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Lawson Lovering scores 18 points, helps Utah roll past UC Riverside 82-53

AP
Nov 11, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lawson Lovering scored 18 points to lead five in double figures and Utah defeated UC Riverside 82-53 on Friday night.

Lovering, a 7-foot-1 junior who had only three double-figure scoring games last season, made 7-of-11 field goal attempts and grabbed seven rebounds. He scored 2 points in the Utes' season opener, a 101-66 victory over Eastern Washington on Monday.

Branden Carlson, Utah's other 7-footer in the starting lineup, had 16 points and six rebounds. Cole Bajema added 13 points, Ben Carlson 11 and Keba Keita 10.

UC Riverside scored first, but the Utes rattled off the next 17 points to take command early in the game. The Utes shot 54.8% in the first half and led 48-13 at the break.

The Highlanders recovered in the second half and outscored the Utes 40-34. For the game, Isaiah Moses led the Highlanders with 12 points and Ben Griscti added 10.

Utah plays Wake Forest on Thursday at the Charleston Classic in Charleston, South Carolina.

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1st Half
UCRV
Highlanders
13
UTAH
Utes
48

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Jhaylon Martinez vs. Lawson Lovering (Utes gains possession)
19:47		Lawson Lovering turnover (lost ball)
19:26		Wil Tattersall misses three point jump shot
19:24		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
19:16		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
19:16		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
18:50	+2	Jhaylon Martinez makes two point jump shot (Nate Pickens assists)	2-0
18:33	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	2-2
18:06		Wil Tattersall turnover (traveling)
17:39	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point dunk	2-4
17:14		Wil Tattersall misses two point layup
17:12		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	2-6
16:46		Jhaylon Martinez misses two point jump shot
16:44		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)	2-8
16:11		Luke Turner misses two point jump shot
16:09		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
16:00	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point dunk (Lawson Lovering assists)	2-10
15:37		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
15:35		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
15:31		Wil Tattersall personal foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
15:31		TV timeout
15:18	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	2-12
14:57		Kyle Owens misses three point jump shot
14:55		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
14:43	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)	2-15
14:38		Highlanders 30 second timeout
14:13		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
14:11		Keba Keita defensive rebound
14:04		Vladimer Salaridze shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
14:04		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:04		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:04		Vladimer Salaridze defensive rebound
13:45		Kyle Owens misses two point layup
13:43		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
13:38		Rollie Worster turnover (bad pass)
13:21		Keba Keita blocks Barrington Hargress's two point layup
13:19		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
13:15		Isaiah Moses personal foul
13:10		Niyi Olabode shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
13:10	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-16
13:10	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-17
12:52		Keba Keita blocks Benjamin Griscti's three point jump shot
12:50		Keba Keita defensive rebound
12:44		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
12:42		Barrington Hargress defensive rebound
12:33	+2	Vladimer Salaridze makes two point layup (Barrington Hargress assists)	4-17
12:22		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
12:20		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
12:10		Isaiah Moses misses three point jump shot
12:08		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
11:56		Ben Carlson misses two point layup
11:54		Vladimer Salaridze defensive rebound
11:42		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
11:40		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
11:23		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
11:21		Utes offensive rebound
11:21		TV timeout
11:19	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	4-19
11:03		Gabe Madsen personal foul (Nate Pickens draws the foul)
10:55	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point layup	6-19
10:36		Vladimer Salaridze shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
10:36	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-20
10:36	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-21
10:36	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 3 of 3	6-22
10:23		Benjamin Griscti misses three point jump shot
10:21		Utes defensive rebound
10:06		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
10:04		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
9:58	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)	6-25
9:44		Nate Pickens turnover (bad pass) (Lawson Lovering steals)
9:38	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)	6-27
9:38		Highlanders 30 second timeout
9:24		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
9:22		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
9:08		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
9:06		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
8:54		Jhaylon Martinez misses three point jump shot
8:52		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	6-29
8:19		Kaleb Smith misses two point jump shot
8:17		Jhaylon Martinez offensive rebound
8:11		Jhaylon Martinez misses two point jump shot
8:09		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
8:00		Hunter Erickson offensive foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
8:00		Hunter Erickson turnover (offensive foul)
8:00		TV timeout
7:43		Isaiah Moses turnover (lost ball) (Keba Keita steals)
7:36		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
7:34		Benjamin Griscti defensive rebound
7:28		Keba Keita shooting foul (Barrington Hargress draws the foul)
7:28	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-29
7:28	+1	Barrington Hargress makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-29
7:02		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
7:00		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
6:58		Nate Pickens personal foul
6:48		Rollie Worster misses two point jump shot
6:46		Keba Keita offensive rebound
6:40	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	8-31
6:32	+3	Kaleb Smith makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	11-31
6:17		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
6:15		Luke Turner defensive rebound
6:02		Hunter Erickson blocks Nate Pickens's two point layup
6:00		Highlanders offensive rebound
5:59		Keba Keita personal foul (Jhaylon Martinez draws the foul)
5:48		Kaleb Smith misses two point jump shot
5:46		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
5:37	+3	Lawson Lovering makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	11-34
5:20		Luke Turner misses two point jump shot
5:18		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
5:10		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
5:08		Kaleb Smith defensive rebound
5:08		Kaleb Smith turnover (lost ball) (Rollie Worster steals)
4:59		Cole Bajema turnover (bad pass)
4:36		Kyle Owens misses two point jump shot
4:34		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
4:27		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
4:25		Highlanders defensive rebound
4:13		Nate Pickens offensive foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
4:13		Nate Pickens turnover (offensive foul)
3:55		Benjamin Griscti shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-35
3:55	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-36
3:42		Vladimer Salaridze misses two point jump shot
3:40		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	11-38
3:04		Barrington Hargress misses two point jump shot
3:02		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
3:02		Wil Tattersall personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
3:02	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	11-39
3:02	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-40
2:49		Luke Turner misses two point layup
2:47		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
2:32		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
2:30		Benjamin Griscti defensive rebound
2:21		Benjamin Griscti misses three point jump shot
2:19		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
2:11	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	11-42
2:08		Highlanders 60 second timeout
1:53		Jhaylon Martinez turnover (traveling)
1:26	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	11-45
1:08		Branden Carlson personal foul (Jhaylon Martinez draws the foul)
0:52	+2	Jhaylon Martinez makes two point layup	13-45
0:39	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	13-48
0:24		Niyi Olabode turnover (lost ball)
0:01		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Kyle Owens defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCRV
Highlanders
40
UTAH
Utes
34

