National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Utah 74, UCLA 69
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 18, 2014
Where: Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: # Kevin Brill, # Shawn Lehigh, # Kurt Walker
Attendance: 12267

Utah 74, No. 25 UCLA 69: Jordan Loveridge had 17 points and nine rebounds as the host Utes posted their first win against the Bruins since 1983.

Delon Wright added 12 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for Utah (14-4, 3-3 Pac-12). Brandon Taylor and freshman Kenneth Ogbe also scored 12 points apiece, with the latter establishing a season high while shooting 4-for-4 from the floor.

Kyle Anderson scored a career-high 28 points for the Bruins, converting all five 3-point attempts while also contributing seven rebounds and seven assists. Zach LaVine added 15 points off the bench and Jordan Adams scored his 11 in the second half for the Bruins (14-4, 3-2).

Anderson sank back-to-back 3-pointers to give UCLA an 18-15 lead, but the Utes responded with a 15-0 run to go up by 12 with just under six minutes left in the first half. The Utes stretched their advantage to as many as 17 points in the second half before Anderson cut the deficit back to 10 with his fifth 3-pointer with just over eight minutes remaining.

The deficit was whittled to four when Dallin Bachynski scored on a post move with 5:03 left to ignite a 6-0 surge that put the Utes back up by double digits, but the Bruins cut the deficit down to two on a drive by Adams with 22 seconds remaining. Taylor, who had missed the front end of a one-and-one situation on the previous possession, sank both free throws to extend the lead to four and Anderson turned over the ball on the other end with 11 seconds to go.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bruins G Norman Powell, who scored 19 points in Thursday’s win against No. 21 Colorado, finished with two points on 1-of-6 shooting. … UCLA reserve G Bryce Alford, who entered the game fifth on the team with an average of 7.9 points, went scoreless for the second consecutive game. … UCLA’s last loss at Utah occurred in 1928.
Top Game Performances
 
UCLA   Utah
Kyle Anderson 28 Scoring Jordan Loveridge 17
Kyle Anderson 7 Assists Delon Wright 6
Kyle Anderson 7 Rebounds Jordan Loveridge 9
Kyle Anderson 3 Free Throws Made Jordan Loveridge 3
Zach Lavine 3 Steals Delon Wright 3
Norman Powell 1 Blocks Delon Wright 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
UCLA 69 42.9 9-21 6-8 15 31 2 10 15
Utah 74 47.2 9-22 15-17 17 28 3 9 15