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2019-20 NOTES | GAME 11 UTAH RUNNIN’ UTES MEN’S BASKETBALL John Vu | Associate Director - Athletic Communications | [email protected] | C: 714-728-9163 | @Vuuster_ 2019-20 SCHEDULE UTAH RUNNIN' UTES #6/6 KENTUCKY WILDCATS Date OPPONENT TV Time/Result 8-2, 0-0 Pac-12 8-1, 0-0 SEC Oct. 30 UT Tyler [Exhib.] P12N W, 88-47 Head Coach: Larry Krystkowiak vs John Calipari : Head Coach Nov. 5 at Nevada CBSSN W, 79-74 Alma Mater: Montana '96 Clarion '82 :Alma Mater Nov. 8 Mississippi Valley State P12N W, 143-49 Record at Utah: 163-113 (9th Season) 313-72 (11th Season) :Record at UK Nov. 15 Minnesota P12N W, 73-69 MATCHUP Overall Record: 205-133 (11th Season) 716-210 (28th Season) :Overall Record Nov. 21 vs. Coastal Carolina1 ESPNews L, 79-57 Nov. 22 vs. Ohio1 ESPNews W, 80-66 GAME INFORMATION OPENING TIP Nov. 24 Tulane1 ESPNU L, 65-61 SERIES HISTORY The University of Utah men’s basketball team will get its first test on the national Nov. 29 UC Davis P12N W, 77-73 Overall .....................................Utah Trails 2-10 stage this Wednesday, Dec. 18, inside T-Mobile Arena as it takes on No. 6/6 Dec. 4 BYU P12N W, 102-95 (OT) Current Streak ...............................Utah Lost 8 Kentucky at 9 p.m. (MT) on ESPN2 as part of the Neon Hoops Showcase benefitting Dec. 7 Central Arkansas P12N W, 98-67 In Lexington .............................Utah Trails 3-1 2 Coaches vs. Cancer. Utah will be riding a four-game win-streak while the Kentucky Dec. 14 vs. Weber State P12N W, 60-49 In Salt Lake City .......................................N/A 3 enters the game with a six-game win-streak. Dec. 18 vs. #6/6 Kentucky ESPN2 9 p.m. In Huntsman Center ................................N/A Dec. 21 vs. #20/20 San Diego State4 P12N 4:30 p.m. Neutral Floor ............................Utah Trails 7-1 Jan. 2 Oregon State* P12N 6:30 p.m. Last Meeting .......Kentucky, 88-61 (12/15/18) Dave Pasch will have the call on the nationally televised game alongside former Jan. 4 Oregon* P12N 3 p.m. Krystkowiak vs. Kentucky .......................0-1 UCLA and Celtic great Bill Walton. Jan. 12 at Colorado* ESPNU 4 p.m. Jan. 16 at Arizona* P12N 6:30 p.m. ARENA INFO • T-MOBILE ARENA Location ...................................Las Vegas, Nev. SCOUTING THE WILDCATS Jan. 18 at Arizona State* P12N 7 p.m. Capacity ............................................... 18,000 The Wildcats moved up two spots in the latest AP Poll thanks to losses from Jan. 23 Washington* P12N 6 p.m. Maryland and Michigan this past week. UK enters the week 8-1 overall and Jan. 25 Washington State* P12N 5 p.m. TELEVISION • ESPN2 have won six-straight games, including a 67-53 win over Georgia Tech this past Jan. 30 at USC* FS1 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at UCLA* FS1 1 p.m. Play-by-Play ..................................Dave Pasch Saturday. Analyst ...........................................Bill Walton Feb. 6 Stanford* P12N 8 p.m. Producer.......................................Tim Sullivan Feb. 8 California* P12N 6 p.m. Live-Stream .........................ESPN.com/Watch When Utah takes on No. 6/6 Kentucky this Wednesday, it will serve as the 13th Feb. 13 at Oregon State* P12N 7 p.m. meeting between the two programs and ninth time it’s being played on a neutral Feb. 16 at Oregon* FS1 7 p.m. RADIO court. UK is 12-1 when playing as the No. 6-ranked team in the AP Poll, including Feb. 20 UCLA* FS1 8:30 p.m. ESPN 700 AM an 8-0 mark against unranked teams under head coach John Calipari. With its win Feb. 23 USC* ESPNU 4 p.m. Play-by-Play ......................................Bill Riley over Georgia Tech last week, Kentucky moved to 254-41 all-time when playing Feb. 26 at Stanford* P12N 8 p.m. Analyst ..........................................Jimmy Soto against AP unranked teams as well. Feb. 29 at California* P12N 4 p.m. Online ..................................TuneIn.com [Free] March 7 Colorado* P12N 12:30 p.m. -- Pac-12 Tournament -- LIVE STATS The Utes and Wildcats have quite a history when it comes to big games, but Utah March 11 1st Round5 P12N TBD utah.statbroadcast.com [media only] is just 1-7 when playing the SEC blueblood