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Show _ TheSaltLake Tribune COLLEGE BASKETBALL_ Friday, November 23, 2001 Utes Looking for Payback After Last Year’s Thriller Ags’ |-point win last year set off wild celebration “We haven't forggt that,” said sopho- more guard Nick Jacobson. “We want to BYPPATRICK KINAHAN off a 28-6 team that won an NCAATournament game. Logan. Almost oneyearago, the Utes missed several attempts in the closing seconds between USU coach Stew Morrill and against UtahState. The Aggies won 58-57, setting off a raucous celebration. Weber State stunned the Utes to break Utah’s 54-game winning streak in the Huntsman Center. In fact, for the first time éver, the Utes lost to the other four in-state Division I teams in -the same season. The gamefeatured a heated exchange Utah assistant Dick Hunsaker, who coached the team last seasonin place of Rick Majerus. Four technicalfouls were called in the game. eee BASKETBALL MEN or what anythingiis. Those in-state games are tough games. Nothing new there. Under Majerus, In the next game after the USUloss, season's scintillating win. USU returns only one starter guard Tony Brown -— Utah's basketball players remember the scene, when the jubilant crowd snuffed them out of the Spectrum in Utah, in every single sport. It doesn’t there.” Most ofthe Aggies don't rememberlast THE:SAL‘T LAKE TRIBUNE Seven Utes who played in last year’s Britton Johnsen. “Weplayedterrible up game are back. “That game hurt,” said Utah forward do whatwecan to payback in a way.” The Utes get their chance tonight, whentheyplay the Aggies in the Huntsman Center(7 p.m., KdZZ), makeanydifference whatthe records are Utah is target for mostteams. “Theygive us their best stuff, because alot of times we're one of the best teams on their schedules,” Jacobson said. “We've always got to deal with them playing the gameof their lives.” The Aggies opened the season with a The Utes expect USU’s new players to quickly get caughtupin therivalry. “Tt doesn’t make anydifference if Utah win at Montana State. Brown and backcourt mate/Ronnie Ross combined to “They're goingto playreally hard against St. Francis, the Utes looked muchbetter State is 028 or 280,” Majerus said. AYA Ao irl 8 NER <i Oa “ecu score 25 points. After an uninspiring win over NAIA’s Jacobson and center Chris Burgess also scored in doubl¢ figures. For the first two games, Burgess has hadlittle competition butfigures to face a more difficult test from the Aggies. two games, Jacobson: is shooting 64 percent from the field. “Utah State was a good game last year,”he said. “Wejust didn’t finish it off, butI think it will be differentthis year. We've got more of.a defensive mindset and things are starting to come coor offensively.” f OR 0a ait in beating Boise State. Johnsen shodk off a poor first game with 16 points and seven rebounds against the Broncos, DAY S UtahState vs. Utah @ Today at the Huntsman Center get up to 5 phonelines,5 free phones i Radio: KALL-AM (910) W Records: USU 1-0, Utah 2-0 i Series:Utah leads 126-87 Last Meeting: USU 58-57, Dec. 8 (2000) (2000) with mail-in rebate and Line: Utah by 12% About the Aggies: F Mike Puzey unlimited local calling between them. is not competingthis season after transferring from Utah. Puzeyplayed ‘twoyears for the Utes. Because he redshirted as a freshman, hewill lose a yearof eligibility. G Tony Brown scored a game-high 18 pons in last season's win over Utah. Sign up for the AT&T Shared AdvantagePlan,including 2 phonelines for $59.99 per month. ‘About the Utes: They have split their past four games against Utah State, winning both at home. The series, rotates venues each season, F Phil Cullen cameoff the bench to score add up to 3 morelines at $9.99 each per month 13 pointsin last year’s game. . 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About the Wildcats: Playing in the first round of the Big Island Invitational, they're coming off a 103-77 homevictory over Concordia College... .G Jermaine Boyette is shooting 52 percent and averaging 23.5 points; while F Chris Woods hasgrabbed 25 rebounds. in two games... They will play Wisconsin or Hawaii-Hilo on Saturday. the Tigers: Junior F Ronald _» Dupree ted the SEC Wester Division er "in sooring last season (17.3). He aver- aged 15 points and 12 rebounds in he Tigers’wins this year over Campbell (63-59) and Southern (97-69) WSU BASKETBALL WOMEN Only AT&T Wireless received the highest rating offive stars from Telephiafor wireless networkperformancein Salt Lake City. WSU vs. Oklahoma State Todayat the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu Tip-off: 5:40 p.m. MST Records: Weber State 2-0; OSU 2-0 m Series:First meeting get up to each Nokia 5165 suggestedretail price $79.99 About the Wildcats: Thisis a firstround game in Hawaii's eight-team L) FREE each mail-in service rebate tournament. 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