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Carlson scores 21 as Utah overwhelms Long Island to earn 89-48 season-opening win
Utah Runin’ Utes Brandon Carlson (35) drives to the ring whereas being defended by Lengthy Island Sharks C.J. Delancy (15) throughout a recreation at Jon M. And Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility in Salt Lake Metropolis on Monday, Nov. 7, 2022. (Ben B. Braun, Deseret Information)
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SALT LAKE CITY — There have been some ebbs and flows to Utah’s season opener towards Lengthy Island on a late Monday night time.
It was about as anticipated within the first recreation of the season, however Utah in the end managed the sport and began off Craig Smith’s second yr with this system with a 89-48 win on the Huntsman Heart.
Branden Carlson wasted no time to set the tone and scored 6 of the staff’s first 8 factors, and it was all Utah (1-0) from there because the Sharks struggled to take care of a extra bodily staff on each ends of the ground. The Utes finally constructed up a 16-point lead with seven minutes left to play within the half and seemingly hit cruise management.
Smith combined up the lineups to get totally different seems to be, and all of a sudden the Sharks could not miss. Lengthy Island (0-1) went on an 11-1 run, and Smith was pressured to sub in his starters to closeout the primary half.
Carlson received again to enterprise and hit a shot that was adopted up by a 3-pointer from Gabe Madsen, and Utah managed a 42-28 lead on the halftime break regardless of capturing solely 39% from the sector.
Madsen began the second half with a 3-pointer and the scoring commenced for a Runnin’ Utes staff that constructed up its result in as a lot as 41 factors, and the Sharks had no reply. At the same time as Utah emptied its bench, Lengthy Island might get no nearer than a 33-point deficit.
Utah was led in scoring by Carlson, who had a spotlight reel night time with a number of dunks and blocks, and a 3-pointer to provide the house crowd one thing additional to cheer about in a blowout recreation. He completed with 21 factors on 10-of-16 capturing earlier than being subbed out of the sport with simply over seven minutes left to play. Carlson added 10 rebounds and three blocks.
In all, Utah had 5 gamers in double figures, together with Madsen’s 13 factors and three rebounds, Rollie Worster’s 11 factors and 5 rebounds, Mike Saunders Jr.’s 11 factors, and Wilguens Exacte’s 12 factors and 6 rebounds.
Utah was with out senior Marco Anthony on Monday, who was held out resulting from a lower-leg harm sustained throughout apply per week earlier than an exhibition contest towards Westminster final week. Anthony is predicted to return to the lineup within the coming days.
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