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Show 17 inside Utes Stumble Through Easy Dec Schedule Rice tried to counter the Uie advantage in the post by piling a tight cone defense down low. The plan was to make entry passes to Doleac, Alex Jensen and lianno Motiola more difficult. 'to times k worked, as the Utc center could attest. difficult for me. I don't It do zones well," Doleac said. What really made the difference was the guards getting it into us from the outside and making sure the zone ku shifted.- - , 7 Wkh onh three games on ks schedule, against soft opponents too, the Utah basIrthaH team was perfect during the Holidays. Here's a recap of the 4) I) Vv Utes Runnin' break. Utah 71, Axmm Pacific 5S In a typical finals-weegame. Utah smoked, NAIAs Aaisa Paci&c Alex Jensen led the Utes wkh 15 points and 10 k , Utc shooting guard Drew Hansen exploited this on a key play late in the game. With 3:18 remaining and the Utes up by Sour, he fired in a picture-perfeentry pass to Doleac in the paint. on the big Utc The double-teacenter came late, and Doleac was able to hit the crucial layup while drawing a foul on Rice's Jarvis KeQey SannL The free throw gave O : 1 lead. Utah a seven-poiThis type of play was typical on a night when the Utes totally dom- Senior Kkfcad Doleac was UtaVs Ica&g inated down low almost. "I thought we rebounded better The Owls (ought back and made in the second half, but the statistics the Utes earn their 12th victory of were misleading." Majerus said. the season. When the polls come out Those statistics showed Utah 11 the undefeated Utes will likewith a 30-2advantoday, rebounding beatfind themselves at No. 3. ly for the to tage night According Rice nearly accomplished that But don't ask the players or Doleac and Majerus, the Utes ' Majerus about rankings. They blow should have dominated the glass Saturday night even more. Majerus watched a lot of film them off because they know k's just "I only got eight rebounds and scouting Rice, and he doesn't excitement for the fans. Did Rice's zone work? Utah shot no offensive rebounds. That's dis- remember seeing k play any rone defense. all Owls That's the 63 did, percent from the field and 67 pergusting," Doleac said. They're Utes. i the from downtown. While the cent against playing tone and they have trouble though, for and zone us, "Everybody changes prevented the Owls from losblocking out and I can't get an offensive rebound? That's pretty we've just rot to lcara to adjust," ing by 24 (the spread), what they found out, and what 11 other teams Majerus said. sad." The Owb led 22 18 before Utah have discovered this year as well, On the, whole, however, Utah's e finally did adjust to the makeshift you might be able to hang with the combination of inside bulk and zone and went on a 14-- run to blow Utes, but it's much tougher to beat made for a quickness happy ? ....the 'cm. . game wide ,: night at the Huntsman Center. rebounds. -- Brittonjohnscn made his debut appearance in a Utc uniform against the Cougars. He scored seven points and pulled down seven rebounds in 11 minutes of action. Utah 69, Oregoa StaSe 61 m (i nt Utes Mottolal5. Rice's Bobby Crawford led all scorers with 25 points. The senior was recruited otiginaQy by Michigan, but transferred back to hts native Houston after two seasons wkh the Wolverines. His athleticism broke down the Utc defense on numerous occasions, and exposed Utah's weakness. "We re not very athletic, we rely on playing hard and solid defense," Doleac said. "If we come out one night and we're not intense, we're going to get beat Because we can't rely on just being quick and athlct- - '. ,. out-sid- 0 open-tempora- - -- -. sc. - y-.v.- T' ?, - Raying at die Rote Garden Doleac led the Utes with 20 points, while Miller added 17 and 1 rily. - - in Pardand, Utah overcame an carry 18point defick to stay unbeaten. Portland-nativMichael Doleac led the Ute charge scoring 21 points. Andre MiDer e added 18 points and X 1-- 8 o. - jr. hart your food, your clothtt, your car kp your phona all to yourtatt. AirTouch Cellular Prepaid Calling Cards mean using your cellular phone couldn't be easier. No monthly bills. No ;? 1 0 '.- - contracts. No credit approval. 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