Larsson leads 6 in double figures, Utah beats Idaho St 75-59
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Freshman Pelle Larsson scored 14 points to lead six Utah players in double-figure scoring, and the Utes beat Idaho State 75-59 on Tuesday night.
Branden Carlson and Alfonso Plummer each added 13 points for Utah (2-0). Rylan Jones had 12 points and five assists, Timmy Allen scored 11 and Mikael Jantunen, who made his fifth-career start, added 10 points. Allen is 77 points shy of becoming the 21st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points as a junior.
Carlson scored the first four points of the game and Plummer put Utah ahead by double figures after 11 minutes. The Utes led 41-20 at the break after shooting 50.9% from the field, including 9 of 18 behind the arc.
Jones also had five steals, and Utah scored 22 points off 19 Idaho State turnovers.
Tarik Cool scored 18 points for Idaho State (0-4), and Robert Ford III added 10. ISU returned just three players from last year’s roster that got playing time.
Utah, which opened its season with a 76-62 victory over Washington last week, is scheduled to play at in-state rival BYU on Saturday. The Bengals open their home schedule next week against Eastern Oregon.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Deron White
- Tom Nally
- Bill Vinovich
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Northern Colorado | 6-0 | - | 14-5 |
Montana | 5-2 | 1.5 | 12-8 |
Portland State | 3-2 | 2.5 | 11-7 |
Idaho State | 3-2 | 2.5 | 8-8 |
Idaho | 3-3 | 3 | 8-11 |
Montana State | 3-4 | 3.5 | 8-12 |
Northern Arizona | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
Eastern Washington | 2-4 | 4 | 6-13 |
Weber State | 1-4 | 4.5 | 7-12 |
Sacramento State | 1-4 | 4.5 | 5-13 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Houston | 6-0 | - | 14-3 |
Iowa State | 5-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
Arizona | 5-1 | 1 | 11-6 |
West Virginia | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
Kansas | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
Texas Tech | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
UCF | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
Baylor | 3-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
Utah | 3-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
TCU | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
Cincinnati | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
BYU | 2-4 | 4 | 11-6 |
Oklahoma State | 2-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
Arizona State | 1-5 | 5 | 10-7 |
Kansas State | 1-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
Colorado | 0-6 | 6 | 9-8 |