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Ezra Ausar, Lawson Lovering help Utah hold off Kansas State 74-69

AP
Feb 17, 2025

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Ezra Ausar had 21 points and Lawson Lovering posted a double-double to help Utah Utes hold on for a 74-69 victory over Kansas State Wildcats on Monday night.

Ausar made 7 of 14 shots and all seven of his free throws, adding eight rebounds for the Utes (15-11, 7-8 Big 12 Conference). Lovering totaled 15 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double this season. Gabe Madsen added 13 points.

Brendan Hausen scored 17 to lead the Wildcats (13-13, 7-8), who have lost two straight following a six-game win streak. Max Jones and Dug McDaniel both scored 13 with McDaniel adding six assists.

Lovering had nine points for Utah and Jones scored 10 for Kansas State in a first half that ended in a 32-32 tie.

Utah scored the first seven points of the second half to grab the lead. A Lovering dunk upped the Utes' advantage to 46-37 with 14:36 left to play. Madsen hit a 3-pointer to give Utah a 57-50 lead with 5:22 left, but Hausen hit a 3-pointer and two free throws as the Wildcats scored the next seven points to tie it with 3:25 remaining.

It was 59-all when Miro Little scored in the paint for Utah and Madsen followed with a 3-pointer. Jones had a layup with 15 seconds left to get the Wildcats within two, but the Utes made 3 of 4 foul shots in the final 12 seconds to wrap up the win.

Utah outrebounded K-State 51-28. The Utes had 21 rebounds at the offensive end, leading to 14 second-chance points.

Utah travels to play UCF on Sunday. Kansas State will host Arizona State on Sunday.

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1st Half
KSU
Wildcats
32
UTAH
Utes
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		David N'Guessan vs. Lawson Lovering (Wildcats gains possession)
19:43		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
19:41		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
19:26	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point jump shot	0-2
18:53	+2	Max Jones makes two point layup (Brendan Hausen assists)	2-2
18:41		Mike Sharavjamts turnover (lost ball) (Max Jones steals)
18:32		David N'Guessan misses two point hook shot
18:30		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
18:23		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
18:21		Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
18:15		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
18:13		Max Jones defensive rebound
18:05	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	5-2
17:48		Lawson Lovering turnover (bad pass) (Brendan Hausen steals)
17:42	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Brendan Hausen assists)	7-2
17:21		Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
17:19		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
17:09		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
17:00		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
16:58		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
16:51		Mike Sharavjamts misses three point jump shot
16:49		Mobi Ikegwuruka defensive rebound
16:42		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
16:40		Utes defensive rebound
16:23		Max Jones blocks Gabe Madsen's two point layup
16:21		Mobi Ikegwuruka defensive rebound
16:00		Max Jones misses two point layup
15:58		Zach Keller defensive rebound
15:57		Mobi Ikegwuruka personal foul
15:57		TV timeout
15:36		David N'Guessan shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
15:36	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-3
15:36	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
15:18		Coleman Hawkins misses three point jump shot
15:16		Miro Little defensive rebound
15:09		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
15:07		Zach Keller offensive rebound
15:03		Ezra Ausar offensive foul
15:03		Ezra Ausar turnover (offensive foul)
14:48	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists)	9-4
14:32		Miro Little turnover (3-second violation)
14:18		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
14:16		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
14:08	+2	Miro Little makes two point layup	9-6
13:53		Dug McDaniel turnover (bad pass) (Miro Little steals)
13:44		Coleman Hawkins blocks Lawson Lovering's two point dunk
13:42		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
13:42		David N'Guessan shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
13:42	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-7
13:42		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:42		Ugonna Onyenso defensive rebound
13:24		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
13:22		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
13:06		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
13:04		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
12:59		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
12:57		Utes defensive rebound
12:49	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	9-9
12:23		Max Jones turnover (bad pass) (Lawson Lovering steals)
12:14		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
