National Basketball Association
California 81, Utah 45
When: 10:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Michael Reed, # Frank Harvey, # Tom Spitznagel
Attendance:
7457
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Jorge Gutierrez had 15 points and six assists as California remained unbeaten at home with an 81-45 Pacific-12 rout of visiting Utah Saturday.
Justin Cobbs and Harper Kamp added 14 points apiece for California (15-4, 5-1 Pac-12), which is tied with Stanford for first place in the Pac-12. Cobbs added a career-high 11 assists.
Utah (4-13, 1-4 Pac-12) was coming off an encouraging three-point loss at Stanford, but the Utes never threatened the Golden Bears, who closed the first half on a 26-8 run to lead by 17 at halftime.
Josh Watkins scored 15 points and Jason Washburn added nine for Utah, which shot 17-of-49 (34.7 percent) from the field. The Utes have lost three straight games and five out of their last six.
California forced 18 Utah turnovers while improving to 13-0 at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears also improved to 13-0 when leading at halftime.
After shooting just 35 percent in a 57-50 win over Colorado on Thursday, California returned to form by shooting 34-of-57 (59.6 percent) against the Utes.
Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak, whose team trailed by 30 with seven minutes left, played for California coach Mike Montgomery from 1982-86 at the University of Montana.
Top Game Performances
Utah |
|
California |
Josh Watkins 15 |
Scoring |
Jorge Gutierrez 15 |
Josh Watkins 3 |
Assists |
Justin Cobbs 11 |
Jason Washburn 5 |
Rebounds |
Harper Kamp 6 |
Josh Watkins 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Christian Behrens 2 |
Javon Dawson 1 |
Steals |
Rob Filley 1 |
Jason Washburn 2 |
Blocks |
Jorge Gutierrez 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Utah
|
45 |
34.7 |
4-15 |
7-14 |
6 |
20 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
California
|
81 |
59.6 |
5-15 |
8-8 |
24 |
28 |
1 |
4 |
10 |