Sacramento State Hornets at Utah Utes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Carlson scores 21 to help Utah beat Sacramento State 89-56
Carlson, a 7-foot center, made both of his two 3-point shots and had two blocks in 21 minutes. Both Gach scored 11 points and Marco Anthony had six points, 16 rebounds, six assists and three blocks for Utah (2-0).
Carlson scored 10 points in a 17-4 run before Lazar Stefanovic and Riley Battin made back-to-back layups to stretch Utah's lead to 21-9 midway through the first half. The Hornets (1-1) trimmed their deficit to six points later with about 3 minutes left before halftime but the Utes scored the next 12 points to take a 48-30 lead when Carlson hit a 3-pointer to open the second half.
Bryce Fowler led Sacramento State with 12 points.
The Hornets shot 31% (20 of 64) overall and made just 4 of 22 (18%) from 3-point range.
Utah made 26 free throws — 11 more than Sac State attempted — and outrebounded the Hornets 58-29.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Bostyn Holt Steal. | 56 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Teiano Hardee Turnover. | 56 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Bostyn Holt made Free Throw. | 56 - 89 |
Statistics
 SAC |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-64 | FG | 28-62 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 4-22 | 3PT | 7-23 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 12-15 | FT | 26-36 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 26 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 6,805 | Capacity:
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| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
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| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
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| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-11 |
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