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Show i = Ba The Salt Lake Tribune COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sunday, January 16, 2000 Utah’s Big Three Help Seal the Deal Arizona Fends Off Huskies Washington. MichaelWright had'16 points and ® rebounds for the Wildcats (15-2, 40 Pac-10). Coach Lute Olson benched Arizo- Jason — combined for seven points and five wadasetceana a /hen they bring Situesterate wana: the Cougars will be woefully short up front. Each of Utah's big ues contriba to an 11th consecutive win over practice. 15nd Arenas 10 offthe bench. Chris Walcott and jue Carey The field. warmed upto $9 percent in the second of Mekeli Wesley and a prayer. Playing 39 minutes, Wesleyhad21pointsand ve rel ‘rie Nielsenand andSilester Rivers luskies’ Deon Luton, 0-for-10 jiderable size advan- tage, the 6foot-11 Althoff scored 10 points in the first half. When Althoff wentout of the game after getting his man, before he church mission. Utah’s best a twoyear defender, Jensen on Terrell Lyday. was quick to credit ene E freshmen jing limit the BYU guard to 12 pense potions asoneer “Both teams played hard,” Jensen said. “Wejust had one more stop than they did.” madejust three of 19 shots. WASHINGTON(19) . Walcot 610 12 18, Gen2404 8, Cary 7-1700 16, Lito 51822 10, dton $11 228, Perine 14002 Clark 24 00 4, Cofile.90100, Shaan0-10-00,Dson0-0000 Totals24725802. 2.24 Woah6-11 46 16, Woods619610-22, Ash ood00 Wel 1200% hoesett 1S Caan3067 Aden 00.000 Toa 2958 192768. Washington28. Utes Wins Defensive Battle With Y. NOTEWORTHY WIT’S GOOD! OR NOT...: Andy Leatherman’slayup at the buzzer was Fived good, no good and then good higain,giving Texas A&M a controver- @ Continued from B-1 sial 88-86 victory over Texas Tech in a game delayed 39 minutes when the Aggies refused to play an overtime. was enough.” It was enough to force BYU’s big guns, Mekeli Wesley and Terrell Ly- day,into missing jump shots. 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Toa 2451 8-15 62 VANDERBILT (122) Aroma585 ni98 2 aPaete18244, Pat 96228Sung 0134522 Calta 00000 Howad 17008, 3 sr22448ase Marquette 66, #25 L-ville 64 OT wogaucies, Wiliams 59 22 13) Jonson 3-10 12 7, Edward 25 04 4, Bok3002 Ges 914222015113, av 0200 0, Hopper6-7 1215 Totals27-547-106, ARQUETE(08 Warde 457-8 17,Nnamaka6-121.219. Muster470.08, Cit 41.942 Hy 04 2, Be 1128 D03000, Has 10, Polonaws 1-20-02. Teas 24-54 15.2566, line Margot eet M Maae CONFERENCE Colorado St. 77, Wyoming 71 ‘COLORADO STATE(11-5) Pe 462411, Gray 619 61 24 Gnd31006 Palner2344 10, Svesind490010, Bitey 13.4 Gene 60090, aber 00000 Fods6 21Tose38 7257. WrOMING(114) set 802 10 By0.1000, Do612 4416, Baa 6 15.15 16 Malian 27 01 97008 Lose60000, 444 Men5-1023 3 Tol7691 32 UNLV 98, Air Force 73 wav 22 Set 2400 4 Kart 018 54 nog st?a Dickel 12 44 6, Popoola 00 0rotharson-60.07, Bockar0-10.00, saya ‘4 Pichardon 1-1 002. 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Mottola scored points, my oneasy layups that ne outmanned Cougars couldn't Nate Althoff added 11 points, 10 in the first half, and Alex Jensen played an amazingall-around gam with nine points, six rebounds and aboutthree-dozen hustle plays. “Al Jensen, since his freshman year, he’s been a special player,” said Four ‘ferent Utes and four differsix minutes, each team over or two and BYU even went cold could sense there was pressure out there,” Wesley said. “averyone quick Cougar turnover, and Utah ran outthe clock with a free throw and a Mottola fast break. “In the face of adversity, a lot of paves hangtheir berry but wehung tough,” Majerus “Therre’s NO Se eee vate 2508 1, Shen 712812 aes 612 2 1, tne1se4$4 Pee4224 Set00000 Ss08 0,Baker0 1-21, rckonier 11 0-02 Tote 1947 26-9066 ‘RUTGERS (1 Stewart B21 56 23, Mivs 28 22 6, Cumingham 246 02 4 (Gnome39 1-47, Pine104-4 16. Clana 1-1 002, Liard00 Wiahon (020.00, Brown240-14 Toi25-67 12-1965. 