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Lawson Lovering scores 17 points in Utah's 85-43 rout of Bellarmine
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lawson Lovering scored 17 points and Utah rolled to an 85-43 victory over Bellarmine 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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| 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 |