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Show SPORTS PAGE 6 MONDAY 3/28 ^Daily Utah Chronicle Deep sixed Once again, Wildcats have Utes' number as Kentucky wins 62-52 in NCAA Sweet 16 U, especially Andrew Bogut. "It was pretty tough," Bogut said, after an off shooting AUSTIN, Texas—After all night that saw him uncharacthe posturing and promises, teristically miss several shots the same problem that has al- close to the basket. "I couldn't ways doomed the Utes against knock a shot down. Kentucky Kentucky again reared its ugly played a great game." head. The Wildcat depth wore In what was probably his fiUtah down, eventually ending nal collegiate game, Bogut virthe Utes' season 62-52. tually matched his season av"They have great depth," erages, notching 20 points and Ute coach Ray Giacoletti said. 12 rebounds. After the game, "I have never seen a team that he was non-committal about played 13 guys in 26 games in his future. one season. It is amazing that "I am going to [decide] when you can do that." I am totally ready," Bogut said. In front of a sold-out Erwin "I am not going to announce Center crowd of 16,239, t n e anything without talking to Cats knocked the Utes out of my family." the NCAA tournament for the The Cats rotated three big sixth time in the last 12 years. men at Bogut all night, always "Our guys gave a great ef- having a fresh center off the fort," Giacoletti said. "They bench. The strategy worked, can lay their heads down on as Bogut was not nearly as efthe pillow tonight and feel no fective at passing to his teammates or finishing at the basket regret." Kentucky had played all 13 as he was in the Utes' previous of their scholarship players game against Oklahoma. by halftime, as opposed to the "We were able to execute our Utes who played only seven. game plan well on defense," The revolving door of talented Kentucky guard Rajon Rondo Wildcat bodies frustrated the said. "Our big guys came in PLAYER OF THE GAME Joe Beatty Sports Editor Y Andrew Bogut While he was harried all night, the big guy still managed 20 points and 12 rebounds in what was most likely his college finale, and helped out on Bogut, and we were able to l i m i t him." Bogut wasn't the only Ute getting worn down by the Kentucky bench. By the second half Utah was noticeably dragging, and it showed on the stat sheet. The Utes shot 41.5 percent from the field, a number well under their season average of 51 percent. Utah's 52 points were their second-lowest of the season, and their 50 percent total from the foul line on i4-of-28 shooting was its lowest. After the game, Giacoletti had no regrets for playing five players 27 minutes or more, while Kentucky had 10 players log between 11 and 27. "We are going to play the guys that got us here," Giacoletti said. "If I made a bad decision with playing them too many minutes, we are going to live with that. Kentucky wore us down. They stepped up and made some plays and we didn't." The night started off well for the Utes, as they jumped out to a quick 7-4 lead. But that would be as good as it got. Kentucky went on a 17-4 run that featured baskets by seven different players, opening up a 21-n lead. The Utes kept the pace from there, and after a late three-pointer by Marc Jackson, Utah trimmed the UK advantage to five points at the half. In the second half, the Utes managed a few mini-runs, but with the free throws clanking and the jerseys soaking their way to a deep shade of crimson, they could not form a serious threat. After his last collegiate game, Jackson had mixed emotions. "Obviously I was devastat- Andrew Bogut looks on as Kentucky's Lukasz Obrzut pulls down a rebound In Utah's Sweet 16 game against Wildcats. dcats 62 Utes 52 Utah No. Player 0 5 Hawkins 2 0 Markson 0 4 BOQUt 0 2 M. Jackson Drlsdom 11 0 3 Calvin 13 Chaney Lanqvad 51 Totals Min. FG-FGA 3-PT-3-PTA FT-FTA 30 37 40 39 27 1 17 9 200 1-4 3-7 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-4 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 4-10 2-4 2-4 4-11 5-6 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 14-28 8-19 2-6 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-1 17-41 RBS 6 1 12 1 2 0 ' 2 1 25 PF 4 3 3 5 3 0 2 0 20 AST 3 2 0 2 2 1 0 . 0 10 BLK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ST 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 PTS 4 9 20 10 3 0 3 3 52 AST 1 2 BLK ST 0 0 0 3 PTS 9 12 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 Kentucky Player Azubulke Hayes Morris Rondo 2 2 Sparks 0 2 Moss 0 3 Bradley 0 5 Carrier 10 Obrzut 13 Perry Alleyne 21 2 3 Thomas 3 2 Crawford Totals Min. FG-FGA 3-PT-3-PTA FT-FTA RBS PF 25 24 5 27 24 14 14 5 20 14 15 2 11 200 2-5 5-6 1-1 4-5 5-6 2-5 0-0 2-6 2 2 4 2-2 3-4 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-4 2-2 0-1 0-1 2-3' o-d 2 4 1 3 3 2 0 4 1 Half Time Attendance Kentucky 29 Utah 24 16,239 No. 24 44 33 04 1-5 0-1 0-1 3-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 24-39 4-13 .1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 10-19 0 2 0 3 A'.'i:-. 1 5 2 2 0 .3 25 1 1 1 25 0 10 .",-•: e •: 0 4 3 •..P..:'.r : ; 0 7 62 SEE C U R S E PAGE 8 Rocking in Provo No.l U gymnasts beat BYUfor second time despite Cougars highest score on year Asad Kudlya Sports reporter The BYU Cougars earned their best score of the year Saturday night against Utah, but it still wasn't enough to topple the No. i Utes. The Red Rocks won their last meet of the regular season by a score of 197.450196.825. Before the meet, U coach Greg Marsden looked for the Utes to start strong on the bars. Though the Utes had a solid performance as a team on that first event, they still trailed the Cougars going into the second rotation. On the bars, Katie Kivisto was the first competitor on the event, scoring a 9.8. The scores gradually increased after Kivisto's performance. Freshman Jessica Duke and senior Annabeth Eberle scored 9.825s. After a 9.875 from Ashley Postell, Nicolle Ford and Rachel Tidd closed the event with 9.925s. The Cougars had three 9.9s on the vault, which powered them to a 49.45-49.375 lead going into the second event. "I was pleased, and they were competing like they wanted to win," BYU coach Brad Cattermole said. But the solid Cougar vault score wasn't enough as the Utes absolutely exploded on the vault. Following a 9.825 by Stephanie Lim, Ford showed her strength on her supposed weakest event, scoring a 9.925. Duke scored a 9.825 and the final three Ute gymnasts on the vault put up ridiculous numbers. Postell, Tidd and Eberle scored 9.95s, which drove the Utes to an event score of 49.6. While the Utes did well on the vault, the Cougars had an abysmal performance on the bars. PLAYER OF THE MEET Rachel Tidd For the second time this season, Tidd won the all-around against the Cougars. The highest score on the bars for the Cougars was a 9.825. Other than the two 9.825s BYU had an 8.5 and a 9.6. The bad event score translated into losing the lead for the Cougars. The Red Rocks had an eighttenths of one-point lead on the Cougars heading into the second half of the meet. BYU closed in on the Utes on the beam, however. Jaime Mabray, Marie-Helene Claveau and Dayna Smart all scored 9.9 or above. On the other hand, the Utes did not do very well and had a fall, but didn't have to count it. Spring into action Sophomore wideout Thomas Huff makes a reception during the Utes' first spring practice, Saturday in Rice-Eccles Stadium. Head coach Kyle Whittingham was pleased with the practice, which featured some new faces SEE R E D R O C K S PAGE 8 Baseball drops three against the Y Asad Kudlya Sports Reporter After a close 6-5 loss in game one of its threegame series against BYU Thursday night, the U baseball team had little success in games two and three, losing 7-2 and 5-3. Due to the weather, game two on Friday was postponed and the two teams had to play a doubleheader Saturday afternoon. Game two seemed to be going the Utes way, as they took a 1-0 lead in the third inning and starter Matt Crockett pitched well. In the bottom of the third, the Cougars got on the scoreboard. A three- run inning, two of which came after the Cougars had two outs, had BYU up BASEBALL SOUTHERN UTAH vs UTAH for good. Crockett stabilized after the three-run third inning and didn't allow another run for three innings. In the three innings the Cougars didn't score, BYU pitcher Brandon Christiansen did a good job of limiting the Ute opportunities. In the fourth and fifth innings, however the pitcher only allowed one hit. In the sixth inning, Christiansen allowed a single run, but that would be the final run the Utes would score for the rest of the game. On the other hand, the Cougars were not done scoring runs. Though Crockett had pitched well for three consecutive innings, first baseman Jeff Hiestand hit a home run and BYU SOFTBALL (10-9) (7-6) March 28,2005 noon @ Franklin Covey Field UTAH STATE AT UTAH March 30,2005 3 p.m. @ Utah Softball Field (7-16) (9-14) put up three runs in the seventh inning to ensure victory. Christiansen pitched the rest of the game and didn't allow another run. He earned the victory, while Crockett fell to 2-5 with the loss. Game three was closer, as the Utes came out of the gates swinging the bat. The Utes scored one run in the first inning and two in the third to take an early 3-0 lead. But starting pitcher Bryce Freed could not hold the lead. The Cougars scored a run in the fourth inning, however Freed quickly got out of the inning after the run. In the fifth inning, the Cougars had runners on the corners with no outs and U coach Bill Kinneberg decided to take out Freed for Brian MEN'S TENNIS UTAH AT SAN DIEGO STATE April 1,2005 1 p.m. @ San Diego, Calif. Lane. Two straight Cougar doubles later, BYU had a 4-3 lead, and Freed was credited with two of the earned runs. With a 4-3 lead, BYU starter Blake Torgerson didn't allow another run and was replaced by Joshua Barrett for the last two innings. Barrett received an insurance run from his offense in the eighth inning, but didn't need it. In the top of the ninth, the closer only allowed a hit and secured the victory for the Cougars. The Utes will not have much time to dwell on the losses, as they will compete in a doubleheader against Southern Utah today at Franklin Covey field. Game one will start at noon, with game two starting immediately after the first. akudiya@chronicle.utah.edu BASEBALL NEW MEXICO AT (12-14) UTAH (7-16) April 1,2005 3 p.m. @ Franklin Covey Field WOMEN'S TENNIS HAWAII AT UTAH April 2,200510 a.m. @ Eccles Tennis Center |