28, Vilenove 22. 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Gaothoy$7008, ARoos00000 Putt 62000 Taaesei8 is Haline—Kanaas36,Colorado23. #25 Boston 72, Providence 52 novmeet elesounesennaenetvee ossenina Wen40243003 nym Cooper. TURNING POINT nee an 0-for-5 eee gave plenty of chances to tie the gaFa Mottolafinally hit a ‘on the baseline to openUtah's lead to 53-49 and Tony Harvey picked off a Todd Christensen pass to end the Cougars’ upset hopes: NOTEWORTHY ‘The crowd of 22,580 wasthe largest at the Marriott Center since Janu1992... .The victory was Utah's Jeeoieeee oleae 19th ee ena Trent know why.All of the things I enjoyed most about coaching were taken away. Brperially the chance to work with the kids. That hurt. I was isolated form the team. Myresponsibilities were taken. Why? Was it jealousy? I worked hard forRick. I don’t know. The way things were, it was time for me to go some- @ Continued from B-1 proper game ion to strategies to techniques.“I learned a lot,” he said. “But it was a two-way street’ As a formerplayer, I knew whatwas going where else. It was disappointing, but none of blamed starting player 4 fouls, as did BYU forward Mekeli Wesley. Cougarreserve Eric Nielsen meforleaving.” Majerus has remained on. I built relationships with the players. I madean effort to relate to them. lent on Judkins’ departure to BYU, other than saying during a TV inter- view that “maybe he wanted to reaf- QUOTABLE what I loved about basketball. You firm his faith or something.” Judkins said he bolted last spring “Itwas fun. Growing up in Utah,this eee With mypersonality, it went back to haveto win, but people are more important than the games.” the kids’ parents, who rered the coach as a player. ‘One ofhis biggest early prizes Jensen, whose parents poolto BYU. “Coach Judkins was oneof Sn wee reasons I came to nior, who played a huge role nse Satur Ai bas Sota canes ony at |, always a people game ie tst: of,poster U. boy, had become "Utah forward Alex Jensen something else: drudgery. And, along the way, his efforts brought hollow fulfillment, even at the beloved place hestill thinks of as home. Con’ en arom RAM? 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Idon’t Recruiting quickly became Jud- #21 Kansas 78, Colorado 56 the offensive rebound and misfired on a 10-footer. BYU Coach ‘Steve Cleveland nearly ran out on greater tition." on Cleveland. “One indication of the strides we have made in two years was Utah’s celebrationafter the game,he said. “It meant something to them! sm Hattine—iowaSt 33, Nebraska32. later with a loose ball, only to brick under pressure. The next the court, Cooper drove again, missed anotherlayup, win overall. Judkins Back to What He Enjoysat Y. kins’ forte. 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Because of that, many Utah fans move to their despised rival. ‘T've wanted hand as an opponent,” Jensen said. “T'll stay in touch with him,” Mottola "sald, “for ry of life.’ locker telling him: “It's good to have you onour side. I hope you never go je With’ that, Judkins disappeared through a tunnel, Buoyed and broken simultaneously. His passions and his way. |
