NCAAB Game Recap - UCLA at Utah
Sat Mar 9, 2019 7:00 PM EST

W IL
79
SDSt
76
F
VMI
72
Woff
99
F
LIU
64
StFPA
72
F
Brad
53
LoyIL
51
F
Maine
57
Vermt
73
F
Murr
77
Belm
65
F
RobM
62
FaDi
66
F
Lou
68
UVA
73
F
Samf
70
UNCG
77
F
NrthIA
60
Drake
58
F
Bingha
78
Stony
72
F
UND
76
NebOm
81
F
Albany
54
UMBC
62
F
Duke
70
UNC
79
F
Monm
98
Quin
92
F
Mercer
74
Furm
85
F
USD
80
BYU
57
F
Chat
64
ETSU
68
F
UMassL
70
Hartfo
78
F
Rider
81
Sien
87
F
Pepp
89
USF
72
F
Tenn
80
Aub
84
F
Fla
57
KY
66
F
UNCW
93
Elon
86
F
Mich
63
MSU
75
F
TxTch
80
IaSt
73
F
Tows
73
JMU
74
F
Vand
59
LSU
80
F
Purd
70
NW
57
F
Baylor
70
Kansas
78
F
FSU
65
Wake
57
F
GTown
86
Marq
84
F
SDSU
53
Nev
81
F
Okla
53
KSU
68
F
Vill
75
Seton
79
F
UCF
62
Temp
67
F
FAU
61
Marsh
76
F
TCU
69
Tex
56
F
Butl
70
Prov
83
F
ND
53
Pitt
56
F
Syr
55
Clem
67
F
StLou
57
StBon
66
F
UGA
46
SouthCar
66
F
Troy
74
CoCar
67
F
GMas
81
GrgWas
65
F
NCSU
73
BC
47
F
TAMU
81
MissSt
92
F
USA
78
App
71
F
UTSA
48
USM
81
F
ODU
50
UAB
64
F
OrSt
85
WaSt
77
F
TxSt
73
TexAr
81
F
UMKC
76
ChiSt
61
F
Miss
73
Mizzu
68
F
AzSt
72
Ariz
64
F
GrCan
76
Seatt
83
F(OT)
WVU
77
OkSt
85
F
UNLV
65
ColSt
60
F
ULM
79
ArkLR
62
F
UMass
75
URI
94
F
Ford
57
LaSal
72
F
CenAR
70
NWSt
63
F
SeLA
63
Nich
69
F
InWor
52
AbCh
81
F
USC
67
Colora
78
F
UL
90
ArkSt
87
F(OT)
GASt
90
GaSo
85
F
StJon
68
Xav
81
F
ArkPB
91
MsVl
57
F
McNee
58
Lamar
83
F
SHSU
68
SFA
57
F
Alc
64
PVAM
98
F
HCU
69
TXAMC
76
F
NM
81
Wyo
88
F
AlaAM
58
Gram
66
F
Bama
70
Ark
82
F
David
73
Rich
69
F
Yale
81
Princ
59
F
Brown
51
Penn
58
F
ASU
70
JackSt
82
F
N TX
58
FIU
73
F
UCLA
81
Utah
92
F
NoAZ
89
N CO
78
F(OT)
Dayt
78
Duques
67
F
Dart
51
Corn
66
F
SJSU
81
Fres
121
F
AF
52
Bois
80
F
Harv
83
Colum
81
F(OT)
UNCC
78
Rice
70
F
UCRiv
71
UCDav
70
F
DeP
78
Crei
91
F
UTEP
47
MTSU
48
F
WichSt
82
Tul
79
F
South
87
TXSo
77
F
CSBak
61
UtVal
76
F
CBU
63
NMSt
75
F
E WA
80
Web
77
F
Ida
68
IdaSt
70
F
Tuls
63
Mem
66
F
Oreg
55
Wash
47
F
HI
71
CS-Ful
59
F
UCSB
92
CAPoly
82
F
MTSt
80
PorSt
84
F
Mont
86
Sac
68
F
CSNor
74
UCIrv
86
F

Utah 92, UCLA 81

Mar 9, 2019, 7:00 PM EST

Final

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92

Utah beats UCLA 92-81, clinches Pac-12 no. 3 seed
Sat Mar 9, 2019 10:58 PM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah's evolution into one of the most dangerous teams from the perimeter in the Pac-12 paid huge dividends in the team's regular-season finale.

The Utes overwhelmed UCLA by knocking down one 3-pointer after another on their way to beating the Bruins 92-81 on Saturday. Utah shot 45 percent from the perimeter overall and made 17 3-pointers to clinch a third-place Pac-12 finish.

