Utah Utes at Washington State Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Carlson paces hot-shooting Utah past Washington State, 71-56
Washington State had lost but once at Friel Court this season, 86-82 in double overtime to Arizona on Jan. 2.
Thursday, Utah (6-6, 3-5 Pacific-12 Conference) made seven of its first 10 shots and never looked back, building a 43-26 lead at the half on 66.7% shooting — tied for its best first-half percentage this season (versus No. 17 Oregon Jan. 9).
Four other Utes reached double figures with Timmy Allen scoring 13, Alfonso Plummer and Riley Battin 12 each and Mikael Jantunen 10. The win was Utah's first on the road this season.
Utah shot 55% for the game, making 28 of 51 shots with 19 assists. Rylan Jones dished 10 assists, the fifth player in Pac-12 play this season with 10 or more.
Noah Williams led the Cougars (9-5, 2-5) with 17 points, five assists and four steals. Efe Abogidi added 12 points. Only one other Cougar scored more than six as WSU was 20-of-53 shooting (38%).
The loss is the fourth straight for WSU. Utah has won the last 13 matchups in the series.
In the first half Carlson, Jantunen and Plummer combined 32 points on 14-of-18 shooting.
Utah continues its Pacific Northwest swing, visiting Washington on Sunday. Washington State plays host to Colorado on Saturday, before turning right around to play at Colorado on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Brandton Chatfield made Layup. Assisted by Aljaz Kunc. | 71 - 56 |
| 2nd 0:38 | Andrej Jakimovski Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:42 | Pelle Larsson missed Jumper. | 71 - 54 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 WSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-51 | FG | 20-53 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 6-14 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 9-9 | FT | 9-12 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Pullman, WA
Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 31-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-6 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 26-9 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-16 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |