Utah heart Branden Carlson (35) throughout halftime of an NCAA faculty basketball sport towards Stanford in Stanford, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (AP Photograph/Darren Yamashita)
Chilly taking pictures and a few premature turnovers led to the Runnin’ Utes’ 52-49 loss to Mississippi State on Wednesday night time within the championship sport of the Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off.
Utah had an opportunity to tie the sport when MSU’s Tolu Smith missed a free throws with 4.6 seconds left. However after a timeout Rollie Worster’s 3-point try was properly brief on the buzzer. Utah dropped to 4-2, whereas Miss State improved to 6-0.
Listed here are three keys to the Utes’ second lack of the season:
• Utah’s Branden Carlson didn't rating within the sport, going 0 for six from the sphere. That after Carlson failed to attain within the second half of Utah’s 68-64 win over Georgia Tech within the first-round sport Monday. Ben Carlson and Marco Anthony led the Utes with 10 factors apiece.
• The Utes led 45-42 with 4:37 remaining, then missed some large free throws down the stretch. Utah completed 11 of 18 from the road, whereas the Bulldogs had been 9 of 16 from the stripe. The loss ended a powerful defensive effort for the Utes, who held Miss State to 25% taking pictures from the ground.
• Mississippi State broke from a 10-10 tie to steer by as many as eight within the first half, however couldn’t put away regardless of 11 first-half turnovers from the Utes. The Bulldogs shot a woeful 24% from the sphere (9 of 38) and 16% from the 3-point line (3 of 19) within the first half however hit the break with a 25-21 lead. The Utes bought 15 factors from their bench, whereas the Bulldogs bought none. Dashawn Davis led MSU with 18 factors, all from 3-point vary.