NCAAB Game Recap - California at Utah
Sat Feb 8, 2020 8:00 PM EST

OkSt
70
Baylor
78
F
Gonz
90
StMar
60
F
Kansas
60
TCU
46
F
SDSU
89
AF
74
F
UVA
73
Lou
80
F
StLou
65
Dayt
71
F
Duke
98
UNC
96
F(OT)
Mia-FL
81
FSU
99
F
Seton
70
Vill
64
F
LSU
90
Aub
91
F(OT)
WVU
59
Okla
69
F
Oreg
53
OrSt
63
F
KY
77
Tenn
64
F
MSU
68
Mich
77
F
Nebras
72
Iowa
96
F
StJon
82
Crei
94
F
Minn
77
PSU
83
F
UCLA
65
Ariz
52
F
Stan
74
Colora
81
F
SMU
90
Temp
97
F(OT)
WIMil
80
IUPUI
79
F(OT)
BC
77
VaTec
73
F(OT)
Stony
64
UNH
81
F
DeP
72
GTown
76
F
URI
82
GrgWas
51
F
TAMU
54
SouthCar
74
F
VMI
75
Citad
64
F
HolyC
68
Boston
77
F
UTRGV
75
ChiSt
64
F
Princ
62
Corn
73
F
Penn
76
Colum
67
F
GaTec
64
Pitt
73
F
ORU
76
NDSU
83
F
Fla
51
Miss
68
F
N TX
71
UAB
64
F
Maine
82
Bingha
75
F
Furm
82
WCU
73
F
Leh
62
Lafy
59
F
Purd
74
Ind
62
F
Rich
59
Ford
53
F
Tows
76
Drex
69
F
JMU
78
Del
80
F
Navy
60
Colg
67
F
TexAr
75
CoCar
89
F
Army
62
Amer
72
F
E MI
58
Akr
59
F
StBon
83
Duques
80
F
SDak
82
UND
68
F
ArkSt
87
ArkLR
90
F
Winth
70
Longw
68
F
RobM
61
SacHr
58
F
GASt
77
ULM
69
F
Ark
79
Mizzu
83
F(OT)
Mia-O
46
Ohio
77
F
SoFL
75
Mem
73
F
TxTch
62
Tex
57
F
TxSt
57
App
60
F
Seatt
87
UtVal
85
F(OT)
PorSt
57
S UT
85
F
Drake
73
NrthIA
83
F
CenCT
60
Bry
64
F
UMBC
60
UMassL
50
F
JU
65
NJIT
54
F
StFPA
85
Merrim
68
F
MtStM
67
StFNY
70
F
UTSA
84
UNCC
91
F
FIU
66
FAU
59
F
Elon
72
Charl
65
F
NE
71
Hof
75
F
WIGB
58
IL-C
71
F
MD-ES
53
Morg
61
F
NCAT
73
BethC
78
F
NCC
68
Copp
63
F
ETSU
73
Mercer
60
F
How
78
FlaAM
82
F(OT)
Lib
74
N AL
56
F
E KY
75
SIU-E
83
F
CenAR
82
McNee
76
F(OT)
Lipsco
72
KennSt
66
F
GWebb
88
USC-Up
57
F
Ball
64
W MI
68
F
(N/A)
64
LIU
67
F(OT)
Presb
62
Campbl
79
F
Toled
83
BGSU
85
F
MorSt
65
E IL
71
F
SHSU
82
Nich
88
F
StJos
66
LaSal
83
F
Buck
65
LoyMD
78
F
MTSt
49
E WA
74
F
SeLA
75
InWor
82
F(OT)
NebOm
64
SDSt
81
F
JSU
75
TN-M
61
F
TNTec
62
SEMO
60
F
ASU
87
MsVl
74
F
IPFW
70
Denv
63
F
NOrl
74
SFA
81
F
Hamp
72
ChaSo
85
F
ECU
81
Tul
67
F
Wyo
68
NM
97
F
Rice
91
MTSU
83
F
Clev
55
YSU
67
F
Bama
105
UGA
102
F(OT)
Harv
71
Brown
72
F
APSU
63
Belm
71
F
TXSo
59
PVAM
69
F
Alc
57
JackSt
86
F
South
62
Gram
66
F
DelSt
57
Norf
85
F
NFla
69
FlGlf
60
F
Chat
84
Woff
77
F
SJSU
77
Nev
95
F
Detr
65
NoKY
84
F
Radf
81
HiPt
70
F
Dart
57
Yale
75
F
Oakl
71
WriSt
83
F
UTEP
53
ODU
72
F
W&M
64
UNCW
70
F
LaTec
79
Marsh
83
F(OT)
Vermt
69
Hartfo
68
F
USM
72
W Ky
75
F
Wake
73
Syr
75
F
KSU
63
IaSt
73
F
Fres
67
UNLV
68
F
Cal
45
Utah
60
F
NMSt
67
UMKC
61
F
GaSo
86
UL
79
F
MOSt
66
SIU
68
F
IndSt
67
IlSt
74
F
NWSt
93
HCU
79
F
Lamar
49
AbCh
84
F
Prov
58
Xav
64
F
AlaAM
58
ArkPB
54
F
Vand
70
MissSt
80
F
Murr
73
TNSt
65
F
NoAZ
70
Web
76
F
Sac
63
IdaSt
59
F
Mont
82
Ida
71
F
USF
76
BYU
90
F
UCRiv
59
CSNor
61
F
HI
75
CAPoly
79
F(OT)
GrCan
103
CBU
98
F
UCIrv
61
UCSB
64
F
Portl
81
USD
88
F(2OT)
Pepp
78
Pacif
79
F
Bois
61
UtSt
70
F
USC
64
AzSt
66
F
UCDav
87
CS-Ful
81
F