on neutral floor. However, the lone win March 12 Quarterfinals5 TBD TBD vs. #6/6 Kentucky [open to public] for Utah came in the NIT Championship game (3/24/47) – a 49-45 victory for the March 13 Semifinals5 TBD TBD March 14 Championship5 FOX/FS1 TBD TICKETS Utes in Madison Square Garden. The Wildcats got their revenge 51 years later when -- NCAA Tournament -- www.UtahTickets.com they edged the Utes 78-69 in the NCAA Championship game on March 30, 2005, 801-581-UTIX (8849) in San Antonio. March 19-22 1st & 2nd Round TBD TBD March 26-29 Regional Round TBD TBD April 6 Final Four CBS/TBS TBD BY THE NUMBERS Junior Nick Richards leads Kentucky on the offensive end, averaging 13.8 points April 8 Championship TBS TBD and 8.0 rebounds with a .699 shooting clip. Sophomore Ashton Hagans, who is on the Lute Olson Watch List, is right behind Richard averaging 13.7 points, 7.0 Home Games in Bold | All Times MOUNTAIN 83.0 SCORING OFFENSE 76.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds. His 7.0 dimes per game is ranked ninth nationally while * - Pac-12 Conference Game 68.6 SCORING DEFENSE 59.2 Richards’ .699 shooting clip is ranked sixth in the country. 1 - Myrtle Beach Invitational • Conway, S.C. • HTC Center 2 - Beehive Classic • Salt Lake City • Vivint Smart Home Arena +14.4 SCORING MARGIN +17.2 Meanwhile, Tyrese Maxey and Immanuel Quickley are both averaging 12.3 3 - Neon Hoops Showcase • Las Vegas • T-Mobile Arena .498 FIELD GOAL % .475 points to round out the double-digit scorers for Kentucky. Maxey, a highly touted 4 - Basketball Hall of Fame Classic • Los Angeles • Staples Center 5 - Pac-12 Tournament • Las Vegas • T-Mobile Arena .342 3FG% .294 freshman out of Garland, Texas, is tied with Quickley for the team-lead with 11 .335 3FG% DEFENSE .288 triples. EJ Montgomery is nearly averaging in double-figures for the Wildcats, 2019-20 PAC-12 STANDING (Thru games on 12/15/19) CONFERENCE OVERALL 41.0 REBOUNDS PER GAME 39.6 PROBABLE STARTERS W-L PCT W-L PCT L10 STRK +8.2 REBOUND MARGIN +9.7 1. #RV/RV Stanford 0-0 0.000 9-1 0.900 9-1 Won 2 2. Oregon State 0-0 0.000 8-1 0.889 8-1 Won 6 16.3 ASSISTS PER GAME 15.6 3. #16/17 Arizona 0-0 0.000 10-2 0.833 8-2 Lost 1 4. USC 0-0 0.000 9-2 0.818 8-2 Won 3 TURNOVERS 13.2 PER GAME 12.8 5. Arizona State 0-0 0.000 8-2 0.800 8-2 Won 5 6. #RV/RV Colorado 0-0 0.000 8-2 0.800 8-2 Won 1 -0.4 TURNOVER +0.6 MARGIN #1 #11 #5 #21 #35 7. #8/10 Oregon 0-0 0.000 8-2 0.800 8-2 Won 2 TIMMY ALLEN BOOTH GACH JACKSON BRENCHLEY RILEY BATTIN BRANDEN CARLSON 1.2 ASSISTS/TURNOVER 1.2 8. Utah 0-0 0.000 8-2 0.800 8-2 Won 4 RATIO SO • FORWARD SO • GUARD FR • GUARD SO • FORWARD FR • CENTER 9. #22/22 Washington 0-0 0.000 7-2 0.778 7-2 Lost 1 MIN 32.9 MIN 29.5 MIN 17.7 MIN 26.7 MIN 20.4 STEALS PER GAME 10. UCLA 0-0 0.000 7-4 0.636 6-4 Lost 1 5.1 5.1 PPG 20.6 PPG 11.7 PPG 5.7 PPG 10.4 PPG 7.4 FG% .543 FG% .426 FG% .409 FG% .542 FG% .577 11. Washington State 0-0 0.000 6-4 0.600 6-4 Won 3 3.0 BLOCKS PER GAME 4.6 3FG% .100 3FG% .277 3FG% .429 3FG% .426 3FG% .000 12. California 0-0 0.000 6-5 0.545 5-5 Lost 1 GAME 11 - vs. #6/6 Kentucky ALL-TIME RESULTS VS. KENTUCKY scoring 9.8 points per game to go with his 5.3 rebounding double-doubles as well for the Utes. Battin nine points and a average. Montgomery (.533) also one of three Kentucky career-high 10 rebounds, Carlson had nine points and eight DATE W/L SCORE LOCATION players to shoot at least 50-percent from the floor, joining rebounds and Jantunen had nine points and nine rebounds. 3/20/1944 L 46-38 New York Richards (.699) and Hagans (.500). 3/24/1947 W 49-45 New York UP NEXT 12/21/1954 L 70-65 Lexington, Ky. UTES AGAINST THE RANKED The Utes wrap up their non-conference schedule and third 12/18/1976 W 70-68 Lexington, Ky. 3/21/1993 L 83-62 Nashville Heading into the Wednesday showdown with No. 6-ranked neutral site game with a 4:30 p.m. (MT) game against 3/21/1996 L 101-70 Minneapolis Kentucky, here is how the Utes have fared against AP Top-25 undefeated #20 San Diego State on Saturday, Dec. 21, 3/22/1997 L 72-59 San Jose, Calif. teams historically. inside STAPLES Center as part of the 2019 Air Force Reserve 3/30/1998 L 78-69 San Antonio Basketball Hall of Fame Classic.