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Men's Basketball Takes Care of Business Against Cal

by Utah Athletics
Feb 5, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah men's basketball team found themselves back in the win column on Sunday inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center behind a balanced attack to serve California the 61-46 loss.
 
The visiting team got off to a hot start early on, jumping out to a 15-9 lead on the Utes before Utah answered Cal with an 11-0 run led predominantly by Jaxon Brenchley – who scored eight-consecutive points during that stretch. Utah's defense then began to clamp down on the Golden Bears and finished the final 3:22 of the half with a 7-2 spport to lead Cal 29-24 at the break.

 
Utah (16-9, 9-5 Pac-120) came out of the gates firing on all cylinders in the second frame and went up 41-25 by the 14:08 media break. Utah's offense was much better from beyond the arc, knocking down six 3-pointers. The Utes separated themselves completely from the Golden Bears (3-20, 2-10 Pac-12) midway through the second half, hitting four-straight from the field to go ahead 55-35 – its largest lead of the game.

 
Lazar Stefanovic had another solid game starting in the place of Gabe Madsen, scoring a game-high 15 points while dishing out six assists. Branden Carlson picked up his third double-double of the year with 12 points and 13 rebounds to go with four blocks while Ben Carlson hit double-figures for the first time since Dec. 1 against then-No. 4/4 Arizona with 11 points on five rebounds. Providence, Utah, native Jaxon Brenchley was locked in and ready when his number was called, giving the Runnin' Utes a spark off the bench to finish with a season-high 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting with three offensive boards and a pair of steals.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
Sunday's victory completed the in-season sweep of Cal for the second-consecutive year … the last time Utah had back-to-back games with double-digit 3-pointers made was last season against Manhattan (10) at home and Missouri (10) on the road while the last time the Utes have done it in a league game was during the 2018-19 season against USC (11) and UCLA (17) … Utah is now 2-6 this season when shooting under 40-percent in a game.
 
UP NEXT
Utah closes out its three-game homestand next Saturday, Feb. 11, for an 8 p.m. (MT) tip-off on FS1 against Colorado for the first time this season.

For the latest news and information on the Runnin' Utes men's basketball program, fans can stay connected online at www.UtahUtes.com and on social media by following @UtahMBB on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
 
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