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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 10 MEN continued from Page 6 NATHAN SWE ET/The Daily Utah Chronicle Josh Watkins had 5-for-7 free throws and 22 points during the game against Colorado State University. r NEED FUNDING FOR A STUDENT PUBLICATION? fades and step-back jumpers. When someone's shooting like that...there's not a lot you can do with that guy." CSU's Jesse Carr chipped in and scored 13 points off the bench while going 9-for-9 from the foul line. As a team, CSU shot 54.2 percent from the field. The Rams made a living in the paint by scoring 4o points in the key and shooting 24-26 from the foul stripe. Utah shot just ii free throws by comparison. Josh Watkins scored 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting. Jason Washburn, Will Clyburn and Chris Kupets also scored in double figures for the Utes. Utah had one of its worst rebounding performances of the season, as CSU outrebounded the Utes 35-21. No Ute had more than four rebounds. Both teams had 14 turnovers, but Utah scored just To points off turnovers and CSU scored i8. The loss drops Utah (13-16) to 6-9 in the Mountain West Conference and eliminates Thursday, March 3, 2011 its shot at the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament next week. Utah's MEN'S BASKETBALL conference record is idenGame tical to that of Air Force after the Falcons defeated Utah StatS CSU TCU 70-65. Air Force beat Points 65 78 Utah in both meetings, so FG% .45 .54 the Utes cannot jump the .37 3-point FG% .25 Falcons in the standings. .73 FT% .92 Utah can still finish Rebounds 38.9 35 ahead of New Mexico and Assists 11 11 earn the No. 6 seed to Turnovers 14 14 avoid facing BYU in the 3 Blocks 5 first round. Blocks The Rams took con trol early in the game behind Ogide. The CSU cen- first lead of the night. ter scored eight early points But the lead lasted just and helped the Rams take an seconds, as CSU didn't take early 22-12 lead after Adam long to bury the Utes. Ogide Nigon hit a 3-pointer with 8 had another sensational half minutes 47 seconds left in the while the Rams' defense first half. locked down a Utah offense Utah chipped away at the that was able to make spurts CSU lead until a late burst in the first half. CSU held allowed it to close the gap. Utah to a 6-minute 49-second Utah went on a 7-0 run over stretch without a field goal in a I-minute 47-second stretch. the second half. Utah's final bucket came "I thought (CSU) played as Clyburn was fouled on a how a senior-laden team transition jumper. Clyburn should play," Boylen said. couldn't convert on the free Utah faces UNLV in its fithrow, and Utah entered half- nal regular-season game Sattime trailing 30-29. urday in the Huntsman CenWatkins kicked off the sec- ter. ond half with a slashing layup j.bullinger@ that gave Utah a 31-3o lead, its chronicle.utah.edu Student publications are eligible to receive funding from the Student Media Council for the 2011-2012 academic year. Contact Jake Sorensen, Director of Business, at jake.sorensen@utah.edu to receive an application. Completed applications are due Wednesday, March 9, 2011 before 4:00 pm. ot PIG 0 •4 e 4 STUDENT MEDIA COUNCIL THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH W1114,7 Sign up now bailypeal Deals for food, entertainment and everything else for students, faculty and staff at the University of Utah. Go to www.UtahCampusDeals.com and sign up today to get $10 in Deal Bucks! *Tell us where you want deals from - email adsOutah.edu Our beach is closer to the sun. It's never too early to start working on your base tan. So kick back, relax, and take in the sunny side of the new European ski beach at Canyons. European St y leSki Beach • More —ore —n-iscoverecl Und iscovered Terrain • Three Innovative New Lifts • New Massive Terrain Park • Six New Restaurants • A Better Way To Mountain" THECANYONS.COM © 2011 The Canyons. All rights reserved. |