UCLA alternated between a 2-3 zone and a 3-2 zone in the first half and switched to man-to-man defense in the second half. The Bruins couldn't do enough to slow the Utes down and trailed by as many as 27 points before halftime.

Utah broke the zone by being patient in working for the right shots.

"The worst thing we could have done is just move the ball around the perimeter," guard Sedrick Barefield said. "We did a good job of getting the ball in the middle and just working from there."

Barefield scored 29 points to lead the Utes. Timmy Allen added 17 points and Donnie Tillman chipped in 14 for the Utes. Parker Van Dyke scored 12 points and dished out five assists.

Utah (17-13, 11-7 Pac-12) won for the third time in four games.

Kris Wilkes scored 20 points to lead UCLA. David Singleton and Jules Bernard each scored 13 and Jalen Hill added 12 points and 13 rebounds.

UCLA (16-15, 9-9) dropped both games on its final regular-season road trip, assuring its worst regular-season finish since 2015-16.

"I wish we had more than nine conference wins, but I'm proud of the nine we've got," interim coach Murray Bartow said. "They battled. We just got way too far down on the road. When you're 20 down, it's hard to come back."

The Utes sank 11 of 20 from outside in the first half alone. On the other end, the Bruins missed all seven attempts from 3-point range before halftime.

Barefield made three 3-pointers and Van Dyke added another to help the Utes carve out a 19-6 lead only five minutes into the game.

UCLA cut the deficit to single digits three times, the final time when Bernard's layup trimmed Utah's lead to 28-20. That's as close as the Bruins would get in the first half.

Utah ripped off a 23-4 run to take a 51-24 lead with 2:54 left before halftime. Tillman capped the decisive spurt with back-to-back 3-pointers. The Utes scored six straight baskets to finish off the run, with Tillman accounting for four of the six.

"We played the game the right way," Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said. "It was incredible - the assist-to-turnover ratio at halftime. Guys shared the ball. We got out in transition. I thought our defense fueled us."

The Bruins outscored Utah 22-6 over a six-minute stretch spanning both halves and cut the deficit to 57-46 on a 3-pointer from Wilkes. Riley Battin hit a pair of corner 3s and Barefield also scored a pair of baskets to finally halt the run and boost Utah's lead to 69-49.

UCLA strung together one more rally. The Bruins hit three straight baskets, the last a 3-pointer from Singleton, to cut the deficit to 75-67. UCLA would not get any closer and the Utes put it away when Barefield and Van Dyke hit back-to-back 3-pointers to give Utah a 91-76 lead with 58.1 seconds left.

"At halftime, we talked about how we had been in that position, but on the other side, the last time we played them," Van Dyke said. "We just were determined to not let them do what we did to them."

MISSING MOSES

Freshman center Moses Brown did not play for UCLA after committing an unspecified violation of the school's student-athlete code of conduct. Brown entered the game as the Bruins' leading rebounder and shot blocker. He is averaging 8.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks to go with 10.2 points per game. His status for the Pac-12 Tournament is undetermined.

PASSING FANCY

Utah climbed to a huge lead before halftime, in part, because the team did an excellent job sharing the ball and playing mistake free. The Utes had 13 assists on 17 baskets and committed just two turnovers. It marked the second straight game where the Utes started strong in the first half and they improved 14-0 when leading at halftime this season.

THE BIG PICTURE

UCLA: An inability to run Utah off the 3-point line in the first half assured the Bruins trailed for the final 39 minutes of the contest and ended the regular season with back-to-back losses.

Utah: The Utes swept the season series with UCLA and clinched the third seed in the Pac-12 Tournament. It gives Utah a valuable bye into the quarterfinal round on Thursday.

UP NEXT

UCLA: The Bruins will play in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Wednesday.

Utah: The Utes will play in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday.

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Leaders

UCLA PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
K. Wilkes 20 0 0 5 0 1
D. Singleton 13 0 1 2 1 1
Utah PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
S. Barefield 29 0 0 3 1 0
T. Allen 17 0 3 4 0 0

Team Comparison

UCLA Utah
Points For 81 92
Field Goals 28/59-47% 31/68-46%
Three Pointers 6/20-30% 17/38-45%
Free Throws 19/28-68% 13/19-68%
Offensive Rebounds 9 11
Defensive Rebounds 31 26
Rebounds 41 39
Blocks 8 0
Steals 4 5
Turnovers 9 5
Personal Fouls 19 21
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Utah Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 9 Utah 93 @ UCLA 92 T. Allen 22 J. Hands 27
Sat Mar 9 UCLA 81 @ Utah 92 K. Wilkes 20 S. Barefield 29

Game Information

Stadium: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 12,914
Game Time: