Kyle Kuzma shines as Utah beats Northwest Nazarene 81-37
Kyle Kuzma posted career highs with 23 points and 19 rebounds as Utah defeated Northwest Nazarene 81-37 in its season opener Saturday evening.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
NNU Northwest Nazarene NW NAZARENE
37
– 
Utah Utes
81
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NNU | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| UTAH | 36 | 45 | 81 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Weber State Wildcats | W 85-64 | NCAAM |
| 11/5/26 | vs Towson Tigers | W 67-57 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Long Beach State Beach | W 66-63 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 37-81
Jalen Shepard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 36-81
Jalen Shepard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 35-81
Foul on JoJo Zamora.
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LayUpShot 0:20 35-81
Jakub Jokl made Layup. Assisted by JoJo Zamora.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:09 35-79
Gabe Bealer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jakub Jokl.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 35-76
JoJo Zamora made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 35-75
Foul on Jalen Shepard.
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LayUpShot 1:54 35-75
Gabe Bealer made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 35-73
Zac Furgerson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 34-73
Zac Furgerson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 33-73
Foul on Jayce Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 33-73
Jalen Shepard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 32-73
Foul on JoJo Zamora.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 32-73
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 32-72
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 32-71
Foul on Maurice Jones.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:21 32-71
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:21 32-70
Foul on Sam Roth.
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LayUpShot 3:41 32-70
Maurice Jones made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:54 30-70
Foul on Jakub Jokl.
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LayUpShot 4:05 30-70
Jayden Bezzant made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:08 28-70
Foul on Olamilekan Adetunji.
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LayUpShot 5:22 28-70
Devon Daniels made Layup.
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LayUpShot 5:55 28-68
Jayce Johnson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:34 28-66
Devon Daniels made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:34 28-65
Devon Daniels made Free Throw.
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LayUpShot 6:47 28-64
Kyle Kuzma made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:22 28-62
Parker Van Dyke made Layup. Assisted by Devon Daniels.
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LayUpShot 7:43 28-60
Kyle Kuzma made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:16 28-58
Foul on Jake Connor.
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LayUpShot 8:59 28-58
Kyle Kuzma made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:14 28-56
Bouna N'Diaye made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:14 27-56
Bouna N'Diaye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:14 26-56
Foul on JoJo Zamora.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:32 26-56
Maurice Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikola Prvulj.
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PersonalFoul 9:46 23-56
Foul on Devon Daniels.
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PersonalFoul 10:38 23-56
Foul on Olamilekan Adetunji.
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Three Point Jump Shot 10:53 23-56
Jake Connor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kyle Kuzma.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 23-53
Tyler Rawson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 11:16 23-52
Tyler Rawson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 11:16 23-51
Foul on Marko Lepovic.
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PersonalFoul 11:40 23-51
Foul on Jake Connor.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:20 23-51
Lorenzo Bonam made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:20 23-50
Lorenzo Bonam made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:20 23-49
Foul on Bouna N'Diaye.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:39 23-49
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:39 23-48
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:39 23-47
Foul on Olamilekan Adetunji.
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PersonalFoul 12:56 23-47
Foul on Olamilekan Adetunji.
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JumpShot 13:16 23-47
Tyler Rawson made Jumper.
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DunkShot 13:56 23-45
Gabe Bealer made Dunk.
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PersonalFoul 14:14 23-43
Foul on Olamilekan Adetunji.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:42 23-43
Tyler Rawson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:42 23-42
Tyler Rawson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:42 23-41
Foul on Kaileb Rodriguez.
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LayUpShot 14:53 23-41
Jalen Shepard made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:29 21-41
Kyle Kuzma made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:29 21-40
Foul on Kaileb Rodriguez.
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PersonalFoul 15:56 21-40
Foul on Maurice Jones.
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PersonalFoul 16:56 21-40
Foul on Jakub Jokl.
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End Game 0:00 37-81
End of Game
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 37-81
Jalen Shepard made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:19 36-81
Jalen Shepard made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:19 35-81
Foul on JoJo Zamora.
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LayUpShot 0:20 35-81
Jakub Jokl made Layup. Assisted by JoJo Zamora.
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Defensive Rebound 0:42 35-79
Gabe Bealer Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:43 35-79
Marc Reininger Block.
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JumpShot 0:43 35-79
Zac Furgerson missed Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:50 35-79
Zac Furgerson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:50 35-79
Marko Lepovic missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:09 35-79
Gabe Bealer made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jakub Jokl.
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Defensive Rebound 1:26 35-76
Gabe Bealer Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:26 35-76
Jalen Shepard missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:31 35-76
Jalen Shepard Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 35-76
JoJo Zamora missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:31 35-76
JoJo Zamora made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:31 35-75
Foul on Jalen Shepard.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:46 35-75
Zac Furgerson Turnover.
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LayUpShot 1:54 35-75
Gabe Bealer made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 35-73
Zac Furgerson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:25 34-73
Zac Furgerson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:25 33-73
Foul on Jayce Johnson.
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Defensive Rebound 2:27 33-73
Northwest Nazarene Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:27 33-73
Jake Connor missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 33-73
Jalen Shepard made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 2:41 32-73
Northwest Nazarene Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:41 32-73
Jalen Shepard missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:41 32-73
Foul on JoJo Zamora.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 32-73
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:52 32-72
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:52 32-71
Foul on Maurice Jones.
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Offensive Rebound 2:53 32-71
Jayce Johnson Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:53 32-71
Jayce Johnson missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:15 32-71
Jake Connor Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:15 32-71
Dylan Brink missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 3:21 32-71
Sam Roth Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:21 32-71
Jayce Johnson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:21 32-71
Jayce Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:21 32-70
Foul on Sam Roth.
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LayUpShot 3:41 32-70
Maurice Jones made Layup.
Showing the last 40 of 390 events.
Team Stats
NNU
UTAH
11-67
FG
26-57
16
Field Goal %
46
1-25
3PT
6-24
4
Three Point %
25
14-21
FT
23-34
67
Free Throw %
68
37
Rebounds
61
10
Offensive Rebounds
12
27
Defensive Rebounds
49
2
Assists
11
5
Steals
2
2
Blocks
5
12
Turnovers
19
0
Team Turnovers
0
12
Total Turnovers
19
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
8
Points Off Turnovers
10
6
Fast Break Points
16
20
Points in Paint
38
28
Fouls
21
0
Largest Lead
46
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