Smith's 2nd triple-double powers Utah past Stanford, 90-68
Lawson Lovering gets up for the beautiful slam
Lawson Lovering gets up for the beautiful slam
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Deivon Smith put up his second triple-double of the season and Cole Bajema knocked down five of the six 3-point shots he took to help power Utah to a 90-68 win over Stanford on Thursday night.
The victory makes Utah 8-9 in the Pac-12 Conference and in seventh place with three games left in the regular season.
Bajema hit his first 3-pointer 19 seconds into the contest as Utah forged a 20-8 lead in just the first seven minutes. Stanford rallied and cut its deficit to 22-16 on Kanaan Carlyle's jumper midway through the half, but the Cardinal did not score again until Andrej Stojakovic scored at the basket at the 5:51 mark to cut the Utah lead to 34-18.
Utah (17-11, 8-9) shot 49.2% from the field (32 of 65), including 12 of 28 from 3-point range. Smith finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. His first triple-double came in Utah's triple-overtime loss to No. 8 Arizona, putting up 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Bajema was 6 of 11 from the field and finished with a team-high 21 points. Lawson Lovering came off the bench to shoot 6-for-6 from the floor and 5-of-9 from the line with five rebounds to add 17 points. Gabe Madsen hit 3 of 8 from distance to score 15 points.
Michael Jones paced Stanford (12-16, 7-11) with 20 points. Stojakovic had 13 points and six rebounds and Karlyle finished with 10 points. The Cardinal shot 49.1% from the field (28 of 57), but was just 4 of 15 from beyond the arc.
Utah plays host to California Saturday, its only regular season game with the Golden Bears. Stanford plays at Colorado Sunday,
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Kipp Kissinger
- Eric Curry
- Brooks Wells
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| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 7-0 | - | 15-2 |
| Clemson | 7-1 | 0.5 | 15-4 |
| Louisville | 7-1 | 0.5 | 14-5 |
| Wake Forest | 6-1 | 1 | 14-4 |
| SMU | 5-2 | 2 | 14-4 |
| North Carolina | 5-2 | 2 | 12-7 |
| Florida State | 4-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| Stanford | 4-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-4 | 4 | 9-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-4 | 4 | 8-10 |
| NC State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 9-8 |
| Notre Dame | 2-5 | 5 | 8-10 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-6 | 5.5 | 8-11 |
| Boston College | 1-5 | 5.5 | 9-8 |
| California | 1-5 | 5.5 | 8-9 |
| Virginia | 1-6 | 6 | 8-10 |
| Miami | 0-7 | 7 | 4-14 |
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| Arizona | 5-1 | 1 | 11-6 |
| Kansas | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
| Texas Tech | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
| West Virginia | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
| Baylor | 3-2 | 2.5 | 11-5 |
| UCF | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
| BYU | 2-3 | 3.5 | 11-5 |
| Utah | 2-3 | 3.5 | 10-6 |
| TCU | 2-3 | 3.5 | 9-7 |
| Cincinnati | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
| 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 |
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