National Basketball Association
Washington St. 75, Utah 65
When: 9:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Where: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Pullman, Washington
Officials:
# Mike Greenstein, # Chris Rastatter, # Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance:
4240
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Washington State 75, Utah 65: Mike Ladd led all starters in double figures with a career-high 22 points as the host Cougars cruised to the Pac-12 victory.
Washington State (10-7, 1-3 Pac-12) never trailed in snapping its three-game losing streak. Brock Motum scored all 14 of his points in the second half. Royce Woolridge also scored 14 for the Cougars.
Washington State led 34-26 at the half. The Cougars opened up a 47-31 lead on a jumper by Dexter Kernich-Drew with 12:43 left but the Utes responded with a 10-0 run to get back into the game.
Motum hit a 3-pointer and soon after Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak was called for a technical foul. Motum hit both technical free throws and Woolridge followed with a 3-pointer and the Cougars were in complete control again.
Utah (8-9, 0-5) was led by Brandon Taylor with 13 points, but the Utes dropped their sixth straight game and have yet to win on the road in the Pac-12 since joining the conference last year.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jason Washburn added 10 points and six rebounds for Utah. Justin Seymour had 11 points for the Utes. … The Utes had 17 turnovers which led to 28 Washington State points. …The teams combined to go 19-for-37 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
Utah |
|
Washington St. |
Brandon Taylor 13 |
Scoring |
Mike Ladd 22 |
Justin Seymour 5 |
Assists |
Royce Woolridge 5 |
Jordan Loveridge 7 |
Rebounds |
Brock Motum 8 |
Justin Seymour 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Royce Woolridge 5 |
Cedric Martin 4 |
Steals |
Brock Motum 3 |
Renan Lenz 1 |
Blocks |
Brock Motum 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Utah
|
65 |
46.0 |
8-17 |
11-13 |
15 |
27 |
2 |
9 |
17 |
Washington St.
|
75 |
50.0 |
11-20 |
16-24 |
10 |
23 |
3 |
6 |
12 |