Ezra Ausar scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and Hunter Erickson scored Utah's last six points on Saturday night to help the Runnin' Utes beat
Ezra Ausar scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and Hunter Erickson scored Utah's last six points on Saturday night to help the Runnin' Utes beat BYU 73-72 in overtime.
Ezra Ausar scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and Hunter Erickson scored Utah's last six points on Saturday night to help the Runnin' Utes beat BYU 73-72 in overtime.Erickson, a 92% free-throw shooter this season, hit a 3-pointer and, after Richie Saunders made a layup on the other end, made 1 of 2 foul shots to cut Utah's deficit to a point with 47 seconds left.
Dawson Baker missed a jumper in the lane but the ball went out of bounds off Utah with 6.2 seconds to go. Trevin Knell was fouled on the inbound play but missed the front end of a 1-and-1. Keanu Dawes missed two free throws for the Utes with 5.3 seconds to go and Egor Demin missed a contested potential winning jumper as time expired.Kreider's go-ahead goal rallies New York past Utah 5-3Traore's offensive rebound and putback with 8.
BYU is 0-4 away from home this season and is winless on the road since a 76-68 win over then-No. 7 Kansas on Feb. 27, 2024. The Utes have won three games in a row following a string of four consecutive losses during which they were outscored 351-268, a scoring margin of minus-20.8 per game.Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
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