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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Monday, November 22, 2010 7 MEN'S BASKETBALL NATHAN SWEET/The Daily Utah Chronicle Utah fans cheer as the Utes score at Saturday's game. Quick offense propels win against Weber Corbin Godfrey STAFF WRITER After nearly surrendering a 20-point lead against Montana, Utah avoided a similar neardisaster Saturday night against in-state rival Weber State. With a little more than six minutes remaining in the game, the Utes built up a 19-point lead, their largest of the game, when it looked like déjà vu from the Montana game might set in. During the next two minutes, the Wildcats managed to cut the lead down to 12, capped off by a Damian Lillard layup that fully swung the momentum in their favor. Seconds later, Utah's Chris Hines missed a 3-point shot, and Lillard broke free down the court on a fast-break with just Hines left to beat, but Hines was able to put himself in position to take charge, bringing Weber's momentum to a halt. On the Utes' ensuing possession, David Foster hit a pair of free throws, giving Utah a 13-point lead that wouldn't be breached again as Utah went on to win comfortably, 90-75. "Obviously we are thankful to be 3-o and thankful to hold our home court," said head coach Jim Boylen. "We have to do a good job of holding our home court and get better every time we go out there." The Utes did more than just hold their home court, they controlled it—most noticeably at the free-throw line, where they made 4o-of-45 attempts. It was the second Game Stats Utah 40-45 23-42 4-17 32 19 Free throws-Attempts Field goals-Attempts 3 Point-Attempts Rebounds Largest lead WSU 26-30 22-60 5-19 29 n/a most free throws made in school history. "We shot a lot of free throws, so we got to slow the game down," Boylen said. "We made them come through us, and I thought for a while the game was like mud for them— and I'm being respectful. It was just slower, and I think that helped us." Leading the Utes from the charity stripe as well as overall scoring was junior and first-year junior-college transfer Will Clyburn, who is already solidifying himself as the Utes' go-to offensive threat. Clyburn converted 14of-15 free throws on his way to a career-high 27 points and nine rebounds. Strangely enough, Clyburn had just eight points in the first half on two for six shooting, before coming out of the half with a hot hand, erasing spectators' recollection of his early-game performance. "My teammates just got me the ball, and I stayed aggressive and listened to the coaches," Clyburn said. "As a team, we moved the ball pretty well so they kept coming to me, and I stayed aggressive." NATHAN SWEET/The Daily Utah Chronicle Will Clyburn drives past a Weber defender. Clyburn led the team with 27 points and went 14-of-15 from the free-throw line. Although Utah's new fastpaced offense is brightly showing through in the young season, senior forward Jay Watkins said it's only because the team still recognizes defense as its No.1 priority. "Just because we've had a better offense, it does not take away from our defense," Watkins said. "We came out on the 16-4 run. We only did that because we played defense and our defense is creating a lot of our offense." When the first half came to a close, the scoreboard read 4o-34 in Utah's favor and it looked to be a back-and-forth game down to the wire. But just as Watkins described, the team came out of the locker room playing shut-down defense and shooting the ball well on their way to a 16-4 run—and the Utes never looked back. "I thought our defense at times was as good as it's been since I've been a head coach," Boylen said. Utah never trailed in the game and had four different players score in double digits for the third time this year. Clyburn's fellow juniorcollege transfer, Josh Watkins, was the team's second highest scorer with 16 points and added a career-high six assists. With many new faces this year, Boylen seems comfortable with the change. "We are playing different this year—I like it," he said. The Utes will take their 3-o record to the hostile environment of another in-state rival, Utah State, on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. c.godfrey@chronicle.utah.edu FOOTBALL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL continued from Page 6 Less-experienced Utes fall to Stanford "It was rough in the first half on defense," Burton said. "The offense did a great job tonight." Lindley's arm dismantled the Utes in the first half, but also proved to be the Aztecs' undoing as three interceptions put the game out of reach for SDSU. "We need to take care of the football, and when it comes to interceptions, that is on me," Lindley said. "I made a couple of bad decisions, and I wasn't able to get the ball down the field." Despite the secondary's struggles, Burton knows how crucial the win was, looking ahead to BYU. "It wasn't a must win," Burton said. "But we needed to win. We dropped two straight, and we needed a win to get our confidence back." b.chouinard@chronicle.utah.edu Bubba Brown STAFF WRITER Like so many Cardinal opponents during the past few years, the Utah women's basketball team fell at the hands of Stanford on Friday night, 62-53 at the Huntsman Center. However, that doesn't mean the Utes weren't proud of sticking with the No. 3 team in the nation for most of the night. Utah (2-1) battled back from an ii-point deficit in the second half to get within one midway through the period, but Stanford (2-0) eventually wore down the smaller, less-experienced Utes. "Being so young and being so close to a team ranked so high, I think our potential is limitless," said junior guard Janita Badon. "I think this is going to build our chemistry. We know what we can do, we know how hard each other can work, so I think this is just the beginning." Michelle Harrison, who transferred to Utah after four years with Stanford, had a team-high 14 points, and Taryn Wicijowski and Badon each scored in double digits on the night. "It was emotional, unique, but that was a very fun game to play in," said Harrison of the chance to play against her former team. "I think competing on that level with them really gives us a lot of confidence as a team. It feels good to see some familiar faces, but my focus was getting us better." Utah trailed 23-15 at halftime, but after a layup by Badon in the CLASSIFIEDS Help Wanted Sculptor needs female model Part time, $16 per hour Call 8016711635 Call Monday - Friday 8 to 5 STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid Survey takers need in Salt Lake. 100% FREE to join! Quick on surveys. Want an exciting career in the music industry? Musician's Friend, the #1 Internet and Catalog Retailer for music gear is now hiring. 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