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Utah secures 84-75 victory over UC Irvine in NIT

AP
Mar 20, 2024

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Branden Carlson had 21 points in Utah's 84-75 win against UC Irvine on Tuesday night in the NIT.

Carlson added 11 rebounds and five blocks for the Utes (20-14). Gabe Madsen scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line and added seven rebounds and five assists. Deivon Smith shot 4 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 13 points, while adding six rebounds and 10 assists.

The Anteaters (24-10) were led by Derin Saran, who recorded 16 points and two steals. Devin Tillis added 14 points and seven rebounds for UC Irvine. Bent Leuchten finished with 13 points and six rebounds.

Utah took the lead with 33 seconds remaining in the first half and did not give it up. Madsen led his team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them ahead 46-40 at the break. Carlson scored 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
UCI
Anteaters
40
UTAH
Utes
46

Time		Play	Score
19:56		Dylan Thoerner vs. Gabe Madsen (Utes gains possession)
19:40		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
19:38		Andre Henry defensive rebound
19:34		Branden Carlson blocks Bent Leuchten's two point layup
19:32		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
19:14		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Andre Henry steals)
19:10	+2	Andre Henry makes two point layup	2-0
18:43	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)	2-2
18:38		Andre Henry misses two point jump shot
18:36		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
18:31		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
18:29		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
18:24		Bent Leuchten misses three point jump shot
18:22		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
18:17		Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
18:15		Branden Carlson offensive rebound
18:03	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	2-4
17:48		Bent Leuchten misses three point jump shot
17:46		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
17:44	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup (Gabe Madsen assists)	2-6
17:32		Cole Bajema blocks Andre Henry's two point jump shot
17:30		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
17:24	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	2-9
17:17		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
17:15		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
17:02		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
17:00		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
16:52	+3	Devin Tillis makes three point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	5-9
16:29	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	5-11
16:02	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point jump shot	7-11
15:48		Deivon Smith misses two point jump shot
15:46		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
14:59		Lawson Lovering shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
14:59		TV timeout
14:59	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-11
14:59	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-11
14:40		Dean Keeler personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
14:36		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
14:34		Derin Saran defensive rebound
14:28	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point layup	11-11
14:16	+2	Ben Carlson makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	11-13
14:08		Derin Saran turnover (bad pass) (Keba Keita steals)
14:01	+3	Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists)	11-16
13:47	+2	Carter Welling makes two point layup (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	13-16
13:25		Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
13:23		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
13:15		Justin Hohn misses two point layup
13:13		Carter Welling offensive rebound
13:11		Carter Welling misses two point dunk
13:09		Carter Welling offensive rebound
12:57		Carter Welling misses two point layup
12:57		Carter Welling offensive rebound
12:57		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
12:55		Keba Keita defensive rebound
12:40		Keba Keita misses two point layup
12:38		Hayden Welling defensive rebound
12:32		Gabe Madsen personal foul
12:23		Derin Saran misses two point jump shot
12:21		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
12:09	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	13-18
12:09		Langston Redfield shooting foul (Lawson Lovering draws the foul)
12:07		Lawson Lovering misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:07		Ofure Ujadughele defensive rebound
