National Basketball Association
Arizona 70, Utah 61
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2012
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# Glenn Mayberry, # Ruben Ramos, # Bill Vinovich
Attendance:
14084
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Arizona 70, Utah 61: Nick Johnson scored 18 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer as host Arizona overcame a 12-point, second-half deficit to stave off Utah’s upset attempt.
Kyle Fogg scored 17 points and Brendon Lavender hit four second-half 3-pointers as Arizona (18-8, 9-4) won its fourth straight game.
Cedric Martin and Jason Washburn scored 15 points apiece for Utah (5-20, 2-11), which has lost six straight games and 12 of its last 13.
Johnson’s 3-pointer with 1:24 to play gave Arizona the lead for good and was part of a game-ending 12-0 run. Utah failed to score after Washburn’s basket put the Utes ahead 61-58 with 5:42 remaining.
Arizona trailed by 12 points with under 16 minutes to play before Lavender hit three 3-pointers during a 15-0 run that gave Arizona its first lead of the game at 46-43 with 12:06 remaining.
Solomon Hill scored 14 points and Lavender had 12 for the Wildcats.
Utah dominated the first 24 minutes of the game and had a 10-point lead before the game was even five minutes old. The Utes led 17-5 before Fogg hit back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-0 Arizona run.
Utah then rattled off nine straight points to take a 26-13 lead after a 3-pointer by Dijon Farr with 6:45 left in the half. The Utes led 33-25 at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona had two four-point plays in a 3 1/2-minute span of the first half – first by Fogg and then by Johnson … Utah led on the road at halftime for the first time this season … Fogg didn’t start for the first time this season as punishment for being late for a team walk-through … The Wildcats were just 1-of-10 shooting over the first nine minutes.
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Arizona |
|
Cedric Martin 15 |
Scoring |
Nick Johnson 18 |
|
Cedric Martin 7 |
Assists |
Josiah Turner 7 |
|
Dijon Farr 11 |
Rebounds |
Solomon Hill 8 |
|
Cedric Martin 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Nick Johnson 5 |
|
Cedric Martin 3 |
Steals |
Kyle Fogg 6 |
|
Jason Washburn 2 |
Blocks |
Angelo Chol 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
61 |
50.0 |
9-18 |
6-7 |
16 |
26 |
3 |
5 |
15 |
| Arizona
|
70 |
42.9 |
11-24 |
17-22 |
18 |
26 |
5 |
10 |
8 |