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Williams scores 26 points, leads BYU past Utah 75-66

AP
Dec 17, 2022

PROVO, Utah Utes (AP) Rudi Williams scored 26 points and BYU held off rival Utah for a 75-66 victory on Saturday night.

BYU had a 4-point advantage at the break and used a 9-0 surge in the second half to stretch its lead to 59-44 with 6:06 remaining. Lazar Stefanovic's jumper at the 5:27 mark ended a nearly 4 1/2-minute drought for the Utes, but it also sparked a 13-1 run that cut the deficit to 60-57 with 2:46 remaining.

Williams answered with a jumper and Dallin Hall hit a 3 and Utah didn't get closer.

Williams was 9 of 13 from the floor and made 6 of 7 free throws. His 3-pointer with 6:44 left in the first half gave the Cougars the lead for good. Fousseyni Traore added 17 points for BYU (8-5). Gideon George had 11 points and Jaxson Robinson 10. Williams and Traore scored 12 points apiece to help build a 35-31 halftime lead.

Branden Carlson scored 18 points to lead Utah (9-3), which ended a five-game win streak. Rollie Worster and Stefanovic added 12 points apiece.

BYU has won five of the last six in the series. Utah hasn't won in Provo since a 65-61 victory on Dec. 10, 2014.

BYU hosts Lindenwood on Tuesday looking for its fourth straight win. Utah plays No. 21 TCU at home on Wednesday.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
31
BYU
Cougars
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Branden Carlson vs. Fousseyni Traore (Dallin Hall gains possession)
19:39	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	0-2
19:17	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	2-2
18:54		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
18:52		Gideon George offensive rebound
18:37	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:19		Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Jaxson Robinson steals)
18:08		Dallin Hall misses two point layup
18:06		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
18:07		Ben Carlson shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
18:07	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-5
18:07	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-6
17:43	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	5-6
17:20		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
17:18		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
17:01		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:59		Gideon George defensive rebound
16:44	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Noah Waterman assists)	5-8
16:32		Gideon George blocks Gabe Madsen's two point layup
16:30		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
16:22		Gideon George misses two point jump shot
16:20		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point layup	7-8
16:02		Rollie Worster personal foul
15:56		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Marco Anthony steals)
15:41		Rollie Worster turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
15:33		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
15:31		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup	7-10
15:15		Dallin Hall personal foul
15:15		TV timeout
15:15		Noah Waterman personal foul
15:02		Keba Keita misses two point layup
15:00		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
14:42		Atiki Ally Atiki misses two point layup
14:40		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
14:22		Jaxson Robinson shooting foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
14:21	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-10
14:21	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
14:06		Gabe Madsen personal foul
13:49		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
13:47		Cougars offensive rebound
13:47		Keba Keita personal foul
13:41		Rudi Williams misses two point layup
13:39		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
13:32		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul
13:29		Atiki Ally Atiki blocks Branden Carlson's two point layup
13:27		Utes offensive rebound
13:16		Atiki Ally Atiki shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
13:16		Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:16		Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:16		Atiki Ally Atiki defensive rebound
13:03		Atiki Ally Atiki turnover (lost ball) (Keba Keita steals)
13:02		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul
12:40	+3	Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	12-10
12:27		Fousseyni Traore turnover (traveling)
12:17		Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass)
12:03	+2	Gideon George makes two point layup (Trey Stewart assists)	12-12
11:47	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	14-12
11:32	+3	Gideon George makes three point jump shot (Fousseyni Traore assists)	14-15
11:08	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)	16-15
10:52		Trey Stewart misses three point jump shot
10:50		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
10:41		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
10:39		Trey Stewart defensive rebound
10:25		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
10:23		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
10:18		Fousseyni Traore personal foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul)
10:18		TV timeout
10:18	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-15
10:18	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-15
10:00		Fousseyni Traore offensive foul
10:00		Fousseyni Traore turnover (offensive foul)
9:41	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot	20-15
9:28		Rudi Williams misses three point jump shot
9:26		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
9:23	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point layup (Rudi Williams assists)	20-17
9:05		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
9:03		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
8:58		Rudi Williams shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
8:58	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-17
8:58	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-17
8:46		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:44		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
8:35		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
8:33		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
8:24		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Branden Carlson steals)
8:18		Branden Carlson turnover (traveling)
8:06	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot	22-20
7:44		Marco Anthony misses two point layup
7:42		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
7:19		Jaxson Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
7:08		Keba Keita offensive foul
7:08		Keba Keita turnover (offensive foul)
7:08		TV timeout
7:01		Jaxson Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Marco Anthony steals)
6:56		Noah Waterman shooting foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
6:56		Ben Carlson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:56		Ben Carlson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:56		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
6:43	+3	Rudi Williams makes three point jump shot (Noah Waterman assists)	22-23
6:29		Noah Waterman blocks Marco Anthony's two point layup
6:29		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
6:23		Richie Saunders misses two point layup
6:21		Dallin Hall offensive rebound
6:18	+3	Rudi Williams makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	22-26
6:13		Utes 30 second timeout
5:52		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
5:50		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
5:38		Gideon George misses two point layup
5:36		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
5:34		Jump ball. Richie Saunders vs. Lazar Stefanovic (Utes gains possession)
5:17	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	24-26
5:06		Richie Saunders turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals)
4:39		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point layup
4:37		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
4:25	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot	24-28
3:56	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot	26-28
3:47		Gabe Madsen personal foul
3:47		TV timeout
3:42		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
3:40		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
3:14		Branden Carlson turnover (lost ball) (Dallin Hall steals)
3:09	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)	26-30
2:53		Ben Carlson turnover (lost ball) (Trey Stewart steals)
2:48	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot	26-32
2:25		Marco Anthony offensive foul
2:25		Marco Anthony turnover (offensive foul)
2:02		Rudi Williams misses two point jump shot
2:00		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
1:59		Noah Waterman personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-32
1:59	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-32
1:59		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:52		Richie Saunders misses two point jump shot
1:50		Utes defensive rebound
1:34	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	30-32
1:18	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	30-35
1:07		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
1:05		Cougars defensive rebound
0:46		Dallin Hall misses three point jump shot
0:44		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
0:39		Jaxson Robinson personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
0:39		Branden Carlson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:39	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
0:19		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
0:17		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
35
BYU
Cougars
40

