Stefanovic, Carlson help Utah extend Cal's skid to 7 games
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lazar Stefanovic had 15 points and six assists, Branden Carlson had his third double-double of the season and Utah beat California 61-46 on Sunday, the Runnin' Utes' fifth consecutive win in the series.
Carlson finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for Utah (16-9, 9-5 Pac-12).
Jaxon Brenchley converted a three-point play, hit a 3-pointer and made a layup before Stefanovic hit a 3-pointer to cap an 11-0 spurt that made it 22-18 with five minutes left in the first half and Utah never again trailed. Stefanovic made a layup and another 3 as the Runnin' Utes scored seven of the final nine points in the first half to take a five-point lead into intermission.
Cal didn't make a field goal for the first six-plus minutes of the second half and Utah ripped off a 12-1 run - including a pair of 3s by Carlson - to make it 41-25 with 14 minutes to play. The Golden Bears trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Cal (3-20. 2-10) is winless away from home this season (0-8 on the road, 0-2 at neutral sites) and has lost seven consecutive games following back-to-back wins over Colorado on New Year's Eve and Stanford on Jan. 6. The Golden Bears have scored fewer than 50 points in each of their last four games and are averaging 46.5 over that span.
Lars Thiemann led Cal with 12 points and Kuany Kuany scored 11.
Gabe Madsen, Utah's second-leading scorer (11.7 per game) on 37.3% shooting from 3-point range, did not play (leg).
Ben Carlson added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, for the Utes.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Golden Bears gains possession) | Â | |
19:51 | +2 | Kuany Kuany makes two point layup (Sam Alajiki assists) | 2-0 | |
19:21 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Kuany Kuany defensive rebound | Â | |
19:00 | Â | Lars Thiemann misses two point layup | Â | |
18:58 | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â | |
18:37 | +3 | Ben Carlson makes three point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists) | 2-3 | |
18:17 | +3 | Sam Alajiki makes three point jump shot (Joel Brown assists) | 5-3 | |
18:01 | Â | Branden Carlson turnover (Lars Thiemann steals) | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Lars Thiemann turnover (traveling) | Â | |
17:22 | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Rollie Worster assists) | 5-5 | |
16:58 | Â | Kuany Kuany misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:56 | Â | Ben Carlson defensive rebound | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:33 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
16:29 | Â | Ben Carlson blocks Grant Newell's two point layup | Â | |
16:27 | Â | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Marco Anthony misses two point layup | Â | |
16:18 | Â | Sam Alajiki defensive rebound | Â | |
15:59 | Â | Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Joel Brown blocks Rollie Worster's two point layup | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:28 | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point layup | 5-7 | |
15:02 | +2 | Joel Brown makes two point jump shot | 7-7 | |
14:40 | Â | Marco Anthony misses two point layup | Â | |
14:38 | Â | Joel Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:28 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â | |
14:05 | +2 | Rollie Worster makes two point jump shot | 7-9 | |
13:40 | +2 | Lars Thiemann makes two point hook shot (Monty Bowser assists) | 9-9 | |
13:23 | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (Kuany Kuany steals) | Â | |
13:17 | Â | Kuany Kuany misses two point layup | Â | |
13:15 | Â | Golden Bears offensive rebound | Â | |
13:01 | Â | ND Okafor turnover (traveling) | Â | |
12:48 | Â | Branden Carlson turnover (Wrenn Robinson steals) | Â | |
12:23 | +2 | Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot (Wrenn Robinson assists) | 11-9 | |
12:03 | Â | Rollie Worster turnover (Wrenn Robinson steals) | Â | |
11:52 | +2 | Wrenn Robinson makes two point layup | 13-9 | |
11:40 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:28 | Â | Wrenn Robinson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:26 | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:17 | Â | Jaxon Brenchley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:15 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:48 | +2 | Kuany Kuany makes two point jump shot | 15-9 | |
10:28 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic misses two point layup | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Kuany Kuany's two point layup | Â | |
10:04 | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:54 | Â | Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Rollie Worster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Wilguens Jr. Exacte offensive rebound | Â | |
9:41 | +2 | Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot | 15-11 | |
9:31 | Â | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:31 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
9:23 | +3 | Kuany Kuany makes three point jump shot (Lars Thiemann assists) | 18-11 | |
9:00 | Â | Marco Anthony misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Joel Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
8:42 | Â | Kuany Kuany turnover (Marco Anthony steals) | Â | |
8:34 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Kuany Kuany defensive rebound | Â | |
8:18 | Â | Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:16 | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:07 | Â | Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound | Â | |
8:04 | +2 | Jaxon Brenchley makes two point jump shot | 18-13 | |
8:04 | Â | Obinna Anyanwu shooting foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul) | Â | |
8:04 | +1 | Jaxon Brenchley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-14 | |
7:51 | Â | Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | Â | |
7:37 | +3 | Jaxon Brenchley makes three point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 18-17 | |
7:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:13 | Â | Sam Alajiki misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | Â | Monty Bowser personal foul | Â | |
6:54 | Â | Jaxon Brenchley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Marco Anthony offensive rebound | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:43 | Â | Branden Carlson offensive rebound | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:32 | Â | Kuany Kuany defensive rebound | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Branden Carlson blocks Grant Newell's two point jump shot | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â | |
6:07 | +2 | Jaxon Brenchley makes two point layup (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 18-19 | |
6:07 | Â | Grant Newell shooting foul (Jaxon Brenchley draws the foul) | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Jaxon Brenchley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Lars Thiemann defensive rebound | Â | |
5:42 | Â | Grant Newell turnover (Jaxon Brenchley steals) | Â | |
5:35 | +3 | Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Jaxon Brenchley assists) | 18-22 | |
5:09 | Â | Lars Thiemann misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:07 | Â | Branden Carlson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:56 | Â | Sam Alajiki blocks Ben Carlson's two point jump shot | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Sam Alajiki defensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Grant Newell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Lars Thiemann offensive rebound | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Rollie Worster personal foul | Â | |
4:29 | +2 | Obinna Anyanwu makes two point layup | 20-22 | |
4:07 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic turnover (carrying) | Â | |
3:43 | +2 | Lars Thiemann makes two point layup | 22-22 | |
3:22 | +2 | Lazar Stefanovic makes two point layup | 22-24 | |
2:59 | Â | Lars Thiemann turnover (traveling) | Â | |
2:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:42 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:40 | Â | ND Okafor defensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | Â | ND Okafor misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:21 | Â | Rollie Worster defensive rebound | Â | |
2:05 | Â | ND Okafor shooting foul (Branden Carlson draws the foul) | Â | |
2:05 | +1 | Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-25 | |
2:05 | +1 | Branden Carlson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-26 | |
1:36 | Â | Marsalis Roberson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Marco Anthony defensive rebound | Â | |
1:20 | Â | Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:18 | Â | Kuany Kuany defensive rebound | Â | |
0:57 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic personal foul | Â | |
0:41 | +2 | Lars Thiemann makes two point layup | 24-26 | |
0:11 | +3 | Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Marco Anthony assists) | 24-29 | |
0:07 | Â | Sam Alajiki turnover | Â | |
0:07 | Â | Utes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:07 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Marco Anthony misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Jaxon Brenchley offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Jaxon Brenchley misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Monty Bowser misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Utes defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |