Lawson Lovering scores 17 points in Utah's 85-43 rout of Bellarmine
AP
Dec 21, 2023
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lawson Lovering scored 17 points and Utah Utes rolled to an 85-43 victory over Bellarmine Knights on Wednesday night for its sixth straight win.
Lovering was 8 of 10 from the floor and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds. Gabe Madsen added 12 points on four 3-pointers for Utah (9-2), which shot 50% (35 of 70) from the floor, 41 % (11 of 27) from long range and scored 28 points from 23 Bellarmine turnovers. Hunter Erickson added 10 points for the Utes.
Billy Smith scored 14 points to lead Bellarmine (4-9). Langdon Hatton added 10 points and nine rebounds.
Lovering scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting to help Utah build a 37-26 halftime lead. Madsen hit three consecutive 3s to stretch the Utes' lead to 46-28 early in the second half. Lovering and Smith scored four points apiece during a 17-0 run that gave Utah a 65-33 lead with 9:06 to play.
It was the first meeting between the teams.
Bellarmine plays at No. 17 BYU on Thursday.
Utah hosts Washington State on Dec. 29 in a Pac-12 Conference opener.
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1st Half
BELLAR
Knights
26
UTAH
Utes
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Knights gains possession)
19:42
+2
Langdon Hatton makes two point layup (Peter Suder assists)
2-0
19:21
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Branden Carlson assists)
2-2
19:03
Garrett Tipton turnover (Cole Bajema steals)
18:54
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)
2-4
18:33
Garrett Tipton misses three point jump shot
18:31
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
18:17
Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
18:15
Langdon Hatton defensive rebound
17:53
+2
Billy Smith makes two point layup
4-4
17:29
Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
17:27
Garrett Tipton defensive rebound
17:12
Peter Suder turnover (Gabe Madsen steals)
17:02
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)
4-6
16:51
+3
Billy Smith makes three point jump shot (Peter Suder assists)
7-6
16:25
Dezmond McKinney blocks Rollie Worster's two point layup
16:23
Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
16:00
Langdon Hatton misses three point jump shot
15:58
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
15:52
Cole Bajema misses two point layup
15:50
Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
15:40
Branden Carlson blocks Dezmond McKinney's two point jump shot
15:40
Dezmond McKinney offensive rebound
15:40
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
15:38
Langdon Hatton offensive rebound
15:32
+2
Langdon Hatton makes two point layup
9-6
15:19
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point layup
9-8
15:19
Langdon Hatton shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
15:19
TV timeout
15:19
+1
Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 1
9-9
14:53
Hunter Erickson blocks Ben Johnson's three point jump shot
14:51
Keba Keita defensive rebound
14:38
+2
Ben Carlson makes two point jump shot
9-11
14:19
+2
Garrett Tipton makes two point layup
11-11
14:01
Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
13:59
Knights defensive rebound
13:31
Dezmond McKinney misses two point jump shot
13:29
Keba Keita defensive rebound
13:20
Keba Keita offensive foul
13:20
Keba Keita turnover (offensive foul)
13:02
+2
Langdon Hatton makes two point layup
13-11
12:45
+2
Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)
13-13
12:30
Landin Hacker misses three point jump shot
12:28
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
12:24
Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
12:22
Ben Johnson defensive rebound
12:09
Landin Hacker misses two point layup
12:07
Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
11:51
Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
11:49
Keba Keita offensive rebound
11:42
TV timeout
11:24
Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
11:07
Deivon Smith blocks Dezmond McKinney's two point jump shot
11:05
Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
11:05
Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass)
11:03
Garrett Tipton misses two point jump shot
11:01
Ben Carlson defensive rebound
10:50
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot
13-15
10:24
Peter Suder offensive foul
10:24
Peter Suder turnover (offensive foul)
10:15
Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
10:13
Langdon Hatton defensive rebound
10:04
Billy Smith misses two point layup
10:02
Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
9:52
Deivon Smith misses two point layup
9:50
Peter Suder defensive rebound
9:35
Peter Suder turnover (Gabe Madsen steals)
9:29
Rollie Worster misses two point layup
9:27
Utes offensive rebound
9:19
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
9:17
Knights defensive rebound
8:59
Garrett Tipton turnover (traveling)
8:50
+2
Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot
13-17
8:19
+2
Billy Smith makes two point jump shot
15-17
7:59
Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
7:57
Branden Carlson offensive rebound
7:51
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point layup
15-19
7:35
+2
Peter Suder makes two point layup (Langdon Hatton assists)
17-19
7:19
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)
17-21
6:56
+2
Langdon Hatton makes two point jump shot (Billy Smith assists)
19-21
6:40
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)
19-23
6:21
+3
Billy Smith makes three point jump shot
22-23
6:10
Branden Carlson misses two point layup
6:08
Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
6:07
Billy Smith personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
6:07
TV timeout
6:01
+3
Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)
22-26
5:32
+2
Ben Johnson makes two point jump shot
24-26
5:09
Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
5:07
Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
4:59
Landin Hacker turnover (Cole Bajema steals)
4:56
+2
Cole Bajema makes two point layup
24-28
4:29
Langdon Hatton misses two point jump shot
4:27
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
4:20
Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
4:18
Langdon Hatton defensive rebound
4:11
Ben Johnson turnover (traveling)
3:52
Keba Keita misses two point jump shot
3:50
Dezmond McKinney defensive rebound
3:41
Dezmond McKinney misses two point layup
3:39
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
3:28
+3
Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists)
24-31
3:00
Garrett Tipton misses three point jump shot
2:58
Keba Keita defensive rebound
2:46
Eli Roberts shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
2:46
TV timeout
2:46
+1
Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2
24-32
2:46
Rollie Worster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:46
Garrett Tipton defensive rebound
2:27
Langdon Hatton misses two point jump shot
2:25
Ben Carlson defensive rebound
2:16
Keba Keita misses two point layup
2:14
Langdon Hatton defensive rebound
2:03
+2
Billy Smith makes two point jump shot (Ben Johnson assists)
26-32
1:50
+3
Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot
26-35
1:13
Langdon Hatton misses three point jump shot
1:11
Keba Keita defensive rebound
1:04
+2
Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists)
26-37
1:01
Knights 30 second timeout
0:43
Ben Johnson misses two point layup
0:41
Ben Johnson offensive rebound
0:41
Billy Smith misses three point jump shot
0:39
Knights offensive rebound
0:39
Rollie Worster personal foul
0:35
Ben Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:33
Rollie Worster defensive rebound
0:27
TV timeout
0:10
Dezmond McKinney personal foul
0:00
Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
0:00
Knights defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
BELLAR
Knights
17
UTAH
Utes
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:43
Langdon Hatton misses two point jump shot
19:41
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
19:29
Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot
19:27
Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
19:19
+3
Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)
