd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:13		Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
14:55		Lahat Thioune misses two point hook shot
14:53		Marco Anthony offensive rebound
14:48	+2	Jaxon Brenchley makes two point layup	41-31
14:48		Lars Thiemann shooting foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul)
14:48		Jaxon Brenchley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:48		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
14:34		Kuany Kuany turnover (lost ball) (Both Gach steals)
14:29		Joel Brown shooting foul (Both Gach draws the foul)
14:29	+1	Both Gach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-31
14:29	+1	Both Gach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-31
14:02		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
14:00		Lahat Thioune defensive rebound
13:54		Lahat Thioune turnover (lost ball) (Kuany Kuany steals)
13:54		Kuany Kuany misses two point layup
13:52		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
13:39		Jalen Celestine personal foul
13:39		TV timeout
13:39		TV timeout
13:26		Branden Carlson misses two point layup
13:24		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
13:05		Jalen Celestine turnover (lost ball) (Jaxon Brenchley steals)
12:41		Lazar Stefanovic offensive foul
12:41		Lazar Stefanovic turnover
12:26	+2	Kuany Kuany makes two point layup	43-33
12:00		Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot
11:58		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
11:50		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
11:48		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
11:32		Makale Foreman personal foul
11:32		TV timeout
11:15		Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) (Kuany Kuany steals)
11:08		Jaxon Brenchley shooting foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
11:08	+1	Jalen Celestine makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-34
11:08	+1	Jalen Celestine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-35
10:51		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Both Gach draws the foul)
10:43		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
10:41		Joel Brown defensive rebound
10:32		Joel Brown turnover (bad pass)
10:06		Lars Thiemann shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
10:06	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-35
10:06	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-35
9:51	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point layup (Jordan Shepherd assists)	45-37
9:34		Riley Battin shooting foul (Jordan Shepherd draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-38
9:34		Jordan Shepherd misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:34		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
9:23		Joel Brown personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
9:23	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-38
9:23	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-38
9:14	+3	Grant Anticevich makes three point jump shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)	47-41
8:58		Both Gach misses two point jump shot
8:56		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
8:47	+2	Jordan Shepherd makes two point layup	47-43
8:39		Utes 30 second timeout
8:22	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	49-43
8:06		Jordan Shepherd turnover (bad pass) (Both Gach steals)
7:48		Both Gach misses three point jump shot
7:46		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
7:29		Jordan Shepherd misses two point layup
7:27		Jordan Shepherd offensive rebound
7:27		TV timeout
7:22		Grant Anticevich turnover (bad pass) (Jaxon Brenchley steals)
7:20		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
7:20	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
7:20	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-43
7:01		Joel Brown misses two point jump shot
6:59		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
6:29	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	53-43
6:04		Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot
6:02		Lars Thiemann offensive rebound
5:57		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
5:55		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
5:54		Jaxon Brenchley personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-44
5:54	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-45
5:42		Lars Thiemann blocks Marco Anthony's two point layup
5:40		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
5:32		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-46
5:32	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-47
5:10	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot	55-47
4:58	+2	Lars Thiemann makes two point hook shot (Joel Brown assists)	55-49
4:31		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
4:29		Joel Brown defensive rebound
4:26		Lazar Stefanovic personal foul (Joel Brown draws the foul)
4:26	+1	Joel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-50
4:26	+1	Joel Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-51
3:57		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
3:55		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
3:34		Lars Thiemann turnover (offensive goaltending)
3:34		TV timeout
3:10		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
3:08		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
2:48		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
2:46		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
2:15		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
2:13		Utes offensive rebound
1:56	+2	Riley Battin makes two point jump shot	57-51
1:42		Riley Battin personal foul (Jordan Shepherd draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-52
1:42	+1	Jordan Shepherd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-53
1:20		Both Gach turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Shepherd steals)
1:14		Jordan Shepherd turnover (lost ball)
0:34		Joel Brown offensive rebound
0:49		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
0:47		Jordan Shepherd defensive rebound
0:36		Jordan Shepherd misses three point jump shot
0:34		Joel Brown offensive rebound
0:24		Grant Anticevich misses two point jump shot
0:22		Kuany Kuany offensive rebound
0:19		Marco Anthony personal foul (Kuany Kuany draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-54
0:06	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)	59-58
0:19	+1	Kuany Kuany makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-55
0:11		Jalen Celestine personal foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
0:11	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
0:11	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-55
0:01		Jordan Shepherd misses three point jump shot
0:06	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jordan Shepherd assists)	59-58
0:04		Kuany Kuany personal foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
0:04		Marco Anthony misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:04	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-58
0:01		Jordan Shepherd misses three point jump shot
0:00		Golden Bears offensive rebound

Golden Bears offensive rebound