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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Nine Mm mm Cravens said. "I don't blame San Diego. If 1 was scouting us and saw his stats, I would play him to be a ByDkkFacer Chronicle Sports Editor non-scorer- three-in-a-ro- w points and pulling down seven rebounds. He also shot a perfect 7 Athletic Conference win, coupled with victories over Colorado State for in conference play The Utes utilized the regionally televised contest to avenge a 67-6- 0 5 loss to the Aztecs earlier this season in California. However, unlike the previous meeting, Utah benefitted from the services of senior Jon Hansen, who did not play in the first encounter with SDSU due to a coaching decision. . On Saturday, Hansen surprised the 5 of 6 shots en route to scoring 12 points, not bad for someone SDSU may have considered a non-factin the Ute game plan. "Jon made some big plays for us on offense. He put in the outside shots, and he drove to the basket for a key lay up," Utah coach Joe Aztecs by connecting on or highlight, of which came midway through the final stanza when the Utes held SDSU without a field goal for more than nine minutes, broke open a close contest with a 15-- 1 run. "That came obviously down the Hold on to your hats, hoop fans. Utah's two streaking basketball teams the Runnin' and Lady Utes will team up tonight for a doubleheader at the Huntsman Center. The Lady Utes will kick things off at 5:15 p.m. when they attempt to avenge a Dec. 5 stretch." In a game like this someone has to come down and make the big plays," Cravens noted. "During crunch time we needed to play well, and we did." 2 Utah jumped out to a left the in with 11:04 advantage first half after Josh Grant took a pass from Craig Rydalch in for a layup. The Aztecs responded by taking the lead three different times over the next nine minutes: The span included the last SDSU lead in the game with 2:09 remaining until halftime. Aztec reserve Vera Thompson's three-poi3 shot put SDSU ahead 16-1- loss to Weber State. Following the women's game, fans can see the Runnin' Utes square off at 7:35 p.m. with Texas Wesleyan in another non-conferen- ce affair. ' The red hot Rurinm' Utes are riding the crest of a three-gam- e winning streak; their latest 'victim was San Diego State on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Utes are equally as fired up; nt 26-2- before the Utes roared back with a 6-- 0 run, including four points from they hold down the second place spot in the HCAC and are win coming off a last-seco- Hansen to lead over Creighton Saturday night at the 6 In the second half, SDSU Hansen lifts The San Diego State Aztecs 67-6- 29-2- intermission. nd never knew what hit 'em. A month ago in SDSU's from the field, including HI. Hansen, who been has scoring column until he hit a jumper from the top of the with key just more than five minutes remaining in the first half. He nailed another jumper '' and a pair of free throws to finish the half with six points. Hansen ' scored another ' six points during Utah's 20-- 5 run two-poi- Runnin' Ute was Jon Hansen. The senior from Redlands, Calif., not only didn't start the game, he didn't even play. But Saturday afternoon in the Huntsman Center, Hansen came to life and scored 12 points in leading the Utes to a 61-4- 1 victory over SDSU. The 12 points matched Hansen's season high. "I think it helped me that they hadn't seen me play in the first game," Hansen admitted. "They were sagging back on me a little bit so I was able to step up and hit a few jumpers." nt midway through the second stanza that broke a 37-3- 7 game wide open for the Utes. On the day, Hansen missed just one shot, going 5 for 6 from the field and 2 for 2 from the foul line. . - "Someone who was a stalwart on defense for us, Jon Hansen, really came in and helped us offensively," Utah coach Joe - j Cliiunu lc I'IhNo In Cravens said. "He made, some big plays for us just when we needed V;'it." ' Besides his scoring, Hansen s of four assists added IIP ill Jon Hansen . Clii'fi Utah seniors Jon Hansen and Keith Chapman join a group of others in the quest for a loose ball Saturday afternoon in the Huntsman Center. The Utes defeated San Diego State 9 to improve their record to 12-- 9 overall and 5 in WAC play. Utah returns to action tonight at 7:35 at home against Texas Wesleyan in a clash. "Can you have a negative but our offensive execution and managed to pull even with the when Michael shooting percentage?" SDSU coach patience got a little sketchy." Utes at 37-a- ll The Utes return to action tonight Hudson, who joined teammate Jim Brandenburg asked. "I think Shawn Jamison with a team-hig- h what happened is that we lost our in the Huntsman Center for a 14 points, canned a trey'at the poise. We got frustrated down the battle with Texas stretch. We came out and battled, Wesleyan. 14:20 mark. However, Utah responded with the game winner a 20-- 5 run over SAN DIEGO STATE (49) Halftime Utah 29, San Diego the ensuing 13 minutes to pull in 5 State 26. Jamison 7 5 14, Hudson 0 goals San Diego front 57-4- 2 with 1:26 to play. 0 1 Best State 14, Dow 6 4, Best 8 2, (Hudson 1 0 Hansen paced the run with six White 0- 0, 7, Honaker 0 Massey 6 Massey Thompson 0- 2 4 1 3 Utah White Connor Watts . and while teammates 1) 5, 1, (Rydalch Thompson points, 3 6 0 2. Totals 2 . Fouled out 49. five 2) the added each Steinly Jamison, Massey. during Rydalch UTAH (61) Rebounds San Diego State 30 stretch to secure the victory. The 5 3 4 5, Rydalch Chapman (Massey 7), Utah 22 (Watts 7). Utes were also assisted by a San Diego State 8 (Best 3), Watts 7 8 17, Connor 3 Assists 12, effort by Keith Chapman. 2 4 Utah 14 (Connor 4, Hansen 4). Total 12, Grant 7 3 4, Hansen The loss dropped the Aztecs to 0. fouls San Diego State 23, Utah 19. 9, Soto 3 2, Brooks 0 1 overall and 6 in WAC play. 3 Technicals None. A 9,793. Totals 4 61. 61-4- 5-- non-conferen- ce non-conferen- ce 6-- 2-- 0-- 2-- 1-- 0-- 2 0-- 3-- 0-- 1-- 5, 1-- 3, 0-- 1-- 0-- 2, 1-- 3, 0-- 2, 19-4- 0-- 1-- 1-- 2-- 3-- nt 8-- 7-- 2-- 5-- 1-- 12-1- 1-- 0-- 3-- 12-poi- 3-- 0-- 2-- 4-- JAZZMANIA: The Utah Jazz lost its second road game in a row Sunday afternoon with a . 115-8- 3 loss to the Detroit Pistons. The CBS audience saw the Pistons hold the Midwest Division-leadin- g Jazz to its lowest point total of the season. Ail-Stforward Karl Malone led his team with 19 points. The Jazz will again be in action tonight when they take on the streaking ar Philadelphia 76ers. The game will be televised from the Spectrum on Jazz Cable (Channel 15) with action getting underway at 5:30 p.m. WINTERTIME FUN: The 1990 United States Figure Skating Championships gets underway this week and runs through Feb. 11. Action can be seen at the Bountiful Recreation Center and the Salt Palace. team-high- and two blocked shots. And while he had an unusually good scoring night, he played his usual brand of tough defense on San Diego State's Michael Best. Best, who came into the game averaging 12.3 points an outing,' was limited to just two points on 1 of 8 shooting from the field. "He's a really streaky shooter," Hansen said of Best. "Our strategy was to sag off him until he could prove himself. I don't think he ever , Hkiiu-J- 21-3- 6 1-- 3-- 4-- 2-- 0-- 0 0-- 1-- 0-- 0 19-3- Utah whips Oklahoma prowess, didn't get into the 0 f f1 to win primarily known for his defensive victory over Utah, the quietest WmmMm "lift percent the second half. The Hoop Wight i 7 Utah's first eight points in the hotly contested game. "It was a lot more physical than Hawaii. They were talking a lot of stuff. I guess they thought it would help them," Watts said. "But we knew we could beat 'em. They came in here talking, and it just , made me play harder." Speaking of talking, defense has become the word of the day for Utes' recent success, according to Coach Cravens. "You know a lot of people . haven't seen the forest for the trees. They talk offense and who we're going to start," the Ute boss explained. "But I'll guarantee you our defense has been outstanding this week. We've been guarding people." , Saturday the Ute defense limited SDSU to 44 percent accuracy from the field, including a woeful 39 on Monday and Hawaii on Thursday, upped Utah's record to 5-- ." enjoyed a big game by scoring 17 Huntsman Center. The Western overall and (lqdh However, Hansen didn't do it all. Ute center Walter Watts also The Runnin Utes made it Saturday with a 61-4- 9 over San Diego State in the victory 12-- 9 f inidl-Gisi- lff got into his rhythm tonight." So is Utah going to start, counting on Hansen to provide more scoring during the final weeks of the season? While that remains to be seen, Hansen knows that if he can be of value to the team in other ways, he will. "I like to score, but if I can do other things to help us win, I will," Hansen said. "I'd rather win games than score points.". Loren Jorgensen Special to the Chronicle placed third with a vault of 9.65. The closest event was the uneven bars. Utah finished with a 47.7 to The Lady Ute added difficulty to their gymnasts routines in Oklahoma Sunday afternoon because they felt they would be judged fairly here. If a final score of 191.90 is any indication, they were right. The Lady Utes improved their NORMAN, Okla. OU's 47.55. Oklahoma's Monica Fields and Utah's Shelly Schaerrer of 9.7s, followed posted meet-high- s Utah's by Missy Marlowe, who earned a 9.65. Kenoyer and Frey received 9.65s for their bar routines. Oklahoma had its problems as a team on the beam, while Utah earned its best team score of the top-rank- ed record to 0 in a road victory over Oklahoma,' which posted a 187.20 team score. Last week at Oregon State, Utah 5-- meet on the event. The Sooners, with a 9.35 as a high and three scores under 9.0, scored only 45.6 on the apparatus. Utah, on the other hand, scored a 48.15 as a. team. Kenoyer's chose not to upgrade some of its routines because of what Coach Greg Marsden felt was low scoring on the 9.8 led the way, followed by part of the judges. "I expect the judges at OU to reward good Marlowe and Schaerrer's 9.65s and Jessica Smith's 9.6. Oklahoma finished the night with a 47.2 on the floor, while the Runnin' Utes came up with a 48.1. Utah swept the top three positions in the event with Kenoyer leading the way, followed by Schaerrer (9.65) performances," Marsden said before the meet. They did, as the Utes score of 191.9 ranks as the fifth best " performance in the storied Utah gymnastics history. Ute freshman Kristen Kenoyer led the way, winning the vault (9.75), the beam (9.8), the floor exercise (9.7) and competitions (38.85). score not only Kenoyer's all-arou- nd . and Smith' (9.6). The top three finishers were from the U., as Kenoyer was followed by Schaerrer (3830) and all-arou- nd ,' all-arou- nd stands as the best ever for the freshman, but ties her with Megan Marsden for the best score in Lady Ute history. Utah built up a lead right from the start. On the vault, the Utes posted a team score of 47.95 to Oklahoma's 46.85. Kenoyer's 9.75 was followed Kristi Pinnick closely by fellow-Ut- e : all-arou- nd (9.7). The Sooners' Jessica Frey Marlowe (38. 20). Utah, which has had three of four meets on the road this year, moves into the portion of its season. The Lady Utes will next be in action Feb. 12 against Oregon State in the Huntsman Center. Utah will then have two additional home meets before once again taking its act to the road. home-dominat- . ed |
