Delon Wright added 17 points, 10 assists and six rebounds for Utah (9-2), which improved to 7-0 at home. The Utes, who also received 11 points from Dakarai Tucker and nine points and six rebounds from Jakob Poeltl, shot 51.7 percent from the floor, including 8-of-23 from 3-point range.
Cody Larson had 13 points and six rebounds while Reed Tellinghuisen added 12 points off the bench for South Dakota State (9-4), which saw its seven-game win streak end. The Jackrabbits, who led only once at 10-9, also got 10 points from Zach Horstman but hit 39.7 percent of their shots, including a combined 7-of-24 from leading scorers Deondre Parks and George Marshall.
It was a tight game for most of the first half, and Utah held a 26-22 advantage with 5:19 left in the opening stanza. But that’s when Chapman heated up in a hurry, scoring nine points in a 19-6 half-ending run for the Utes who took a 45-28 lead into the break.
Utah then opened the second half with a 12-4 run to expand its advantage to 57-32. The Utes’ largest advantage was 66-40 with 11:38 to play, and South Dakota State never got closer than 14 points – the final margin – the rest of the way, largely playing against the Utah reserves.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah has won 26 straight home games against unranked opponents. … Wright is averaging 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.6 assists while shooting 61.5 percent from the field over the last seven games. … The Utes had hit only 11-of-47 3-pointers over the previous three games.
South Dakota State | Utah | |
Cody Larson 13 | Scoring | Brekkott Chapman 22 |
Deondre Parks 3 | Assists | Delon Wright 10 |
Cody Larson 6 | Rebounds | Jakob Poeltl 6 |
Reed Tellinghuisen 4 | Free Throws Made | Kyle Kuzma 3 |
Anders Broman 1 | Steals | Delon Wright 2 |
Keaton Moffitt 1 | Blocks | Kyle Kuzma 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
South Dakota State | 66 | 39.7 | 7-19 | 9-12 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Utah | 80 | 51.7 | 8-23 | 12-19 | 21 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 11 |