UC Davis Aggies at Utah Utes

Utah handles UC Davis 94-60

The Associated Press

Jordan Loveridge added 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Utes while Delon Wright chipped in 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Utah (2-0) led wire-to-wire.

Brynton Lemar scored 14 points while Josh Ritchart and Corey Hawkins added 11 apiece to lead the Aggies (1-2), who were held to just 33.8 percent shooting (22-of-65) from the field. Hawkins returned to the lineup after sitting out a game with a hand injury.

Utah dominated around the basket during both halves. The Utes out-rebounded UC Davis 49-27. They also enjoyed a 50-30 edge on points in the paint.

UC Davis could not figure out how to slow down the Utah offense. The Utes shot 60.3 percent (35-of-58) from the field and produced 20 assists.

Taylor made three consecutive baskets to help Utah open the game on a 15-2 run. Taylor did a little bit of everything in that stretch, hitting from outside and slashing to the paint, to keep the Aggies defense off-balance.

UC Davis regained some composure on offense and cut the Utes lead to 17-13 on a tip-in basket by Georgi Funtarov. Starting with a Hawkins jumper, the Aggies made four consecutive baskets to get back into the game.

The Aggies closed to within five with the Ute starters sidelined, making it 34-29 on a 3-pointer by Ryan Sypkens. Utah slammed the door shut once again before UC Davis could complete the comeback. The Utes held the Aggies over the final 3:57 of the half and scored 11 unanswered points to take a 45-29 halftime lead.

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