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Show Chronicle - Page Thirteen Friday, December 9, 1988 PORT Mm r. Utah ends four game skid with win 66-6- 3 By Kent Condon Chronicle sports editor took and he (Archibald) did a great job in keeping fresh people in the game. "We could have been in control in the second half if It had been a long time coming. Much longer than we could have rebounded the missed free throws," - ; most Utah fans cared to wait But Thursday night in Huston continued. Paced by Smith's 16 rebounds, the Utes outboarded the Huntsman Center the memories of four consecutive winless games disappeared as the University of Utah their opponents, 47-3- with many of those rebounds folbasketball team tamed Weber State, 66-6lowing missed free throws. Neither team met with much But it wasn't easy. In fact Utah's win resembled the success at the line (Utah .552 percent, Weber State .615), irinn nr niav that mtaninton lact vP9f Kpneinns tn tnp but Utah was able to convert when it counted most "win" on page fourteen Super Bowl title. The Utes, like the Skins, won ugly. of the However, after canning their first four shot 8, 3. ; narl cfriimMorl tn not tno foam tArnii-5 Mitch finished with who record. Utah's Smith, game-hig- h points (22) and rebounds (16) scored six the . s 12 noints. But more lmoortantlv. hrst it. .was Utah . . . . . V a on free throws with 28 Smith pair of seconds left in the game giving the Utes an insurmountable, 1 lead: 1 tn wnn iVio A7A C 5 w 65-6- : But the Wildcats wouldn't die and after Rico Washington scored with 19 seconds remaining Weber The Wildcats ouicklv fouled State was down , Utah's Van Gray where he made the hrst one, and missed the second. The Wildcats, still with a chance of sending the came into overtime, were put to rest when Utah's Keith i Chapman partially blocked Moochie Cobb's ' attempt while the last seconds ticked from the clock. , Utah Coach Lynn Archibald, who will see his team plav another instate foe Saturday when Utah State comes a calling, had words of high praise for first-yeWildcat Coach Denny Huston. "Denny has done a tremendous job with that group," Archibald said. "They're going to have a great year. 5 They didn't get rattled when they were down by eight late in the game and were able to close it to two." points . i i ixj i uir Lij aiso inaai piemy pusmve uuugs iu rjut Arcmoaia i say about his "group."We needed a game like this," the tUtah coach explained. "It was good to play a close game because it helps our team build confidence. 1 "It was our defense and our shooting that brought us back in this one," Archibald continued. 1 at the half, fell behind 49-4- 1 Utah, which trailed, when Smith was called for goaltending with 11:30 remaining. The Utes outscored Weber State 11-- 3 over the next three minutes, however, tying things up, 2 with a Smith layup. I Two minutes later the Utes took their first lead of the secwith 5:32 remaining. ond half when Gray hit a "They did a great job on us tonight," Huston praised. "(Rico) Washington had to work hard for every shot he 65-6- 7Wi J Chronicle photo by Andrew Holloway Freshman forward Josh Grant was one of four Utah players finishing with five rebounds. Utah out rebounded Weber State 47-38. 3. Smith leads the way -- x. 4 int By Dirk Facer " Chronicle assistant sports editor As Mitch Smith goes, so go the Utes. ar . 32-3- 52-5- ; pQfpEsQGQ fi"""'R ns ... 16 rebounds during Utah's 66-6- 3 Hoi? This is it, Pigskin Pickers. For the last time this year, the Chronicle and the Pie Pizzeria (1320 E. 200 South) are sponsoring this weekfor ly contest of forecasting gridiron action in exchange the of Broncs at Seahawks" combination pizza. The rules a free winPres. St. vs W. Mich game are simple. All you need to do is predict the week's This selected games ner of each of our games. ; UTEP vsS. Miss feature all 17 of the major college bowl games and this Alabama vs Army Sunday's crucial NFL game between the Seahawks , of number total the and Broncos. As a tiebreaker, guess Houston vs Wash St. game. points that will be scored in the Indiana vs S.Carolina Remember only one person can win, but many people ; can share the winner's Italian feast." Florida vs Illinois Last week, Wally Powell outpicked the field to win Colorado vs BYU the free grub. Wally accurately tabbed 16 of the 18 Oklahoma St. vsWyo games to claim the weekly title. led once again Assistant sports editor Dirk Facer Iowa vs N.C, State the Chronicle panel of experts with a 14-- 4 mark. Georgia vs Mich. St. Assistant news editor Fast Eddie Ruiz finished second at 13-- 5 and was followed by sports writer Loren Syracuse vs LSU once rear And bringing up the Jorgensen at 12-Clemson vs Okla. Kent Condon, who posted a editor again was sports UCLA vs Arkansas weak 11-- 7 finish. Notre Dame vs W.Vlr Thurl "Big T Bailey of the Utah Jazz did an excelweek last pickof by role in lent job the guest picker use vs Michigan the 18 of correctly. 12 games ing Miami vs Nebraska We knew it would take a big man to fill the shoes to call a of Bailey as our guest picker, so we placed Florida St. vs Auburn week. this substitute suitable for a the North Pole Santa Claus was more than willing to join our about an panel of experts. Thanks, Santa. How extended football season? All entries need to be brought to the Chronicle NSRI3. office (Union 240) by 5 p.m. today. Games BYU-Colora- do 6. " " iiir,'t' Ute senior Mitch Smith paced Utah with "' EM. ch The senior stalwart awoke from an early season hibernation and led the Runnin' Utes to a 3 victory over Weber State, Thursday night in the Huntsman Center. But The win boosted the Utes overall mark to the more importantly it seemed to bolster play of what one Salt Lake City newspaper called a rather "docile" Mitch Smith. The remark directed at Smith's seemingly passive presence on the floor in the Utes first six games, resulted in a spirited performance for the Arizona native against Weber State. When asked if such criticisms were valid, Smith 66-6- i- 14-in- - I 5w who-connect- ed . f Vi 1-- 1 . 22 points and victory over Weber. 2-- 5. agreed. .. "Definitely, I hadn't been doing that at all, this sea-son," Smith said in reference to his aggressive vocal leadership displayed in the game. "I have to continue doing it in every game. I really feel I have to." But not everyone felt that a new leadership role for Mitch Smith was born Thursday night. see "Smith" on page fourteen IPfesa sfi Condon 113-6- 7 Facer Jorgensen 124-5- 6 121-5- 9 QGdq IPd Santa Ruiz 1072 118-6- 2 GUEST W. Mich Seahawks Broncos Broncos Seahawks Fresno St. Fresno St. Fresno St. W. Mich UTEP UTEP Broncos ? S. Miss: Colorado Wyoming Your Pick UTEP UTEP " Alabama Houston Wash. St. Indiana Indiana Florida Florida Colorado Colorado Colorado BYU Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Alabama. Alabama Wash. St. Houston Houston S.Carolina S.Carolina Indiana Illinois: Florida Florida Army come-from-behi- nd N.C. State Iowa Mich. St Georgia Iowa Mich. St Alabama N.C. State Iowa Georgia Georgia Syracuse LSU Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Arkansas UCLA UCLA Arkansas UCLA N. Dame N. Dame N. Dame N. Dame N. Dame Syracuse LSU LSU USC USC Miami USC Miami Nebraska Florida St. Auburn USC Miami . 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