National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 80, Stanford 56
When: 11:30 PM ET, Thursday, March 12, 2015
Where: MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Officials: # David Hall, # Frank Harvey, # Mike Reed
Attendance: 12916

No. 17 Utah 80, Stanford 56: Delon Wright had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists as the Utes outscored the Cardinal 46-17 in the second half and advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.

Jordan Loveridge collected 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists while Jakob Poeltl scored 16 points for third-seeded Utah (24-7), which made 12 3-pointers and faces No. 2 seed Oregon in Friday’s semifinal. Brekkott Chapman chipped in eight points as the Utes shot 50 percent and won the battle of the boards 39-24 after being outrebounded 19-10 in the first half.

Chasson Randle led No. 6 seed Stanford (19-13) with 22 points and Stefan Nastic added 11 before fouling out in the final minutes. Randle, who made a game-winning 3-pointer in Wednesday’s 71-69 quarterfinal victory over Washington, finished 7-of-16 from the field while his teammates were a combined 12-of-35.

Stanford closed the opening period on a 19-9 run and took a surprising 39-34 lead into the half after shooting 48.1 percent and dominating the boards. The Utes stormed out of the break with an 11-2 run and took a 51-44 lead on back-to-back 3-pointers by Isaiah Wright and Loveridge with just over 14 minutes remaining.

Randle’s three-point play cut the deficit to 53-49 before Utah resumed the onslaught with 14 unanswered points to extend its lead to 67-49 with 7:21 remaining. Delon Wright recorded three blocks and was 4-of-4 from 3-point range for the Utes, who were 12-of-19 from beyond the arc.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah has lost three in a row to Oregon, including a 69-58 defeat in Eugene on Feb. 22. … Stanford led at halftime for only the second time in its last 11 games. … Stanford’s two opponents in the Pac-12 tournament – Washington and Utah – combined to shoot 25-of-39 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
 
Stanford   Utah
Chasson Randle 22 Scoring Delon Wright 20
Anthony Brown 2 Assists Jordan Loveridge 5
Anthony Brown 6 Rebounds Jordan Loveridge 8
Chasson Randle 5 Free Throws Made Jakob Poeltl 6
Marcus Allen 1 Steals Jordan Loveridge 2
N/A Blocks Delon Wright 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Stanford 56 37.3 5-14 13-15 7 20 0 5 10
Utah 80 50.0 12-19 14-18 16 37 6 5 11