12:12		Wildcats defensive rebound
12:00	+2	Ugonna Onyenso makes two point dunk (Coleman Hawkins assists)	11-9
11:38	+3	Jake Wahlin makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	11-12
11:30		Miro Little personal foul
11:30		TV timeout
11:22		C.J. Jones misses two point jump shot
11:20		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Miro Little assists)	11-14
10:59	+3	David Castillo makes three point jump shot (C.J. Jones assists)	14-14
10:37	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Miro Little assists)	14-16
10:06	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point jump shot	16-16
9:44	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	16-18
9:44		Coleman Hawkins shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
9:44	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-19
9:17		Brendan Hausen misses two point jump shot
9:15		Miro Little defensive rebound
9:05		Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
9:03		Miro Little offensive rebound
8:52	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Miro Little assists)	16-21
8:31		Coleman Hawkins offensive foul
8:31		Coleman Hawkins turnover (offensive foul)
8:19		Mobi Ikegwuruka shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-22
8:19	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-23
8:05	+2	Mobi Ikegwuruka makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dug McDaniel assists)	18-23
7:51	+2	Jake Wahlin makes two point layup (Ezra Ausar assists)	18-25
7:32	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (David Castillo assists)	21-25
7:07		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
7:05		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
7:02		Mobi Ikegwuruka blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
7:00		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
6:56		Hunter Erickson personal foul
6:56		TV timeout
6:51	+3	Max Jones makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)	24-25
6:26		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
6:26		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
6:00		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
5:58		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
5:47		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
5:45		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
5:40		David N'Guessan misses two point layup
5:38		Utes defensive rebound
5:22		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Lawson Lovering's two point hook shot
5:20		Utes offensive rebound
5:09		Mobi Ikegwuruka blocks Mike Sharavjamts's two point jump shot
5:08		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
5:08		Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
4:41		Dug McDaniel turnover (bad pass) (Miro Little steals)
4:29		Miro Little misses two point jump shot
4:27		Miro Little offensive rebound
4:26		Miro Little turnover (traveling)
4:06		Lawson Lovering blocks Max Jones's two point layup
4:04		Max Jones offensive rebound
4:01	+2	Max Jones makes two point layup	26-25
3:41		Ugonna Onyenso shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:41	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-26
3:41	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-27
3:30		Max Jones misses two point layup
3:28		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
3:24		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
3:22		Wildcats defensive rebound
3:00		Dug McDaniel turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Madsen steals)
2:55		C.J. Jones personal foul
2:55	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-28
2:55	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-29
2:37	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	29-29
2:21		Caleb Lohner misses two point layup
2:19		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
2:03	+2	Max Jones makes two point jump shot (Coleman Hawkins assists)	31-29
1:57		Utes 30 second timeout
1:45		C.J. Jones personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-30
1:45	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-31
1:32		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
1:30		Coleman Hawkins offensive rebound
1:24		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Max Jones draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-31
1:24		Max Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
1:08		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
1:06		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
1:06		Mobi Ikegwuruka shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-32
1:06		Keanu Dawes misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:06		Dug McDaniel defensive rebound
0:48		Coleman Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Jake Wahlin steals)
0:38		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
0:36		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
0:09		Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
0:07		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
0:00		Miro Little misses two point layup
0:00		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
KSU
Wildcats
37
UTAH
Utes
42