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Branden Carlson shooting foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
19:44		Isaiah Moses misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:44	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-48
19:33		Branden Carlson offensive foul (Wil Tattersall draws the foul)
19:33		Branden Carlson turnover (offensive foul)
19:15		Jhaylon Martinez misses two point jump shot
19:13		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
19:08	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	14-50
19:08		Jhaylon Martinez shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
19:08	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-51
18:51	+2	Wil Tattersall makes two point jump shot (Isaiah Moses assists)	16-51
18:39		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
18:37		Rollie Worster offensive rebound
18:32	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	16-53
18:18	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point jump shot	18-53
18:00		Rollie Worster offensive foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
18:00		Rollie Worster turnover (offensive foul)
17:39		Nate Pickens misses two point layup
17:37		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
17:28		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
17:26		Benjamin Griscti defensive rebound
17:21		Luke Turner misses three point jump shot
17:19		Wil Tattersall offensive rebound
17:19		Rollie Worster personal foul
17:14	+3	Wil Tattersall makes three point jump shot (Nate Pickens assists)	21-53
16:51	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot	21-55
16:35		Benjamin Griscti misses three point jump shot
16:33		Utes defensive rebound
16:32		Nate Pickens personal foul
16:13		Lawson Lovering misses three point jump shot
16:11		Luke Turner defensive rebound
16:02	+2	Isaiah Moses makes two point jump shot	23-55
15:49		Cole Bajema turnover (bad pass) (Benjamin Griscti steals)
15:42		Barrington Hargress misses three point jump shot
15:40		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
15:29		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
15:27		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
15:19		Rollie Worster shooting foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
15:19		TV timeout
15:19	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-55
15:19	+1	Isaiah Moses makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-55
15:02		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
15:00		Isaiah Moses defensive rebound
14:55	+2	Wil Tattersall makes two point layup (Isaiah Moses assists)	27-55
14:27		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
14:25		Barrington Hargress defensive rebound
14:05		Hunter Erickson personal foul (Isaiah Moses draws the foul)
13:48		Nate Pickens misses two point layup
13:46		Keba Keita defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	27-57
13:14		Luke Turner misses three point jump shot
13:12		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
12:58		Keba Keita misses two point jump shot
12:56		Keba Keita offensive rebound
12:51	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	27-59
12:31		Nate Pickens misses two point layup
12:29		Kaleb Smith offensive rebound
12:23	+3	Luke Turner makes three point jump shot (Kaleb Smith assists)	30-59
12:04		Keba Keita misses two point layup
12:02		Luke Turner defensive rebound
11:54	+3	Isaiah Moses makes three point jump shot (Luke Turner assists)	33-59
11:27	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists)	33-61
11:00	+3	Kaleb Smith makes three point jump shot (Nate Pickens assists)	36-61
10:37	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	36-63
10:21		Benjamin Griscti misses two point dunk
10:19		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
10:09		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
10:07		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
9:55		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
9:53		Benjamin Griscti defensive rebound
9:32		Isaiah Moses misses two point jump shot
9:30		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point layup	36-65
9:12		Kaleb Smith shooting foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
9:12		TV timeout
9:12	+1	Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-66
9:01		Kyle Owens misses three point jump shot
8:59		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
8:48		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
8:46		Luke Turner defensive rebound
8:39		Nate Pickens misses three point jump shot
8:37		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
8:29		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
8:27		Barrington Hargress defensive rebound
8:20		Luke Turner misses three point jump shot
8:18		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
8:10		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
8:08		Barrington Hargress defensive rebound
8:02	+3	Nate Pickens makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	39-66
7:42	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists)	39-68
7:23		Luke Turner misses three point jump shot
7:21		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
7:21		Kyle Owens personal foul
7:21		TV timeout
7:05	+3	Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	39-71
6:45	+2	Barrington Hargress makes two point jump shot	41-71
6:29	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists)	41-73
6:10		Wil Tattersall misses two point layup
6:08		Utes defensive rebound
5:47	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists)	41-75
5:40		Highlanders 30 second timeout
5:40		TV timeout
5:31	+3	Benjamin Griscti makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	44-75
5:12		Jake Wahlin turnover (bad pass) (Barrington Hargress steals)
5:01		Barrington Hargress misses two point jump shot
4:59		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
4:53	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	44-78
4:20		Niyi Olabode misses three point jump shot
4:18		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
4:08		Lawson Lovering turnover (lost ball) (Benjamin Griscti steals)
3:55		Jake Wahlin personal foul (Nate Pickens draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Nate Pickens misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:55		Keba Keita defensive rebound
3:26		Keba Keita misses two point dunk
3:24		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
3:18		Barrington Hargress shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
3:18		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:18		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:18		Utes offensive rebound
3:15		Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
3:13		Jake Wahlin offensive rebound
3:00	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists)	44-80
2:43		Wil Tattersall misses two point jump shot
2:41		Benjamin Griscti offensive rebound
2:31	+2	Benjamin Griscti makes two point alley-oop dunk (Barrington Hargress assists)	46-80
2:15		Jayden Teat misses two point jump shot
2:13		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
2:07		Benjamin Griscti blocks Jake Wahlin's three point jump shot
2:05		Nate Pickens defensive rebound
1:51	+2	Wil Tattersall makes two point layup (Nate Pickens assists)	48-80
1:33		Jayden Teat misses two point layup
1:31		Keba Keita offensive rebound
1:25		Keba Keita misses two point layup
1:23		Barrington Hargress defensive rebound
1:18	+3	Benjamin Griscti makes three point jump shot (Barrington Hargress assists)	51-80
1:13		Utes 30 second timeout
0:56		Keba Keita misses two point layup
0:54		Benjamin Griscti defensive rebound
0:49		Kaleb Smith misses three point jump shot
0:47		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
0:45		Benjamin Griscti personal foul
0:38	+2	Jayden Teat makes two point layup	51-82
0:24		Nate Pickens misses two point layup
0:22		Benjamin Griscti offensive rebound
0:22	+2	Benjamin Griscti makes two point layup	53-82
0:00		End of period

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Benjamin Griscti makes two point layup