SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Branden Carlson scored a career-high 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots as Utah Utes rolled past UTSA 91-70 on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win.
Carlson was 10 of 14 from the floor and made 6 of 7 free throws. Marco Anthony added 16 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season for Utah (9-2). Anthony also had four assists. Gabe Madsen also had 16 points and Lazar Stefanovic had 10 for the Utes, who shot 52% (36 of 69) overall.
Utah held UTSA (5-5) to 38% shooting from the floor and has kept opponents under 40% in 9 of 10 games this season.
Japhet Medor scored 23 points to lead the Roadrunners.
The game was tied at 29, but Utah's 10-5 surge to close the first half gave it a 39-34 halftime lead. The Utes opened the second with Carlson's dunk that sparked a 20-5 run to stretch the lead to 59-39 with 14:19 remaining. Carlson had eight points and Anthony added six during the span.
Utah faces rival BYU in Provo on Saturday. UTSA hosts Bethune-Cookman on Sunday.
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1st Half
UTSA
Roadrunners
34
UTAH
Utes
39
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Roadrunners gains possession)
19:35
Jacob Germany misses two point hook shot
19:33
Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
19:17
+2
Ben Carlson makes two point layup
0-2
19:17
Lachlan Bofinger shooting foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
19:17
+1
Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 1
0-3
19:00
DJ Richards misses two point pullup jump shot
18:58
Ben Carlson defensive rebound
18:51
Branden Carlson misses two point turnaround hook shot
18:49
Jacob Germany defensive rebound
18:32
+2
Jacob Germany makes two point layup
2-3
18:09
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
18:07
John Buggs III defensive rebound
18:00
Japhet Medor misses two point driving layup
17:58
Marco Anthony defensive rebound
17:47
+2
Rollie Worster makes two point cutting layup (Branden Carlson assists)
2-5
17:33
Branden Carlson blocks John Buggs III's two point driving layup
17:31
Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
17:27
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Rollie Worster assists)
2-7
17:10
+2
Lachlan Bofinger makes two point layup
4-7
16:58
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:56
Lachlan Bofinger defensive rebound
16:49
Japhet Medor misses two point driving layup
16:47
Ben Carlson defensive rebound
16:39
Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
16:37
DJ Richards defensive rebound
16:27
Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
16:25
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
16:00
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot
4-9
15:38
TV timeout
15:33
Japhet Medor misses three point jump shot
15:31
Ben Carlson defensive rebound
15:27
Ben Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Japhet Medor steals)
15:22
Ben Carlson shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
15:24
+1
Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-9
15:22
+1
Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-9
15:09
+2
Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot (Ben Carlson assists)
6-11
14:51
Aleu Aleu misses three point jump shot
14:49
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
14:32
+2
Keba Keita makes two point hook shot
6-13
14:07
Jacob Germany misses two point turnaround jump shot
14:05
Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
13:57
Lazar Stefanovic offensive foul (Jacob Germany draws the foul)
13:57
Lazar Stefanovic turnover (offensive foul)
13:30
Keba Keita blocks Aleu Aleu's two point layup
13:28
Utes defensive rebound
13:15
Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass)
13:02
Aleu Aleu turnover (out of bounds)
12:45
+3
Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Mike Saunders Jr. assists)
6-16
12:24
Josh Farmer misses three point pullup jump shot
12:22
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
12:05
+2
Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists)
6-18
12:04
Roadrunners 30 second timeout
12:04
TV timeout
11:49
Rollie Worster shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)
11:49
+1
Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-18
11:49
+1
Japhet Medor makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-18
11:24
Marco Anthony misses two point layup
11:22
Roadrunners defensive rebound
11:11
Branden Carlson blocks Japhet Medor's two point driving layup
11:09
Roadrunners offensive rebound
10:54
Branden Carlson personal foul
10:46
DJ Richards misses three point jump shot
10:44
Mike Saunders Jr. defensive rebound
10:36
Japhet Medor personal foul
10:36
Isaiah Addo-Ankrah personal foul
10:35
Branden Carlson misses two point alley-oop layup
10:33
Jacob Germany defensive rebound
10:19
+2
DJ Richards makes two point fadeaway jump shot
10-18
10:09
Marco Anthony misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
10:07
Branden Carlson offensive rebound
9:55
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point putback layup
10-20
9:49
+3
DJ Richards makes three point jump shot (Japhet Medor assists)
13-20
9:40
Wilguens Jr. Exacte turnover (traveling)
9:29
+2
Japhet Medor makes two point driving layup
15-20
9:07
Lazar Stefanovic misses two point floating jump shot
9:05
Japhet Medor defensive rebound
8:55
+2
DJ Richards makes two point driving layup
17-20
8:47
Utes 30 second timeout
8:34
Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
8:32
Jacob Germany defensive rebound
8:24
+2
Japhet Medor makes two point pullup jump shot
19-20
8:03
+2
Marco Anthony makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)
19-22
7:45
+3
DJ Richards makes three point jump shot (John Buggs III assists)
22-22
7:32
Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
7:30
Jacob Germany defensive rebound
7:20
+3
Japhet Medor makes three point jump shot
25-22
7:18
Rollie Worster shooting foul (Japhet Medor draws the foul)