Madsen scores 20, Utah beats Washington State 80-58 in final Pac-12 opener
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gabe Madsen scored all 20 of his points in the second half and Utah rallied to beat Washington State 80-58 in a Pac-12 Conference opener on Friday night.
Madsen missed all four of his first-half shots including two from 3-point range for the Utes (10-2), who have won seven in a row. He sank 6 of 9 shots after the break - 4 of 7 from distance - and made 4 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Branden Carlson finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Utah. Keba Keita pitched in with 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for his second career double-double. Rollie Worster contributed 11 points and seven assists.
Isaac Jones had 12 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Cougars (9-3) with his third double-double this season. Reserve Jaylen Wells scored 10.
Keita had 10 points to help Utah take a 31-29 lead at halftime. The Cougars did not score until Oscar Cluff made 1 of 2 free throws at the 15:32 mark but they trailed by only five.
Kymany Houinsou sank a 3-pointer and Jones followed with a dunk to cap an 11-3 run as the Cougars took a 40-34 lead with 16:03 left to play. Seven of the 11 points came on second chances after WSU scored two such points in the first half.
Madsen hit back-to-back 3-pointers and added a third in an 11-2 spurt and Utah led 48-44 at the 12:22 mark and cruised from there. The Utes, who are heading for the Big 12 Conference next season, finish 10-0 at home against Washington State since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011-12 season.
Washington State stays on the road to play Colorado on Sunday. The Cougars are 0-12 all-time in Boulder. Utah will host Washington on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Rueben Chinyelu vs. Lawson Lovering (Rollie Worster gains possession) | Â |
| 19:42 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:20 |  | Â | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 19:18 | | Â | Cole Bajema defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:04 | | Â | Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 18:52 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:50 | | Â | Lawson Lovering personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:46 | | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Isaac Jones's two point layup | Â |
| 18:44 | | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:35 | | Â | Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Cole Bajema offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:30 | | Â | Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:28 | | Â | Myles Rice defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:13 | | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 18:11 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:01 | | Â | Kymany Houinsou blocks Lawson Lovering's two point layup | Â |
| 17:59 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:54 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 17:46 | | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists) | 0-4 |
| 17:33 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:31 | | Â | Cole Bajema defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:23 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 17:21 | | Â | Myles Rice defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:09 | | Â | Lawson Lovering blocks Isaac Jones's two point jump shot | Â |
| 17:07 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:02 | | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:00 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:46 | | Â | Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 16:41 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:39 | | Â | Keba Keita offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:38 | | Â | Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:38 | | +1 | Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-5 |
| 16:38 | | +1 | Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-6 |
| 16:25 | | Â | Hunter Erickson personal foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:58 | | Â | Cougars turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 15:58 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | Keba Keita misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:33 | | Â | Keba Keita shooting foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul) | Â |
| 15:33 | | +1 | Oscar Cluff makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-6 |
| 15:33 | | Â | Oscar Cluff misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 15:33 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:18 | | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists) | 1-8 |
| 14:53 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Oscar Cluff assists) | 4-8 |
| 14:27 | | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot | 4-10 |
| 14:14 | | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot | 6-10 |
| 13:40 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists) | 6-12 |
| 13:07 | | +2 | Myles Rice makes two point layup | 8-12 |
| 12:39 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:37 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:25 | | Â | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:23 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:15 | | Â | Myles Rice misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Oscar Cluff offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:07 | | Â | Jaylen Wells misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:05 | | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:56 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists) | 8-14 |
| 11:39 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:37 | | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:19 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:59 | | +2 | Andrej Jakimovski makes two point layup | 10-14 |
| 10:34 | | Â | Rollie Worster misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:32 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:25 | | Â | Andrej Jakimovski turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals) | Â |
| 10:18 | | +2 | Deivon Smith makes two point dunk | 10-16 |
| 9:51 | | Â | Deivon Smith personal foul (Oscar Cluff draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:38 | | Â | Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 9:36 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists) | 10-18 |
| 9:10 | | Â | Isaac Jones turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point jump shot | 10-20 |
| 8:28 | | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:26 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:20 | | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point layup (Isaac Jones assists) | 12-20 |
| 7:53 | | +2 | Cole Bajema makes two point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists) | 12-22 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Jabe Mullins makes two point jump shot (Isaac Jones assists) | 14-22 |
| 7:19 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | Ben Carlson shooting foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:12 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-22 |
| 7:12 | | +1 | Kymany Houinsou makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-22 |
| 6:41 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Isaac Jones defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:26 | | +2 | Oscar Cluff makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 18-22 |
| 5:52 | | Â | Lawson Lovering misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:28 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 21-22 |
| 5:18 | | Â | Gabe Madsen misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | Lawson Lovering offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:12 | | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point layup | 21-24 |
| 4:58 | | Â | Kymany Houinsou misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass) (Jabe Mullins steals) | Â |
| 4:47 | | +2 | Kymany Houinsou makes two point layup (Jabe Mullins assists) | 23-24 |
| 4:47 | | Â | Branden Carlson shooting foul (Kymany Houinsou draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Kymany Houinsou misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 4:47 | | Â | Gabe Madsen defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:33 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:31 | | Â | Oscar Cluff defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Isaac Jones's three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:51 | | Â | Kymany Houinsou blocks Rollie Worster's two point layup | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Isaac Jones personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul) | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:40 | | Â | Myles Rice defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:31 | | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:29 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:25 | | Â | Myles Rice blocks Deivon Smith's two point layup | Â |
| 3:23 | | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point dunk (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 25-24 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists) | 25-26 |
| 2:56 | | Â | Oscar Cluff shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:56 | | +1 | Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-27 |
| 2:38 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point jump shot | 27-27 |
| 2:26 | | Â | Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Kymany Houinsou defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:16 | | Â | Myles Rice misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Keba Keita defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:08 | | +2 | Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Branden Carlson assists) | 27-29 |
| 2:01 | | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:53 | | Â | Jaylen Wells turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 1:35 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Keba Keita personal foul (Rueben Chinyelu draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 1:23 | | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Rollie Worster offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:00 | | Â | Rollie Worster misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:53 | | Â | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive foul | Â |
| 0:51 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 0:41 | | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists) | 27-31 |
| 0:14 | | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point layup (Kymany Houinsou assists) | 29-31 |
| 0:05 | | Â | Hunter Erickson turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Myles Rice misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Rueben Chinyelu offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |