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Utah hands UCLA fourth straight loss with near-historic 90-44 romp

AP
Jan 11, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Cole Bajema and Keba Keita scored 14 points apiece, Brandon Carlson added a double-double and Utah ended a seven-game losing streak to UCLA with a 90-44 victory on Thursday night.

The Utes (12-4, 3-2 Pac-12 Conference) just missed handing the Bruins (6-10, 1-4) their worst conference loss in program history. That came on Jan. 9, 1997, when Stanford rolled to a 48-point victory (109-61). UCLA has lost four in a row for the second time this season. They have not lost five straight since February 1990.

Bajema sank 4 of 7 from 3-point range for Utah. Keita came off the bench to hit 6 of 10 shots. Carlson finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds, blocking three shots. Carlson is one of 21 players nationwide and the only member of the Pac-12 with at least 1,500 career points and 600 rebounds. Gabe Madsen had 11 points and five rebounds. Reserve Deivon Smith hit three 3-pointers and scored 11, adding eight assists and four rebounds.

Carlson had seven points, eight rebounds and all three blocks in the first half, Keita scored seven and Utah took a 33-23 lead into intermission. Utah shot 40.7% and made 4 of 13 from 3-point range and 7 of 10 from the free-throw line. UCLA missed 20 of 30 shots from the floor, 8 of 9 from distance. The Bruins also missed 4 of 6 at the foul line.

Bajema hit two 3-pointers and scored eight, Keita added seven points in a 25-6 run to begin the second half and the Utes led 58-29 with 11:10 left. UCLA missed 10 of 12 shots during Utah's run, including all four from distance. Bajema hit a 3-pointer to give Utah a 50-point lead (87-37) with 3:03 remaining. Ilane Fibleuit hit a 3-pointer and Brandon Williams hit a jumper in a 5-2 game-ending spurt to help the Bruins avoid their worst defeat. Dylan Andrews scored nine to lead UCLA.

Utah travels to play Stanford on Sunday. UCLA returns home to play Washington on Sunday.