Feb 8, 2020, 8:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

California

22

23

45

Utah

34

26

60

Utah stifles California for 60-45 win
Sat Feb 8, 2020 11:34 PM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Finding his shot has largely been a chore for Timmy Allen since the start of Pac-12 play. Allen took a step forward on resolving those shooting struggles.

The sophomore forward scored 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting to help Utah beat California 60-45 on Saturday night. Allen had his first 20-point game since the Utes' Pac-12 opener against Oregon State. Once he found a rhythm, Allen accounted for 14 of Utah's final 20 points.

Allen had his first performance of shooting 50% or better from the field since Utah's win over Kentucky in December.

“Man, I've been missing shots I should make and I still did today, truthfully,” Allen said. “But it feels cool. I've got a lot more work to do."

Allen has faced persistent pressure in the form of double teams. At times, it has taken him out of his game and compelled him to force up low-percentage shots. The sophomore wrote a different chapter against the Bears.

He stayed strong in getting to his spots and, once the basket opened up for him, his confidence soared.

“I think it's just what I do,” Allen said. “I don't think it's what the defensive team does. I was just more strong today. Just played without stress and played free, truthfully."

Eight different players scored to help the Utes earn their second straight Pac-12 victory. Utah (14-9, 5-6 Pac-12) also beat the Bears for the third straight time in the series.

Matt Bradley scored 13 points and collected seven rebounds to lead California (10-13, 4-6). The Bears remain winless in seven true road games this season.

“We just played like a tired team,” California coach Mark Fox said. “They were the aggressors and we didn't finish enough plays. You have to score when you're on the road and we didn't do that tonight.”

Utah built a double-digit lead multiple times in the first half after taking advantage of a pair of prolonged shooting droughts by California.

The Bears went 3 ½ minutes without scoring a basket, allowing Utah to rip off a 12-2 run and take a 17-6 lead. Riley Battin and Rylan Jones made back-to-back baskets to punctuate the spurt.

Paris Austin keyed a temporary surge with back-to-back layups. Kareem Story followed with a 3-pointer that made it 17-14. Then California went cold again, missing five straight shots and failing to score over a four-minute stretch.

Utah did not waste the opportunity to pull away again. Alfonso Plummer made back-to-back baskets and Battin buried a 3-pointer to extend Utah's lead to 24-14.

California had a chance to rally when the Utes missed 8 of 9 shots to open the second half. The Bears could not overcome their own offensive struggles long enough to get back into the game. They closed to within 36-28 on Andre Kelly's layup before going 3 ½ minutes without scoring.

Utah finally found a spark behind a pair of layups from Mikael Jantunen that fueled a 12-5 run. Branden Carlson buried a jumper to cap the run and give the Utes a 48-33 lead with 6:51 remaining.

BIG PICTURE

California: Too much inconsistency on offense doomed the Bears. California shot just 32% from the field and endured too many long stretches without a point at critical junctures.

Utah: The Utes continue to make defensive strides as Pac-12 play progresses. Utah forced 17 turnovers and scored 22 points off those turnovers.

HOME SUCCESS

The Utes moved to 10-1 at home this season and have now won four straight in their own arena. Finding success on the road has been a whole different story. Utah is 1-6 in true road games and has not won on the road since beating Nevada in the season opener.

It has to change if the Utes want to make a push into the top half of the Pac-12 standings.

“For us, if you do the math on it, when we're at home we take a couple of steps forward and when we're on the road, we take a couple of steps backward,” Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak said.

LOCKING DOWN

Utah has held three of its last four opponents under 40% field goal shooting. California made just 16 baskets - the lowest for a Ute opponent this season. The Bears led just once and their inability to make shots prevented them from making up any ground as the game progressed.

UP NEXT

California hosts No. 23 Arizona on Thursday.

Utah visits Oregon State on Thursday.

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Leaders

California PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Bradley 13 0 2 7 1 1
A. Kelly 6 0 0 8 0 1
Utah PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
T. Allen 21 0 2 4 2 1
A. Plummer 8 0 1 1 2 0

Team Comparison

Cal Utah
Points For 45 60
Field Goals 16/50-32% 24/53-45%
Three Pointers 3/11-27% 5/18-28%
Free Throws 10/13-77% 7/10-70%
Offensive Rebounds 9 3
Defensive Rebounds 28 27
Rebounds 43 32
Blocks 4 4
Steals 3 10
Turnovers 17 9
Personal Fouls 16 20
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Reg Season - Utah Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Feb 8 Cal 45 @ Utah 60 M. Bradley 13 T. Allen 21

Game Information

Stadium: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 10,766
Game Time: