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Madsen's 20 points lead 6 Utah players in double figures as Utes beat E. Washington 101-66

AP
Nov 07, 2023

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gabe Madsen scored 20 points to lead six Utah players scoring in double figures and the Utes beat Eastern Washington 101-66 Monday night in the season opener for both teams.

Cole Bajema scored 17 points and Rollie Worster added 15 points, eight assists, six steals and five rebounds for Utah. Branden Carlson, Ben Carlson and Keba Keita each scored 11 points. Keita also had 11 rebounds and two blocks.

Bajema and Madsen hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open the scoring and Utah never trailed. The Utes used runs of 12-0 and 10-0 to build a 44-20 halftime lead and Eastern Washington trailed by at least 20 points throughout the second half.

LeJuan Watts made 7 of 9 from the field and finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and two steals for Eastern Washington. Dane Erikstrup hit three 3-pointers and scored 13 points.

Utah shot 55% (32 of 58) from the field, made 11 3-pointers and made 15 more free throws (26) than the Eagles attempted (11). The Utes outrebounded Eastern Washington 48-28.

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1st Half
EWU
Eagles
20
UTAH
Utes
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Emmett Marquardt vs. Lawson Lovering (Cole Bajema gains possession)
19:45	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	0-3
19:30		Ethan Price misses three point jump shot
19:28		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
19:19	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	0-6
19:00	+2	Jake Kyman makes two point jump shot	2-6
18:50	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point dunk	2-8
18:38		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
18:36		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
18:31		Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass) (Cedric Coward steals)
18:13		Casey Jones misses three point jump shot
18:11		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
18:04		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
18:02		Ethan Price defensive rebound
17:51		Jake Kyman misses three point jump shot
17:49		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:32		Ethan Price shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
17:30		Branden Carlson turnover (traveling)
17:15		Casey Jones misses three point jump shot
17:13		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
17:05		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
17:03		Rollie Worster offensive rebound
17:03		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
17:01		Cedric Coward defensive rebound
16:56		Gabe Madsen blocks Cedric Coward's two point layup
16:54		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
16:53		Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot
16:51		Jake Kyman defensive rebound
16:43		Jake Kyman turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals)
16:24		Cedric Coward personal foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
16:06		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:04		Andre Mulibea defensive rebound
16:02	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point jump shot (Andre Mulibea assists)	4-8
15:55		Keba Keita misses two point layup
15:53		Ethan Price defensive rebound
15:38	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup (Casey Jones assists)	6-8
15:18		Gabe Madsen turnover (lost ball) (LeJuan Watts steals)
15:11		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
15:09		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
14:55		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
14:53		Keba Keita offensive rebound
14:50	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	6-10
14:33		Cedric Coward turnover (lost ball) (Rollie Worster steals)
14:26	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	6-12
14:05		TV timeout
13:54		Cole Bajema shooting foul (Casey Jones draws the foul)
13:54	+1	Casey Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-12
13:54		Casey Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:54		Keba Keita defensive rebound
13:36		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
13:34		Keba Keita offensive rebound
13:31		Keba Keita misses two point layup
13:29		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
13:06		Andre Mulibea misses three point jump shot
13:04		Luka Tarlac defensive rebound
12:37		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
12:35		Keba Keita offensive rebound
12:34		Dane Erikstrup personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
12:28		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
12:26		Luka Tarlac offensive rebound
12:26		Andre Mulibea shooting foul (Luka Tarlac draws the foul)
12:26		Luka Tarlac misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:26		Luka Tarlac misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:26		Eagles defensive rebound
12:17	+3	Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Ellis Magnuson assists)	10-12
11:59		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
11:57		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
11:48		Ethan Price misses two point layup
11:46		Utes defensive rebound
11:46		TV timeout
11:33		Gabe Madsen offensive foul (Andre Mulibea draws the foul)
11:33		Gabe Madsen turnover (offensive foul)
11:17		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
11:15		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
11:05		Dane Erikstrup personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
11:02	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	10-15
10:38		Jake Kyman turnover (bad pass) (Lawson Lovering steals)
10:33		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
10:31		Cedric Coward defensive rebound
10:16		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
10:14		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
9:59	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	10-17
9:59		Ellis Magnuson shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
9:59	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-18
9:32		Lawson Lovering personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
9:25	+2	Casey Jones makes two point layup (Cedric Coward assists)	12-18
9:11	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	12-20
8:49		Casey Jones turnover (bad pass) (Rollie Worster steals)
8:39	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point hook shot	12-22
8:29		Gabe Madsen shooting foul (Nic McClain draws the foul)
8:29		Nic McClain misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:29		Nic McClain misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:29		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
8:17	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	12-24
7:50		Ethan Price misses two point layup
7:48		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
7:37		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
7:35		Cedric Coward defensive rebound
7:29		Cedric Coward misses two point layup
7:27		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
7:17		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
7:15		Nic McClain defensive rebound
6:58		Casey Jones turnover (lost ball) (Rollie Worster steals)
6:53	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists)	12-26
6:51		Eagles 30 second timeout
6:51		TV timeout
6:29		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
6:27		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
6:27		Andre Mulibea personal foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-27
6:27	+1	Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-28
6:16		Cole Bajema shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
6:08		Keba Keita blocks Casey Jones's two point layup
6:06		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
5:59	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	12-30
5:52	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	14-30
5:27		Jake Wahlin turnover (traveling)
5:12	+2	Dane Erikstrup makes two point layup (Andre Mulibea assists)	16-30
4:59		Lawson Lovering offensive foul (Dane Erikstrup draws the foul)
4:59		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
4:33		Cedric Coward misses two point layup
4:31		Eagles offensive rebound
4:27		Andre Mulibea misses two point layup
4:25		Andre Mulibea offensive rebound
4:14		Cedric Coward misses two point jump shot
4:12		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
4:12		Gabe Madsen turnover (lost ball)
4:05		Andre Mulibea misses two point layup
4:03		LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
4:03		LeJuan Watts misses two point layup
4:01		LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
4:00	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	18-30
4:00		TV timeout
3:46	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot	18-32
3:23		Ethan Price turnover (out of bounds)
3:14		Hunter Erickson turnover (lost ball) (LeJuan Watts steals)
3:05		Hunter Erickson blocks Ethan Price's two point layup
3:03		Eagles offensive rebound
3:03		Ethan Price offensive foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
3:03		Ethan Price turnover (offensive foul)
2:44		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
2:42		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
2:40		Cedric Coward personal foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
2:40	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-33
2:40		Rollie Worster misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:40		Eagles defensive rebound
2:12		Casey Jones misses two point layup
2:10		Utes defensive rebound
2:02	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	18-36
1:42		Andre Mulibea misses two point layup
1:40		LeJuan Watts offensive rebound
1:27		Andre Mulibea misses three point jump shot
1:25		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Ben Carlson assists)	18-38
0:52		Rollie Worster blocks Jake Kyman's three point jump shot
0:50		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:46		Ellis Magnuson shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-39
0:46	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-40
0:39	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup	20-40
0:06		Jake Kyman shooting foul (Rollie Worster draws the foul)
0:06		David Riley technical foul
0:06		Branden Carlson misses technical free throw 1 of 2
0:06	+1	Branden Carlson makes technical free throw 2 of 2	20-41
0:06	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-42
0:06	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-43
0:06	+1	Rollie Worster makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-44
0:01		Luka Tarlac blocks Nic McClain's two point layup
0:00		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
EWU
Eagles
46
UTAH
Utes
57

