Utah clubs Long Island in Strickland's coaching debut
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Branden Carlson scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds, Ben Carlson had 11 rebounds and Utah beat Long Island 89-49 in a season opener Monday night.
Lazar Stefanovic's 3-pointer with 11:09 left in the first half put the Utes up 20-9 before extending the margin to 27-11 when Wilguens Exacte Jr. made a 3 almost four minutes later.
Long Island fought back and used a 13-2 spurt to get within 29-24 when C.J. Delancy made a layup with 3:52 before intermission. But the Utes countered with a 13-4 outburst to close the half and were never threatened again.
Tre Wood scored 11 points for Long Island and Cheikh Ndiaye 10.
The game marked the debut of first-year Sharks head coach Rod Strickland who spent 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association from the 1988-89 season to 2004-05.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Deron White
- Winston Smith
- Layne Barney
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Long Island University | 6-0 | - | 10-11 |
Central Connecticut | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-6 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 3-2 | 2.5 | 7-13 |
Wagner | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-8 |
Stonehill | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-10 |
Le Moyne | 2-3 | 3.5 | 7-13 |
Chicago State | 2-3 | 3.5 | 2-18 |
Mercyhurst | 2-4 | 4 | 8-13 |
St. Francis (PA) | 2-4 | 4 | 7-13 |
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 6-0 | - | 14-3 |
Iowa State | 6-1 | 0.5 | 16-2 |
Arizona | 6-1 | 0.5 | 12-6 |
Texas Tech | 5-2 | 1.5 | 14-4 |
Kansas | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
West Virginia | 4-3 | 2.5 | 13-5 |
Baylor | 3-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
Utah | 3-3 | 3 | 11-6 |
TCU | 3-3 | 3 | 10-7 |
BYU | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
UCF | 3-4 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
Cincinnati | 2-5 | 4.5 | 12-6 |
Arizona State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 11-7 |
Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
Kansas State | 1-5 | 5 | 7-10 |
Colorado | 0-7 | 6.5 | 9-9 |