Ball State Cardinals at Utah Utes

Utah defeats Ball State 88-69

Princeton Onwas added 13 points and 10 rebounds in his first start and Brandon Taylor chipped in 17 points and five assists to keep the Utes (6-0) perfect on the season.

Ball State pulled within eight 66-58 after Majok Majok converted a 3-point play with 8:08 remaining in the game. Utah put the hammer down and put the game out of reach quickly. Dallin Bachynski had dunks on back-to-back possessions to spark a decisive 17-9 run. Wright capped the run with a dunk that gave the Utes an 83-67 lead with 2:24 left.

Utah dominated in the paint, outscoring the Cardinals 44-24. The Utes also imposed their will in transition, outscoring Ball State 16-2 in fast-break points and scoring 18 points off 15 turnovers. Utah shot 32 of 57 (56.1 percent) from the field overall.

Ball State struggled to deal with the quickness of Utah's guards from the early minutes. In a 23-second span, the Utes forced consecutive turnovers to score three quick baskets.

Onwas drove for a layup to start the sequence. Seconds later, Wright stole the ball from Franko House to set up his own short jumper. Then he came back down and ripped the ball away from Turner and fed Taylor for an uncontested layup.

Ball State did manage to close the gap a little bit. Back-to-back 3-pointers from House brought the Cardinals within nine at 34-25 with 2:20 left in the half.

Once Turner finally found his shot in the second half, Ball State mounted a serious rally. The Cardinals erased a 15-point deficit, climbing to within seven on a 12-4 run fueled by three straight baskets from Turner. After Majok capped the run by converting a 3-point play, Ball State just trailed 54-47.

Wright once again gave Utah some extra breathing room. He turned an outlet pass from Jordan Loveridge into a dunk and then hit a 3-pointer on the next possession to get Utah's offense running again. The Utes built the lead back to 65-52 after Taylor finished off the mini-spurt with a 3-pointer.

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