11:48		TV timeout
11:44		Derin Saran misses two point jump shot
11:42		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
11:20		Hunter Erickson misses two point jump shot
11:18		Carter Welling defensive rebound
10:58		Carter Welling misses two point layup
10:56		Langston Redfield offensive rebound
10:47	+2	Langston Redfield makes two point layup	15-18
10:40		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
10:40		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
10:23	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup	17-18
10:01		Hunter Erickson turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Thoerner steals)
9:55		Cole Bajema blocks Dylan Thoerner's two point layup
9:53		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
9:51	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	17-20
9:51		Devin Tillis personal foul (Hunter Erickson draws the foul)
9:44	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point jump shot	17-22
9:29		Andre Henry misses two point jump shot
9:27		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
9:20		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
9:18		Andre Henry defensive rebound
9:11		Carter Welling turnover (out of bounds)
8:55	+3	Branden Carlson makes three point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	17-25
8:39		Derin Saran misses two point layup
8:37		Derin Saran offensive rebound
8:31		Hunter Erickson personal foul (Derin Saran draws the foul)
8:11		Devin Tillis misses two point layup
8:09		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
8:02		Hunter Erickson misses two point layup
8:00		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
7:54		Hunter Erickson personal foul
7:54		TV timeout
7:48	+3	Devin Tillis makes three point jump shot (Andre Henry assists)	20-25
7:35	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	20-27
7:18	+3	Devin Tillis makes three point jump shot (Bent Leuchten assists)	23-27
7:01		Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
6:59		Keba Keita offensive rebound
6:37		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
6:35		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point jump shot	25-27
5:56		Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
5:54		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	27-27
5:54		Branden Carlson shooting foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
5:54	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-27
5:31	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)	28-29
5:14		Deivon Smith personal foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Carter Welling makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-29
5:12		Carter Welling misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:12		Andre Henry offensive rebound
4:59		Branden Carlson blocks Carter Welling's two point layup
4:59		Ben Carlson defensive rebound
4:59		Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Pierre Crockrell II steals)
4:39		Branden Carlson blocks Pierre Crockrell II's two point layup
4:37		Anteaters offensive rebound
4:25	+2	Dean Keeler makes two point layup (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	31-29
4:07	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists)	31-31
4:00		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
4:00		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
4:00		Dean Keeler personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
3:45	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	31-34
3:22	+3	Derin Saran makes three point jump shot (Bent Leuchten assists)	34-34
3:10		Ben Carlson turnover (lost ball) (Derin Saran steals)
2:59		Deivon Smith blocks Derin Saran's two point layup
2:57		Ofure Ujadughele offensive rebound
2:44		Cole Bajema personal foul (Bent Leuchten draws the foul)
2:44	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-34
2:44	+1	Bent Leuchten makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-34
2:33		Ben Carlson misses two point layup
2:31		Andre Henry defensive rebound
2:20	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup	38-34
1:48	+3	Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	38-37
1:30	+2	Derin Saran makes two point layup (Devin Tillis assists)	40-37
1:24	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	40-40
0:51		Bent Leuchten offensive foul
0:51		Bent Leuchten turnover (offensive foul)
0:33	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Keba Keita assists)	40-43
0:00		Devin Tillis misses two point layup
0:00		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:00	+3	Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot	40-46
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCI
Anteaters
35
UTAH
Utes
38

