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Show Friday, December 7, 1990 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Twenty-On- e Sports alaimeed Ute ariftack Loren Jorgensen Chronicle Sports Editor By night were able to witness an n incredible show by Terrell Brandon. Oregon guard one-ma- junior scored 31 points, had four steals, five assists and three rebounds for the Ducks. But it wasn't enough, as the Runnin' Utes beat Oregon 95-8- 1 The angle with four ticks left on the significantly to the win. that Brandon had 19 points and Oregon was shooting 53 percent from the field as a team. "We had a horrendous first half and got so far down it was difficult to come back," Oregon coach Don Monson said. In the second half the Utes were able to get up by as many as 20 points. The Ducks went on a 14-- 4 run to cut the margin to 10 with 1:57 to go, but that's all the closer they could get. The Utes went from the free throw line down the stretch to ice the game. "We played hard. OREGON Lyden Fjfe Lucas Brandon Mixoa Johnson Jordan Patterson Blair O'Neil " Jackson Total 14-2- 2-- 5 00 5-- 7 2-- 6 1 1-- 3-- The win improves Utah's 0-- 0 0-- 2 UTAH Grant McGrath Watts Tate Wilson Soto Rydalch Cain Afeaki Dixon Total 0-- 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1 0-- 0 1-- 1 0-- 0 1 0 FG FT Reb Ast PF TP 4-- 6-8-- 8 14 6 5 3 2 15 1 9 8 12 0 2 2 1 7 13 18 0 10 2 11 0 2 3 8-- 9 2-- 1-- 5 8-- 8 0 1- -2 2-- 4 2 1 2 2 3 0-- 6 0--0 2-- 4 4-- 0 6 0 0 4-- 5 0-- 0 1 31-5- 25-2- 6 5 Ore .493; Utah .554. 1-- 1, 2-- 4, Rydalch 3, butt. from beyond the 11-1- ). Despite Steals Ore. 7 (Brandon 4), Utah 6 Dixon 2, Grant, Watta, Tate, Wilson). Blocked shots Ore. 2 (Fife , Brandon); Utah 1 (Grant). Technical fouls!sFone. Officials "Moose" Stubing. Ed Ristau, Tom Fincken. Attendance 10,190. a 14-- 5 Wilson run, culminating with a from the right I hand in his mean, had I a lot of respect for him coming in, but I have a lot more respect for him now." Utah will be in action again on Saturday to play Cal-Irvi- ne the road. True to Majerus wishes of scheduling a "win" following finals week at the U., the Utes will play Pacific homestand four-gam- e s on the start of a University Saturday Dec. 15 as sharp-shootin- g the first half, Oregon was never able to pull ahead. With Utah leading 34-2- 9 with under five minutes to play in the opening period, the Utes went on in. great player," We had a jersey. 1. Brandon's a Majerus said. "We had a hand in his face. We had a hand up his 9-- 2. 2-- 5, Wilson "Brandon is nt 1-- (Grant Dixon 14-of-- shooting at the end. In other words, the victory was an entire team effort. Utah jumped out to a seven-poilead early when Grant hit a jumper from left baseline to put But following a the Utes up timeout, the Ducks battled back to knot the score at 5-- 2-- 4, Oregon shot nearly 50 percent from the floor for the game while 10 player Brandon, an All-Pa- c last year, was shooting. seven assists and 10 points, including clutch free throw Free throws: Ore ,600, Utah .862. Three-poishots Ore, MixonO-5- , Brandon (Lyden Jordan 4, Blair ), Utah 2 nt (25-of-2- points. Tyrone Tate had another solid game at the point with goals: Percentage-r-Fiel- d 2) line in just 14 minutes of play, while Byron Wilson added 11 34. 0 shooting night as a team, making 55 percent of its field goals, 67 percent of its and 86 percent of its foul shots Josh Grant scored 15 points and M'Kay McGrath added a 13 points and nine career-hig- h rebounds. Phil Dixon came off the bench to score 12 points on 16 0 0 wA Utah had an outstanding game. -4 w nt 12-of-- means the only Ute to have a fine Haiftime score Utah 48, Oregon Shooting -9 Watts was Utah's he was by no scorer, leading 1 36 9 3. While 1 8 2 12 19 12 95 1 5-- well (at the center position)." 4 9 2 0 0 11 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 23 81 0 0 8 2 0--0 5-- 35-7- 14 3-- 3 0-- 0 . Ast PF TP 2 4 8 1 2 4 4 7 0 3 12 S 1 31 3 0-- 0 I "Walt played really well," Majerus said. "Walter has really been playing well and I think one of the reasons is that we're able to rest him now. He and Afeaki have both been playing FT Reh FG .3-- 7 14-poi- record to 1 on the year, while the Ducks fall to Walter Watts led Utah with 18 points on shooting, while adding eight rebounds. 1-- regoim clock. Utah held a haiftime lead despite the fact was very proud of the effort," Utah coach Rick Majerus said. "Both teams were so tired (at the end of the game) that neither team could move." ot Utah 95, Oregon 81 1 using a secret weapon balance. Six Utes scored in double figures and nine players contributed The 10,196 basketball fans in the Huntsman Center Thursday stops 9S-8- 1 before Christmas. Weber State will come to the Huntsman Center Dec. 17, followed by Morehead State (Dec. 19) and Wichita State (Dec. 22.). Utah will finish the preWAC schedule against Utah State Dec. 29 in Logan. The WAC season will begin on the road with Hawaii Jan. State Jan. 5. 