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Jake Wahlin blocks Max Jones's two point layup
19:39		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
19:21	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot	32-34
18:59		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
18:57		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
18:46		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
18:44		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
18:43		Coleman Hawkins personal foul
18:39		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
18:37		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
18:33	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	32-36
18:09		Max Jones misses three point jump shot
18:07		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
18:00		Jake Wahlin misses two point jump shot
17:58		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
17:48	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Ezra Ausar assists)	32-38
17:39		Wildcats 30 second timeout
17:21		TV timeout
17:21		Dug McDaniel misses two point jump shot
17:19		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
16:59		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
16:57		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
16:55		Max Jones shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
16:55		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:55	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-39
16:36	+3	Dug McDaniel makes three point jump shot (C.J. Jones assists)	35-39
16:24	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	35-41
15:57		C.J. Jones misses two point jump shot
15:55		Utes defensive rebound
15:53		TV timeout
15:31		David N'Guessan shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
15:31	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-42
15:31		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:31		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
15:22		Dug McDaniel misses two point layup
15:20		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
15:18	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Jake Wahlin assists)	35-44
15:07	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point jump shot	37-44
14:33	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point jump shot	37-46
14:18		Mike Sharavjamts personal foul
14:09	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (C.J. Jones assists)	40-46
13:40		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
13:38		Wildcats defensive rebound
13:38		Lawson Lovering personal foul
13:19	+2	Ugonna Onyenso makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists)	42-46
13:19		Mike Sharavjamts shooting foul (Ugonna Onyenso draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Ugonna Onyenso makes regular free throw 1 of 1	43-46
13:01		Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass) (Dug McDaniel steals)
12:54		C.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
12:52		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
12:36		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
12:34		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
12:22		Coleman Hawkins offensive foul
12:22		Coleman Hawkins turnover (offensive foul)
12:07	+2	Caleb Lohner makes two point alley-oop layup (Hunter Erickson assists)	43-48
11:40		Jake Wahlin blocks David N'Guessan's two point layup
11:38		Max Jones offensive rebound
11:38		Jake Wahlin blocks Max Jones's two point layup
11:37		Wildcats offensive rebound
11:34		TV timeout
11:35	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot	46-48
11:13		Caleb Lohner turnover (3-second violation)
10:58		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
10:56		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
10:43		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
10:41		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
10:36		Miro Little misses three point jump shot
10:34		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
10:22		Keanu Dawes misses two point jump shot
10:20		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
10:12		David N'Guessan misses two point layup
10:10		Wildcats offensive rebound
10:09		Gabe Madsen personal foul
9:58		Miro Little shooting foul (Max Jones draws the foul)
9:58		Max Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:58	+1	Max Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-48
9:36	+2	Miro Little makes two point layup	47-50
9:12		Dug McDaniel turnover (out of bounds)
8:53		Miro Little turnover (bad pass) (David Castillo steals)
8:36		Gabe Madsen personal foul
8:31		Max Jones misses two point layup
8:29		Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound
8:14		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
8:12		David N'Guessan defensive rebound
8:10		Gabe Madsen personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
8:10	+1	David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-50
8:10		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:10		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Jake Wahlin makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	48-52
7:45		TV timeout
7:36		Max Jones offensive foul
7:36		Max Jones turnover (offensive foul)
7:10		Mike Sharavjamts misses two point jump shot
7:08		Gabe Madsen offensive rebound
7:08		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
7:05		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
6:50		Ugonna Onyenso blocks Gabe Madsen's two point jump shot
6:48		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
6:48		Lawson Lovering misses three point jump shot
6:46		Utes offensive rebound
6:46		Ugonna Onyenso personal foul
6:45	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point alley-oop dunk (Mike Sharavjamts assists)	48-54
6:19		Max Jones misses two point jump shot
6:17		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
6:10		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
6:08		Ugonna Onyenso defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Dug McDaniel makes two point layup	50-54
5:40		Ugonna Onyenso shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
5:40		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:40		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:40		Brendan Hausen defensive rebound
5:29		Lawson Lovering blocks David N'Guessan's two point jump shot
5:27		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
5:18	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Jake Wahlin assists)	50-57
4:49	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)	53-57
4:20		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
4:18		Wildcats defensive rebound
4:11		Gabe Madsen personal foul
4:11	+1	Brendan Hausen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-57
4:11	+1	Brendan Hausen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-57
3:53		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
3:51		Coleman Hawkins defensive rebound
3:24	+2	Coleman Hawkins makes two point layup (Dug McDaniel assists)	57-57
3:04		David N'Guessan flagrant 1 (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
3:04		TV timeout
3:04	+1	Ezra Ausar makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	57-58
3:04	+1	Ezra Ausar makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	57-59
3:02		Jake Wahlin turnover (bad pass) (Coleman Hawkins steals)
2:57	+2	C.J. Jones makes two point jump shot	59-59
2:32	+2	Miro Little makes two point jump shot	59-61
2:31		Utes 30 second timeout
2:21		Dug McDaniel misses three point jump shot
2:19		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	59-64
1:52		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:40	+2	David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Coleman Hawkins assists)	61-64
1:40		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
1:40		David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:40		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
1:21		Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
1:19		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	61-66
1:17		C.J. Jones shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-67
1:06	+3	Coleman Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)	64-67
1:03		Wildcats 60 second timeout
1:03		C.J. Jones personal foul
1:03	+1	Hunter Erickson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
1:03	+1	Hunter Erickson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
0:49	+3	Brendan Hausen makes three point jump shot (Dug McDaniel assists)	67-69
0:45		Hunter Erickson turnover (bad pass) (Coleman Hawkins steals)
0:34		Dug McDaniel misses two point layup
0:32		David N'Guessan offensive rebound
0:31		David N'Guessan turnover (traveling)
0:31		Utes 60 second timeout
0:21	+2	Mike Sharavjamts makes two point dunk (Mason Madsen assists)	67-71
0:14	+2	Max Jones makes two point layup	69-71
0:12		Mobi Ikegwuruka personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
0:12		Gabe Madsen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:12	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-72
0:07		Brendan Hausen misses three point jump shot
0:05		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
0:05		Max Jones personal foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-73
0:05	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-74
0:05		Max Jones turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Ausar steals)
0:00		End of period

Max Jones turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Ausar steals)