3 keys to Utah’s 60-58 win over Cal for its 1st Pac-12 road sweep since 2019

Utah Utes guard Marco Anthony (10) drives towards USC Trojans guard Drew Peterson (13) in the course of the recreation on the Huntsman Heart in Salt Lake Metropolis on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information

The Utah Runnin’ Utes recorded their first Pac-12 street sweep since February of 2019 on Saturday, knocking off the Cal Bears 60-58 in Berkeley, California, a pair nights after upsetting the Stanford Cardinal.

Cal’s Jordan Shepherd had an opportunity to win the sport on the buzzer for the Bears, however his 3-point try from about 35 toes away wasn’t shut.

The shot got here after Lazar Stefanovic and Marco Anthony made 3 of 4 late free-throw makes an attempt for the Utes.

Utah’s Branden Carlson sustained an ankle harm late within the recreation and didn’t play the ultimate 3 minutes, 33 seconds.

Listed here are three keys to Utah’s win at Haas Pavilion:

• Anthony led the Utes with 13 factors on 5 of 11 capturing, and likewise held Jordan Shepherd, Cal’s main rating with a 14.3 common, to 10 factors.

• Utah was simply 2 of 14 from 3-point vary however held Cal to three of 16 from deep within the defensive battle. Utah was 14 of 17 from the free-throw line, whereas Cal was 19 of 21.

• Utah bought 21 factors from its bench, whereas Cal bought simply 10 factors from its reserves. The Runnin’ Utes additionally scored 34 of their 60 factors within the paint.