The first UTAH basketball match of the post-Craig Smith era was an eruption, because the Runnin ‘Utes were overwhelmed by No. 22 Arizona 83-66 Wednesday at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona.
With acting coach Josh Eilert at the head of Utah, visitors never seriously threatened a team of the Wildcats who tried to bounce back from a defeat in Byu last weekend.
3 take -out dishes
Turnover issues have put Utah late. It was a constant theme this season. The UTES lost the battle of turnover in several of their Big 12 matches, and in turn, their opposition transformed these dishes to take into an important advantage in the reversal points.
This happened against Arizona, especially in the first half.
The Wildcats had 12 Utah reversals in 19 points. Most of these damage was caused in the first half, when Arizona transformed nine Utah reversals in 17 points.
The UTES, on the other hand, had seven Arizona reversals at 12 points for the match.
Caleb LOVE shone as only he can, walking the Wildcats. Caleb Love, the Wildcats guard, paved the way to Arizona against Utah, marking a 23 -point top.
He scored 17 of these points before half-time and made four 3 points in the first 20 minutes, while finishing with seven assists, four rebounds and a flight in the night.
This led a balanced effort for the Wildcats, who also obtained a two -digit score from Jaden Bradley, Henri Veesaar and Tobe Awaka, who all had 12 points.
Arizona has surpassed the Utes from the field, 41.3% at 33.9%, while the Wildcats had two more than 3 points than UTAH (nine to seven).
Keanu Dawes had another solid night for the Utes. Utah’s second year striker Keanu Dawes showed flashes this season, and this was again exposed on Wednesday evening.
Against the Wildcats, he scored a career summit by equaling 18 points out of 6 of the 8 shots, while making a 3 points and hitting 5 of the 5 free throws.
Dawes also succeeded in 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, while adding a block and a decisive pass.
Ezra Ausar has also shown Arizona, with 18 points, five rebounds and a flight.
Gabe Madsen added 10 points, seven assists, three rebounds and two interceptions, while Lawson Lovering collected six points and 10 rebounds.
What is the next step
The UTES will return for their last home stand of the season.
It starts with a confrontation against Arizona State on Saturday (5 p.m. MST, ESPN +), before Utah organizes Virginia-Western Virginia (19 H MST, ESPN +) during the senior evening.
The Sun Devils organized Byu later Wednesday evening.
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