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Gideon George makes two point jump shot	31-37
19:29	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot	33-37
19:08	+3	Jaxson Robinson makes three point jump shot	33-40
18:46		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
18:44		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
18:28		Marco Anthony shooting foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
18:28		Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:28	+1	Noah Waterman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-41
18:14		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
18:12		Utes offensive rebound
18:08	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	35-41
17:51		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass) (Ben Carlson steals)
17:42		Noah Waterman shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
17:42	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-41
17:42		Gabe Madsen misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:42		Cougars defensive rebound
17:34		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
17:34		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:34		Dallin Hall misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:34		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:18		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
17:16		Dallin Hall defensive rebound
17:11	+2	Gideon George makes two point layup (Dallin Hall assists)	36-43
17:00		Marco Anthony misses two point layup
16:58		Gideon George defensive rebound
16:50	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point jump shot	36-45
16:35	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot	38-45
16:16		Branden Carlson blocks Richie Saunders's two point layup
16:14		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
16:00		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
15:58		Cougars defensive rebound
15:59		TV timeout
15:29		Jaxson Robinson misses two point layup
15:27		Gideon George offensive rebound
15:23		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
15:21		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
15:15		Richie Saunders blocks Lazar Stefanovic's two point layup
15:13		Utes offensive rebound
15:12		Marco Anthony misses two point layup
15:10		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
15:07	+2	Richie Saunders makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	38-47
14:53		Richie Saunders shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
14:53	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-47
14:53	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-47
14:44		Cougars 30 second timeout
14:44		TV timeout
14:36		Richie Saunders misses three point jump shot
14:34		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
14:14		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
14:12		Marco Anthony offensive rebound
14:10		Gideon George personal foul
14:05	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	42-47
13:43		Gideon George misses two point layup
13:41		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
13:27		Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot
13:25		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
13:07		Bostyn Holt personal foul
13:02		Dallin Hall misses two point layup
13:00		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
12:52		Marco Anthony turnover (traveling)
12:38		Gabe Madsen personal foul
12:23		Dallin Hall misses two point jump shot
12:21		Dallin Hall offensive rebound
12:09		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
12:07		Keba Keita defensive rebound
12:02		Gabe Madsen offensive foul
12:02		Gabe Madsen turnover (offensive foul)
11:56		Dallin Hall turnover (bad pass)
11:56		TV timeout
11:39		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
11:37		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
11:33		Lazar Stefanovic shooting foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
11:33		Gideon George misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:33	+1	Gideon George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-48
11:15		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
11:13		Cougars defensive rebound
10:42		Rudi Williams misses three point jump shot
10:40		Bostyn Holt defensive rebound
10:33		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
10:31		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Fousseyni Traore makes two point jump shot (Dallin Hall assists)	42-50
9:51	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	44-50
9:26		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
9:24		Bostyn Holt defensive rebound
9:04		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
9:02		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
8:54		Jaxson Robinson misses three point jump shot
8:52		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
8:45		Bostyn Holt turnover (bad pass) (Jaxson Robinson steals)
8:40	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point layup (Jaxson Robinson assists)	44-52
8:19		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point layup
8:17		Jaxson Robinson defensive rebound
8:10	+2	Jaxson Robinson makes two point layup	44-54
8:03		Utes 30 second timeout
8:03		TV timeout
7:41		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
7:39		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
7:32		Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
7:30		Keba Keita defensive rebound
7:31		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul
7:14		Atiki Ally Atiki blocks Marco Anthony's two point layup
7:12		Richie Saunders defensive rebound
7:02		Noah Waterman misses two point jump shot
7:00		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
6:54		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
6:52		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
6:48		Lazar Stefanovic shooting foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
6:48	+1	Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-55
6:48	+1	Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-56
6:33		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
6:31		Keba Keita offensive rebound
6:24		Keba Keita turnover (Gideon George steals)
6:11	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot	44-58
6:08		Marco Anthony technical foul
6:08		Marco Anthony turnover
6:08	+1	Rudi Williams makes technical free throw 1 of 1	44-59
5:55		Richie Saunders personal foul
5:51		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
5:49		Rudi Williams defensive rebound
5:39		Jaxson Robinson misses two point jump shot
5:38		Utes defensive rebound
5:38		Atiki Ally Atiki personal foul
5:27	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	46-59
5:08		Gideon George misses three point jump shot
5:06		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
5:00	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	49-59
4:35		Branden Carlson shooting foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
4:35	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-60
4:35		Fousseyni Traore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)	51-60
3:53		Fousseyni Traore turnover (bad pass) (Marco Anthony steals)
3:36	+3	Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	54-60
3:31		Cougars 30 second timeout
3:31		TV timeout
3:23		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
3:21		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
3:19		Gideon George shooting foul (Marco Anthony draws the foul)
3:19	+1	Marco Anthony makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-60
3:19		Marco Anthony misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
3:04		Fousseyni Traore misses two point layup
3:02		Marco Anthony defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	57-60
2:22	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot	57-62
2:07		Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass)
1:58		Gideon George misses three point jump shot
1:56		Fousseyni Traore offensive rebound
1:49	+3	Dallin Hall makes three point jump shot (Rudi Williams assists)	57-65
1:49		Utes 30 second timeout
1:26	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot	59-65
0:57	+2	Rudi Williams makes two point jump shot	59-67
0:49	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point jump shot	61-67
0:49		Gideon George technical foul
0:49		Gideon George turnover
0:49	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes technical free throw 1 of 1	62-67
0:45		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
0:45	+1	Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-69
0:38		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
0:36		Eli Ballstaedt offensive rebound
0:30		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
0:30		Gideon George defensive rebound
0:30		Eli Ballstaedt personal foul (Gideon George draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Gideon George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
0:30		Gideon George misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Eli Ballstaedt defensive rebound
0:23	+2	Marco Anthony makes two point layup	64-70
0:22		Utes 30 second timeout
0:19		Eli Ballstaedt personal foul (Dallin Hall draws the foul)
0:19	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-71
0:19	+1	Dallin Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-72
0:17		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
0:15		Cougars defensive rebound
0:13		Jaxson Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Stefanovic steals)
0:12	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point layup	66-72
0:11		Utes 30 second timeout
0:10		Rollie Worster personal foul (Rudi Williams draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Rudi Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-73
0:10		Rudi Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:10		Wilguens Jr. Exacte defensive rebound
0:05		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
0:03		Fousseyni Traore defensive rebound
0:01		Wilguens Jr. Exacte personal foul (Fousseyni Traore draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
0:01	+1	Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
0:00		End of period

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Fousseyni Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2