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Dane Erikstrup turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Madsen steals)
19:42	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point dunk	20-46
19:36		Lawson Lovering personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
19:30		Casey Jones turnover (lost ball) (Rollie Worster steals)
19:22		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
19:20		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
19:20		Ethan Price personal foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
19:15		Lawson Lovering turnover (lost ball) (Ethan Price steals)
19:15		Cole Bajema personal foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
19:03	+3	Cedric Coward makes three point jump shot (Ethan Price assists)	23-46
18:41		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
18:41	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-47
18:41	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-48
18:26	+3	Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Casey Jones assists)	26-48
18:11		Gabe Madsen turnover (bad pass)
17:54	+2	Ethan Price makes two point dunk (Jake Kyman assists)	28-48
17:39		Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
17:39	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-49
17:39	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-50
17:26		Cedric Coward turnover (lost ball) (Rollie Worster steals)
17:24	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup (Rollie Worster assists)	28-52
17:09		LeJuan Watts turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Madsen steals)
17:05		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
17:03		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
16:59		Casey Jones offensive foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
16:59		Casey Jones turnover (offensive foul)
16:49		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
16:47		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
16:29	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists)	30-52
16:10	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	30-55
15:54		Ethan Price offensive foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
15:54		Ethan Price turnover (offensive foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:49	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point dunk (Branden Carlson assists)	30-57
15:29	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point dunk (LeJuan Watts assists)	32-57
15:06	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Rollie Worster assists)	32-59
14:52		Cedric Coward misses two point jump shot
14:50		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
14:50		LeJuan Watts personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
14:29		LeJuan Watts shooting foul (Ben Carlson draws the foul)
14:29		Ben Carlson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:29	+1	Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-60
14:09	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup	34-60
13:43		Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
13:41		Rollie Worster offensive rebound
13:36		Hunter Erickson turnover (bad pass) (Ellis Magnuson steals)
13:30		Andre Mulibea misses three point jump shot
13:28		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
13:12		Cole Bajema turnover (bad pass) (Nic McClain steals)
13:07		Nic McClain misses two point dunk
13:05		Ellis Magnuson offensive rebound
12:57	+2	Ethan Price makes two point layup (Ellis Magnuson assists)	36-60
12:31	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Cole Bajema assists)	36-63
12:18		Hunter Erickson shooting foul (Ellis Magnuson draws the foul)
12:18	+1	Ellis Magnuson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-63
12:18	+1	Ellis Magnuson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-63
12:10	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists)	38-65
12:08		Nic McClain misses two point layup
12:06		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
11:48	+2	Luka Tarlac makes two point layup	38-67
11:48		Nic McClain shooting foul (Luka Tarlac draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:48		Luka Tarlac misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:48		Eagles defensive rebound
11:25	+2	Sebastian Hartmann makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists)	40-67
11:17	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	40-70
11:05		Sebastian Hartmann misses three point jump shot
11:03		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
10:48		Hunter Erickson turnover (lost ball) (Cedric Coward steals)
10:43	+2	Cedric Coward makes two point layup	42-70
10:25	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot	42-73
10:02		Ethan Price misses two point jump shot
10:00		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
9:47		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
9:45		Gabe Madsen offensive rebound
9:42		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
9:40		Cedric Coward defensive rebound
9:33		Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot
9:31		Luka Tarlac defensive rebound
9:12		Hunter Erickson turnover (bad pass) (Casey Jones steals)
8:56		Casey Jones misses three point jump shot
8:54		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
8:36		Jake Wahlin misses three point jump shot
8:34		Sebastian Hartmann defensive rebound
8:24		Jake Wahlin shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul)
8:24	+1	Ethan Price makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-73
8:24	+1	Ethan Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-73
8:02		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
8:00		Keba Keita offensive rebound
7:54	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Jake Wahlin assists)	44-75
7:38		Keba Keita blocks LeJuan Watts's two point layup
7:36		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
7:30		Jake Wahlin turnover (traveling)
7:14		TV timeout
7:14	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists)	47-75
7:02		Cedric Coward shooting foul (Jake Wahlin draws the foul)
7:02		Jake Wahlin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:02		Jake Wahlin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:02		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
6:50	+3	Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (Cedric Coward assists)	50-75
6:34	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	50-78
6:18		Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot
6:16		Keba Keita defensive rebound
6:16		Cedric Coward personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-79
6:16		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:16		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
6:02		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Dane Erikstrup draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-79
6:02	+1	Dane Erikstrup makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-79
5:53		Mason Williams shooting foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-80
5:53	+1	Cole Bajema makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-81
5:48		Mason Williams turnover (bad pass) (Cole Bajema steals)
5:42		Nic McClain shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-82
5:42	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-83
5:32	+2	LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Nic McClain assists)	54-83
5:09	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	54-86
4:45	+3	LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Ellis Magnuson assists)	57-86
4:33		Andre Mulibea shooting foul (Luka Tarlac draws the foul)
4:33		Luka Tarlac misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:33	+1	Luka Tarlac makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-87
4:04		Nic McClain misses three point jump shot
4:02		Keba Keita defensive rebound
4:02		LeJuan Watts personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
4:02	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-88
4:02	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-89
3:43	+3	Sebastian Hartmann makes three point jump shot (Nic McClain assists)	60-89
3:33		Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
3:31		Keba Keita offensive rebound
3:31	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	60-91
3:21	+3	Nic McClain makes three point jump shot (Mason Williams assists)	63-91
3:03	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	63-93
2:56		Hunter Erickson personal foul (LeJuan Watts draws the foul)
2:47		TV timeout
2:47		Sebastian Hartmann turnover (bad pass)
2:27	+2	Luka Tarlac makes two point layup (Jake Wahlin assists)	63-95
2:27		Andre Mulibea shooting foul (Luka Tarlac draws the foul)
2:27		Luka Tarlac misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:27		Keba Keita offensive rebound
2:26		Sebastian Hartmann shooting foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
2:26	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-96
2:26	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-97
2:16		Mason Williams misses two point layup
2:14		Jake Wahlin defensive rebound
2:14		Mason Williams personal foul (Jake Wahlin draws the foul)
2:14		Jake Wahlin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:14	+1	Jake Wahlin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-98
2:04	+3	Mason Williams makes three point jump shot	66-98
1:43	+3	Brandon Haddock makes three point jump shot (Jake Wahlin assists)	66-101
1:30		Andre Mulibea misses three point jump shot
1:28		Luka Tarlac defensive rebound
1:20		Luka Tarlac misses two point layup
1:18		LeJuan Watts defensive rebound
1:12		Mason Williams misses three point jump shot
1:10		Keba Keita defensive rebound
0:51		Keba Keita turnover (lost ball)
0:42		Nic McClain misses three point jump shot
0:40		Mason Williams offensive rebound
0:31		Jayden Teat personal foul (Mason Williams draws the foul)
0:31		Mason Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:31		Keba Keita defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keba Keita defensive rebound