3 and San Diego CHRONICLE PHOTOEarl Cline 18 points Utah's Walter Watts goes up for two of his team-hig- h 1 in the over Utes' Thursday night Oregon in the victory Huntsman Center.. Utah had six players score in double figures. 95-8- Lady Utes host Weber, Stanford this weekend National champs face U. Saturday aSt&t- '..J? vSuc&f "Utcf TV "ttaj J"" m rr sr St : By "ZZ ' ' "ZD ' -- Hi - ,N " tops on the team in scoring at 16 points per game and in rebounding, averaging just over eight per game. Clifton Schmidt Chronicle Sports Writer Once again, the Utah women's basketball team hits the hardwood in the Huntsman Center this weekend. On Friday night, Weber State meets the Lady Utes as the rivalry continues. Then on Saturday night, Melanie Knott. She was on the first-teag Sky last year and was 7 player. So far also an this season, Knott is averaging 14 points and over seven boards per NCAA champion Stanford Cardinals come to town. Both games get under way at 7:30 p.m. The Lady Utes currently sport a 2 overall record and are riding a three-gam- e winning streak. Utah is but one of WSU's victories came last year in Ogden. With a dangerous in-sta- te it's the big one. The defending 4-- 6 win over coming off of a Idaho State at home this past 72-5- will be This weekend's match-up- s the last home games for the Lady Utes until January, and what a way to end 1990's home schedule. Weber State will be playing their first road game of the season against Utah on Friday night. Their record but the Lady Wildcats stands at 1-- 2, played a game Thursday night n so they against Texas-Arlingto- could be 2 going into the game. Weber State defeated Colorado State and lost by two points to Oregon and. by five points to 2-- Wyoming. will lead Lady Ute Karen Alcorn, who is the top scorer on the team, State on Weber to Utah into action this weekend. Utah plays host on Saturday. Friday and defending NCAA champion Stanford m all-Bi- all-Distr- game. Utah leads this overall series 23-- 3 team like Weber State, Utah cannot afford to look past them to Saturday night's game against Stanford. Stanford comes in boasting a No. 7 national ranking in the AP women's hoop poll. The Cardinals' record is 1 with a road game against Colorado Thursday night. Three starters have returned from last year's national championship 2-- Monday. CHRONICLE PHOTOJudd R. Hillman Another player the Lady Utes need to key on will be forward That, is the,, same Wyoming team that was picked to finish second in the WAC behind Utah, so it should be a great game. The Lady Wildcats are led by junior center Cindy Holcomb. She is team including two who were named to the 0. Those two were guard Sonja Henning and center Trisha Stevens. The other returning starter is forward Julie Zeilstra. Zeilstra is a product from the state of Utah, playing her high school basketball in Vernal. The junior leads Stanford in scoring and rebounding averaging over 18 points and six rebounds per outing. For the Lady Utes, junior guard Karen Alcorn is pacing the team in points and assists, averaging 16 points and almost six assists per game. As a team, the Lady Utes are averaging 78 points per game on 45 percent shooting from the field. The Lady Utes defense is really shining, holding their opponents to under 67 points and causing 20 turnovers per game, 12 of which are steals. Over the Autumn quarter break, Utah will play five away games and two home games, including two NBA-lik- e spans of three games in five nights. First, the Lady Utes take off after finals to play in the Big Sky state of Montana. Friday, Dec. 14, Utah will play Montana and then meet Montana State on Sunday Dec. 16. Two nights later on Dec. 18, Utah will be in Springfield, Missouri to take on Southwest Missouri State. After the Christmas holiday, Utah will travel to the sunny state of California for a Dec. 28 meeting with the Lady Bruins of UCLA. Utah will end the five straight games on the road schedule by once again Slaying Weber State. That game will in Ogden on Dec. 31. Utah will then get a taste of play in the new year with two home games. Jan. 2, Utah will host Southern Utah and then meet Boise State on Jan. 4. Both of those games begin at 7:30 p.m. It will be a busy break time for the Lady Utes but they can't look ahead. This weekend's games will be good ones and the Lady Utes can really' make a statement for themselves if they can pull the upset over No. 7 Stanford. ' |
