National Basketball Association
Utah 66, Wright St. 54
When: 9:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2012
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
# James Breeding, # Daryl Gelinas, # Brett Nansel
Attendance:
7649
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Utah 66, Wright State 54: Jordan Loveridge led the way with 22 points and the Utes capped a sweep of their Thanksgiving Tournament at Salt Lake City.
The Utes dominated the tournament with their inside game. Utah (4-1) which also beat Idaho State and Central Michigan in successive nights, outrebounded Wright State 33-18, and won all three contests by double digits.
Reggie Arceneaux scored 12 points to lead the Raiders (4-2), who went 1-2 in the tournament.
Utah was sloppy throughout but maintained the lead by hitting 8-of-19 attempts from 3-point range, with all five starters hitting at least one.
Wright State scored the game’s first eight points but Utah took the lead for good on a pair of free throws by Dallin Bachynski with 2:45 left in the first half. The Utes built a 17-point lead in the second half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Utah got only two points off its bench. … The Utes turned the ball over 14 times compared to the Raiders’ seven. … Jarred DuBois had 12 points and seven assists for Utah.
Top Game Performances
Wright St. |
|
Utah |
Reggie Arceneaux 12 |
Scoring |
Jordan Loveridge 22 |
Matt Vest 6 |
Assists |
Glen Dean 7 |
Matt Vest 4 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Loveridge 9 |
Matt Vest 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Loveridge 6 |
Cole Darling 2 |
Steals |
Cedric Martin 2 |
Kendall Griffin 1 |
Blocks |
Dallin Bachynski 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Wright St.
|
54 |
43.6 |
5-19 |
1-2 |
15 |
18 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
Utah
|
66 |
48.8 |
8-19 |
18-22 |
15 |
33 |
4 |
4 |
15 |