Idaho State Bengals @ Utah Utes
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
Salt Lake City, UT
Referee:Deron White
Referee:Tom Nally
Referee:Bill Vinovich
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 6-0 | - | 12-5 |
| Montana State | 6-1 | 0.5 | 12-8 |
| Montana | 5-2 | 1.5 | 11-9 |
| Idaho | 4-2 | 2 | 12-7 |
| Weber State | 4-3 | 2.5 | 10-10 |
| Idaho State | 3-4 | 3.5 | 10-10 |
| Sacramento State | 2-4 | 4 | 6-12 |
| Eastern Washington | 2-4 | 4 | 4-15 |
| Northern Colorado | 1-6 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Northern Arizona | 0-7 | 6.5 | 6-14 |
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 6-0 | - | 19-0 |
| Houston | 5-0 | 0.5 | 17-1 |
| Texas Tech | 5-1 | 1 | 15-4 |
| BYU | 4-1 | 1.5 | 16-2 |
| Iowa State | 4-2 | 2 | 17-2 |
| Kansas | 4-2 | 2 | 14-5 |
| West Virginia | 4-2 | 2 | 13-6 |
| UCF | 3-3 | 3 | 14-4 |
| Oklahoma State | 2-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| TCU | 2-4 | 4 | 12-7 |
| Colorado | 2-4 | 4 | 12-7 |
| Cincinnati | 2-4 | 4 | 10-9 |
| Baylor | 1-5 | 5 | 11-7 |
| Arizona State | 1-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Kansas State | 1-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Utah | 1-5 | 5 | 9-10 |
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