National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 99, Jacksonville St. 58
When: 10:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 8, 2022
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: # Michael Irving, # Jimmy Casas, # Kelly Pfeifer
Attendance: 5295

Branden Carlson scored 19 points and collected eight rebounds to lead Utah to a 99-58 victory over Jacksonville State in Salt Lake City on Thursday night.

Lazar Stefanovic finished with a team-high 20 points off the bench for the Utes. Gabe Madsen chipped in 16 points. Marco Anthony added 10 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Utah (8-2) won its third straight game after shooting 16 of 28 from 3-point range. The Utes also scored 25 points off turnovers and outscored Jacksonville State 22-3 in fast-break points.

Monzy Jackson scored 16 points to lead the Gamecocks. Skyelar Potter added 15.

Jacksonville State (4-5) shot just 36.8 percent and committed 15 turnovers.

Utah scored the first 19 points behind hot perimeter shooting -- 6 of 6 from 3-point range. Madsen had three of the outside baskets, his final one putting Utah up 22-3.

Jacksonville State did not score its first points until Jackson hit a 3-pointer 5 1/2 minutes into the first half. The Gamecocks trailed by double digits throughout the half. They cut the deficit to 28-18 on a layup from Demaree King but could draw no closer.

Utah extended the lead again before the half ended. The Utes used an 11-0 run capped by a 3-point play from Marco Anthony to boost their lead to 45-23 going into halftime. Jacksonville State missed six straight shots and committed three turnovers over the final five minutes of the first half.

Utah made 9 of 10 shots coming out of the locker room and shot 63.6 percent after halftime. The Utes led by 49 points during the second half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Jacksonville St.   Utah
Clarence Jackson 16 Scoring Lazar Stefanovic 20
Amanze Ngumezi 2 Assists Rollie Worster 8
Juwan Perdue 6 Rebounds Marco Anthony 8
Clarence Jackson 3 Free Throws Made Marco Anthony 2
Amanze Ngumezi 2 Steals Lazar Stefanovic 2
Clarence Jackson 1 Blocks Branden Carlson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Jacksonville St. 58 36.8 9-20 7-13 7 24 3 3 15
Utah 99 55.9 16-28 7-9 25 34 7 7 10
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