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1st Half
UCLA
Bruins
23
UTAH
Utes
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Utes gains possession)
19:41	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point layup	0-2
19:37		Lazar Stefanovic offensive foul
19:37		Lazar Stefanovic turnover (offensive foul)
19:21	+3	Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	0-5
18:55		Branden Carlson blocks Adem Bona's two point jump shot
18:53		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
18:37		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
18:35		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
18:14		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
18:12		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
18:00		Aday Mara personal foul
17:59		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
17:57		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
17:51	+3	Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Sebastian Mack assists)	3-5
17:29		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
17:27		Aday Mara defensive rebound
17:11		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
17:09		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
17:02		Aday Mara blocks Branden Carlson's two point layup
17:00		Utes offensive rebound
16:50		Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot
16:48		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
16:44		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
16:42		Adem Bona defensive rebound
16:25		Branden Carlson personal foul
16:23		Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point jump shot
16:21		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
16:12		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul
16:12	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-6
16:12	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-7
15:48		Rollie Worster personal foul
15:48		TV timeout
15:28		Berke Buyuktuncel misses two point jump shot
15:26		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
15:10	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup	3-9
14:44	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point layup	5-9
14:30		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
14:28		Bruins defensive rebound
14:06		Will McClendon misses three point jump shot
14:04		Will McClendon offensive rebound
13:47	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot	7-9
13:30		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
13:28		Dylan Andrews defensive rebound
13:15	+2	Aday Mara makes two point layup (Will McClendon assists)	9-9
12:50	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	9-11
12:32		Aday Mara misses two point jump shot
12:30		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Keba Keita makes two point jump shot	9-13
11:52		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
11:50		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
11:35	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	9-15
11:21	+2	Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot	11-15
11:11		Will McClendon personal foul
11:11		TV timeout
11:09	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	11-17
10:52		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
10:50		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:43		Keba Keita misses two point jump shot
10:41		Bruins defensive rebound
10:15		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
10:13		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:10		Brandon Williams personal foul
9:59		Keba Keita misses two point dunk
9:57		Adem Bona defensive rebound
9:41	+2	Adem Bona makes two point layup	13-17
9:17		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
9:16		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
9:16		Keba Keita personal foul
8:56		Lawson Lovering blocks Sebastian Mack's two point layup
8:54		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
8:38		Rollie Worster turnover (Adem Bona steals)
8:22		Adem Bona offensive foul
8:22		Adem Bona turnover (offensive foul)
8:05		Gabe Madsen turnover (Kenneth Nwuba steals)
8:00		Cole Bajema personal foul
8:00		TV timeout
8:00	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-17
8:00		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:00		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
7:45	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Lawson Lovering assists)	14-19
7:26		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
7:24		Berke Buyuktuncel offensive rebound
7:16		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
7:14		Rollie Worster defensive rebound
6:51		Lawson Lovering turnover (Adem Bona steals)
6:45		Adem Bona turnover (Lawson Lovering steals)
6:21		Adem Bona personal foul
6:21		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:21		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:21		Gabe Madsen offensive rebound
6:17		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
6:15		Ilane Fibleuil defensive rebound
6:07		Rollie Worster personal foul
6:05	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup (Dylan Andrews assists)	16-19
5:50		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
5:48		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
5:36		Aday Mara offensive foul
5:36		Aday Mara turnover (offensive foul)
5:19		Keba Keita turnover (Sebastian Mack steals)
5:18		Berke Buyuktuncel turnover (Keba Keita steals)
5:18		Sebastian Mack personal foul
5:18	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-20
5:18		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:18		Ilane Fibleuil defensive rebound
5:04		Keba Keita personal foul
5:04		Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:04	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-20
4:55	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	17-23
4:25		Kenneth Nwuba turnover
4:13		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
4:11		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
3:56		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
3:54		Kenneth Nwuba offensive rebound
3:50		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
3:48		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
3:36		Kenneth Nwuba personal foul
3:36		TV timeout
3:36	+1	Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-24
3:36	+1	Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-25
3:06		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
3:04		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
2:59		Deivon Smith offensive foul
2:59		Deivon Smith turnover (offensive foul)
2:41		Branden Carlson blocks Berke Buyuktuncel's two point layup
2:39		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
2:35		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
2:33		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
2:24		Branden Carlson blocks Sebastian Mack's two point layup
2:22		Kenneth Nwuba offensive rebound
2:20	+2	Kenneth Nwuba makes two point dunk	19-25
2:07	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	19-28
1:50		Deivon Smith personal foul
1:50		Berke Buyuktuncel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:50		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
1:43	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot	19-31
1:35		Bruins 30 second timeout
1:24	+2	Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot (Berke Buyuktuncel assists)	21-31
1:11		Ben Carlson turnover (Lazar Stefanovic steals)
1:01	+2	Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot	23-31
0:36		Ben Carlson turnover
0:14		Sebastian Mack misses two point layup
0:12		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:08		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
0:07		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
0:07		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul
0:07	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
0:07	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
0:02		Jayden Teat personal foul
0:02		Dylan Andrews misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:02		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCLA
Bruins
21
UTAH
Utes
57

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
19:42		Utes defensive rebound
19:41		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul
19:19		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
19:17		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
19:11		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
19:10		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
19:10		Lawson Lovering personal foul
19:00	+2	Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot	25-33
18:33		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
18:32		Berke Buyuktuncel defensive rebound
18:32		Lawson Lovering personal foul
18:12		Lawson Lovering personal foul
18:12	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-33
18:12	+1	Sebastian Mack makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-33
17:57		Keba Keita misses two point layup
17:55		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
17:50	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup	27-35
17:33		Cole Bajema blocks Adem Bona's two point layup
17:31		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
17:26		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
17:24		Cole Bajema offensive rebound
17:07	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Branden Carlson assists)	27-37
16:52		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
16:50		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
16:34		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
16:32		Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:30		Dylan Andrews personal foul
16:13		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
16:11		Keba Keita offensive rebound
16:11	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup	27-39
16:11		Kenneth Nwuba personal foul
16:11	+1	Keba Keita makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-40
16:00		TV timeout
15:47		Rollie Worster personal foul
15:44		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
15:42		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
15:39	+2	Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Branden Carlson assists)	27-42
15:15		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
15:13		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
15:05		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
15:03		Keba Keita offensive rebound
15:03		Adem Bona personal foul
14:54	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot	27-45
14:47		Bruins 30 second timeout
14:39		Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot
14:37		Keba Keita defensive rebound
14:28		Keba Keita misses two point layup
14:26		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
14:21		Brandon Williams misses three point jump shot
14:19		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
14:03		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
14:01		Rollie Worster offensive rebound
13:57	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists)	27-48
13:37	+2	Adem Bona makes two point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists)	29-48
13:15		Brandon Williams personal foul
13:09	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	29-51
12:54		Dylan Andrews turnover (Lawson Lovering steals)
12:49	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup	29-53
12:36		Lazar Stefanovic turnover (Gabe Madsen steals)
12:30	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	29-56
12:19		Bruins 30 second timeout
12:13		Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot
12:11		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
12:02		Cole Bajema turnover (Adem Bona steals)
11:52		Adem Bona misses two point jump shot
11:50		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
11:45		Berke Buyuktuncel personal foul
11:29		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
11:27		Brandon Williams defensive rebound
11:18		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
11:16		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
11:10	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)	29-58
11:10		Lazar Stefanovic personal foul
11:10		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:10		Ilane Fibleuil defensive rebound
10:50		Gabe Madsen personal foul
10:49		Deivon Smith personal foul
10:49		Lazar Stefanovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:49	+1	Lazar Stefanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-58
10:37		Rollie Worster misses two point layup
10:35		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup	30-60
10:35		Adem Bona personal foul
10:35	+1	Lawson Lovering makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-61
10:26	+2	Sebastian Mack makes two point layup	32-61
10:00		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
9:58		Sebastian Mack defensive rebound
9:48		Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot
9:46		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
9:31	+2	Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	32-63
9:12		Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot
9:10		Kenneth Nwuba offensive rebound
9:08		Kenneth Nwuba turnover
8:59	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot	32-66
8:36	+3	Dylan Andrews makes three point jump shot (Kenneth Nwuba assists)	35-66
8:18		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
8:16		Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound
8:07		Dylan Andrews turnover
7:46	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot	35-68
7:18		Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot
7:17		Bruins offensive rebound
7:17		Keba Keita personal foul
7:17		TV timeout
7:17		Kenneth Nwuba misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:17		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
7:01	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)	35-71
6:38		Kenneth Nwuba turnover (Hunter Erickson steals)
6:33	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point dunk	35-73
6:24		Bruins 60 second timeout
6:06		Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot
6:04		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
5:51	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot	35-76
5:34		Berke Buyuktuncel misses three point jump shot
5:32		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
5:15	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot	35-79
5:00		Sebastian Mack misses two point layup
4:58		Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	35-81
4:47		Kenneth Nwuba personal foul
4:47	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-82
4:30		Aday Mara misses two point jump shot
4:28		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
4:19		Deivon Smith turnover (Lazar Stefanovic steals)
4:17	+2	Berke Buyuktuncel makes two point layup (Lazar Stefanovic assists)	37-82
4:17		Cole Bajema personal foul
4:17		Berke Buyuktuncel misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:17		Utes defensive rebound
3:53	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	37-84
3:26		Will McClendon turnover (Hunter Erickson steals)
3:03	+3	Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	37-87
2:57		Utes 30 second timeout
2:39		Aday Mara misses two point jump shot
2:37		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
2:23		Jayden Teat misses three point jump shot
2:21		Ilane Fibleuil defensive rebound
2:18		Jayden Teat personal foul
2:18	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-87
2:18	+1	Will McClendon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-87
2:06		Ben Carlson misses two point layup
2:05		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
2:05		Ilane Fibleuil personal foul
2:05		Ben Carlson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:05	+1	Ben Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-88
1:48		Aday Mara turnover (Jayden Teat steals)
1:39		Brandon Haddock misses three point jump shot
1:37		Ben Carlson offensive rebound
1:34		Ben Carlson turnover
1:19	+3	Ilane Fibleuil makes three point jump shot	42-88
0:54	+2	Luka Tarlac makes two point dunk	42-90
0:34	+2	Brandon Williams makes two point jump shot (Ilane Fibleuil assists)	44-90
0:02		Utes turnover
0:00		End of period

Utes turnover