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Andre Henry misses three point jump shot
19:47		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
19:29		Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot
19:27		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
19:21		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
19:19		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists)	40-48
18:55		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
18:53		Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
18:39		Deivon Smith misses two point layup
18:37		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
18:33		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
18:31		Pierre Crockrell II defensive rebound
18:25		Bent Leuchten turnover (traveling)
17:39		Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
17:39		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
17:39		Lawson Lovering personal foul
17:39		Lawson Lovering blocks Bent Leuchten's two point layup
17:39		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
17:39	+2	Cole Bajema makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	40-50
17:39		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point layup
17:39		Bent Leuchten offensive rebound
16:49	+2	Bent Leuchten makes two point layup	42-50
16:49		TV timeout
16:03	+2	Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	42-52
15:59		Justin Hohn turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
15:54		Branden Carlson turnover (bad pass) (Bent Leuchten steals)
15:46	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point jump shot	44-52
15:21		Lawson Lovering offensive foul
15:21		Lawson Lovering turnover (offensive foul)
15:19		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point layup
15:17		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
15:09		Pierre Crockrell II shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
15:03	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-53
14:58	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-54
14:43	+2	Derin Saran makes two point layup	46-54
14:20	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	46-56
14:05	+2	Justin Hohn makes two point jump shot	48-56
13:45	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point hook shot (Gabe Madsen assists)	48-58
13:28		Derin Saran misses three point jump shot
13:26		Dean Keeler offensive rebound
13:21		Dean Keeler misses two point jump shot
13:19		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
13:14		Dean Keeler shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
13:14		TV timeout
13:14	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-59
13:14	+1	Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-60
12:55		Branden Carlson blocks Dean Keeler's two point layup
12:53		Dean Keeler offensive rebound
12:46		Dean Keeler misses two point layup
12:44		Dean Keeler offensive rebound
12:36		Dean Keeler misses two point layup
12:34		Keba Keita defensive rebound
12:29	+3	Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)	48-63
12:16	+2	Carter Welling makes two point dunk (Dean Keeler assists)	50-63
11:40	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Keba Keita assists)	50-65
11:32	+2	Langston Redfield makes two point jump shot	52-65
11:09		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
11:07		Carter Welling defensive rebound
11:05		Dean Keeler offensive foul
11:05		Dean Keeler turnover (offensive foul)
10:47	+2	Deivon Smith makes two point layup	52-67
10:40		Deivon Smith personal foul (Pierre Crockrell II draws the foul)
10:40		TV timeout
10:21		Devin Tillis misses three point jump shot
10:19		Carter Welling offensive rebound
10:12		Carter Welling misses two point jump shot
10:10		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:04	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Deivon Smith assists)	52-69
9:56	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point layup (Carter Welling assists)	54-69
9:39		Keba Keita offensive foul
9:39		Keba Keita turnover (offensive foul)
9:22		Hunter Erickson shooting foul (Derin Saran draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Derin Saran makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-69
9:22	+1	Derin Saran makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-69
9:19		Pierre Crockrell II personal foul
8:57		Hunter Erickson turnover (bad pass) (Derin Saran steals)
8:43	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	58-69
8:43		Ofure Ujadughele personal foul
8:34	+2	Branden Carlson makes two point layup	58-71
8:28	+2	Derin Saran makes two point layup	60-71
8:14		Cole Bajema misses two point layup
8:12		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
7:57		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
7:55		Derin Saran offensive rebound
7:40		Branden Carlson blocks Derin Saran's two point layup
7:38		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
7:17	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	60-73
7:17		Hunter Erickson misses two point layup
7:17		Hunter Erickson offensive rebound
7:17	+2	Hunter Erickson makes two point layup	60-73
7:17	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	62-73
7:17		Pierre Crockrell II personal foul
6:57		TV timeout
6:53		Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
6:51		Lawson Lovering offensive rebound
6:41		Lawson Lovering misses two point layup
6:37		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
6:37		Branden Carlson personal foul (Carter Welling draws the foul)
6:37		Carter Welling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:31		Carter Welling misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:31		Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
6:17	+2	Gabe Madsen makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists)	62-75
5:48		Carter Welling misses three point jump shot
5:46		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
5:39		Carter Welling blocks Deivon Smith's two point layup
5:37		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
5:27	+2	Devin Tillis makes two point layup	64-75
4:58		Andre Henry personal foul (Cole Bajema draws the foul)
4:58		Cole Bajema misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:58		Devin Tillis defensive rebound
4:34		Pierre Crockrell II misses two point jump shot
4:32		Deivon Smith defensive rebound
4:07	+2	Keba Keita makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists)	64-77
4:00		Cole Bajema personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Justin Hohn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:00		Keba Keita defensive rebound
3:22		Gabe Madsen misses two point layup
3:20		Derin Saran defensive rebound
3:20		Cole Bajema shooting foul (Devin Tillis draws the foul)
3:20		Devin Tillis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:20	+1	Devin Tillis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-77
2:59		Deivon Smith turnover (lost ball) (Pierre Crockrell II steals)
2:47		Branden Carlson blocks Bent Leuchten's two point layup
2:45		Derin Saran offensive rebound
2:38	+2	Derin Saran makes two point layup	67-77
2:33		Justin Hohn personal foul (Keba Keita draws the foul)
2:28		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:28		Justin Hohn defensive rebound
2:20	+3	Justin Hohn makes three point jump shot	70-77
2:12		Devin Tillis personal foul
2:12		Keba Keita misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:12		Bent Leuchten defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Derin Saran makes three point jump shot (Pierre Crockrell II assists)	73-77
2:00		Utes 30 second timeout
1:54		Devin Tillis personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-78
1:40	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-79
1:32		Bent Leuchten misses three point jump shot
1:30		Cole Bajema defensive rebound
1:14		Devin Tillis personal foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-80
1:14	+1	Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-81
1:13		Anteaters 30 second timeout
0:59	+2	Pierre Crockrell II makes two point jump shot	75-81
0:50		Pierre Crockrell II personal foul
0:50	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-82
0:50	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-83
0:50		Utes 30 second timeout
0:36		Justin Hohn misses three point jump shot
0:36		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:36		Derin Saran personal foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
0:36		Gabe Madsen misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:36	+1	Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-84
0:26		Deivon Smith blocks Pierre Crockrell II's two point jump shot
0:24		Branden Carlson defensive rebound
0:01		Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Utes turnover (shot clock violation)